A large grizzly bear, patrolling a lake shore for food before hibernating. Glacier National Park.

Vital Ground contacted me last week, and asked if I'd donate my "Snow Grizzly" photo for their outreach campaign. I was happy to oblige. Vital Ground works to protect grizzly corridors across the Northern Rockies. It's nice to know this incredible grizzly is going to help other grizzlies. The image was captured in Glacier National Park. http://www.vitalground.org/

A post shared by Michael Hodges (@michaelhodgesauthor) on Oct 26, 2017 at 8:43pm PDT

I was lucky to encounter this cow and bull moose in the wilds of Glacier National Park. It’s not everyday you get to see mega fauna like this interacting.

A bull and cow moose in Glacier National Park. Yes, I backed away once I stopped recording. #wildlife #moose #glacier

A post shared by Michael Hodges (@michaelhodgesauthor) on Oct 22, 2017 at 5:01pm PDT

I was lucky to camp in Glacier last week. The fall colors were tremendous, but 50 mph winds, and freezing temps chased me out. Still, it was good to be back.

Glacier National park, earlier today.

A post shared by Michael Hodges (@michaelhodgesauthor) on Oct 19, 2017 at 8:42pm PDT

I was very fortunate to spend last weekend with my father. We went out to eat a lot (lol) and spent time outdoors in our great national forests. This image was from the Bitterroot National Forest, a 1.587 million acre mountain paradise on the Montana/Idaho border.

My father was in town for the weekend, and we had a great time exploring the Bitterroot National Forest. It was pouring rain when we filmed this mountain creek. #Missoula #MontanaMoment #fall #waterfall

A post shared by Michael Hodges (@michaelhodgesauthor) on Oct 9, 2017 at 8:34pm PDT

The rain is finally here. Our first measurable rainfall came yesterday, and hasn’t stopped since. The mountains are getting snow, too, above 5,000 feet. The summer of 2017 is now officially the driest and hottest in recorded history for Montana. Good riddance.

I had to get out into the woods. On my way to the mountains, this bison blocked me on a narrow, dangerous road. Eventually he let me pass.

Montana traffic jam. Plus it's actually raining in western Montana today-the first measurable rainfall since June. #MontanaMoment #mountains #bison #votd #videoofthenight

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