Well, yesterday the Mint announced the details of its new "National Sites" quarter program, which will include designs featuring a National Park or other important site from each of the states. Montana's choice was a no-brainer, of course, and so in 2011 Glacier Park will finally receive its due and be featured on a US Quarter.
And the news gives me a chance to post another gratuitous Glacier photo here. I took this shot in the Many Glacier valley in the summer of 2003 ... the orange haze is from a huge forest fire that was burning on the other side of the Garden Wall.
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I love the orange. It balances the blue both artistically and figuratively. This photo, along with the brief history of when it was taken, makes a meaningful statement.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jen. That was such a memorable afternoon ... I still remember the feeling of heat and quiet there. They evacuated the whole valley a couple of days afterwards, for fear that the fire would spread over the mountain ...
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