montana - glacier national park The Great Divide

This expansive panorama view came into sight as I headed toward the

Ptarmigan Tunnel from Elizabeth Lake. 3 horizontal images were used

to capture the entire view. Helen Lake lies at the far left, as the

Continental Divide rise above the lake. Cosley Ridge and the glaciated

Clark Range form the right side of the image. The side lit trees and

cruising shadows over the ridges caught my eye, even more so than the

peaks. Had the lighting been more direct or flat, the scene would not

have been nearly as inviting to my eyes.

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Comments welcome.

Very beautiful landscape, colors are wonderful.Greate job done

Stunning pano Harry! Like I said, no place anywhere like this. Brings back fond memories. Encompassing several visits, I have been in and around Glacier altogether about 40 days. Even still, I would go back tomorrow if the opp presented itself. I would go back here sooner than going to back to Hawaii, it's that lovely! You did a great job with this stitch. It's a shame to see what looks like beetle destruction in the conifers. What's so startling about Glacier is the knife edged peaks with so much vegetation at their feet. Here in the Sierra, once you get up among the higher peaks, it is a sea of granite. Excellent!

Very well done. BR / Volker

Very beautiful landscape, Greate job done

Excellent pano Harry,beautifull scenery,unfortunately panos in PN are never appreciated because of their size,very nice handling of light and composition here,very nice work,regards,Harry

Thanks for your comments. Mark - I initially thought that the beetles were to blame for the dying trees.  While I'm sure this is the case in some areas, Rangers said that a significant portion of the die off is due to "winter burn".  Chinook winds blow in during the winter and raise temps. quickly and up to 60 degrees, making the tree think that spring has arrived and water is released from the tree's core, only to re-freez shorly thereafter.  Frostbite for trees I guess.  The trees in the sunlit valley may have succumbed to this fate, while the trees in the left sunlit area are more hit or miss, so I think that might be the beetles.

By the way, I love your wording, Sea of Granite, could I use it as a title for an image?

Thanks, Harry