Well, I haven’t made it out of the country yet, not even out of the state. But my journey has begun! My father an I spent the afternoon winding our way through the back roads and highways of Montana to Browning, where I will be catching the train in the morning. On the way, we saw several bald eagles, numerous rough-legged hawks, a great blue heron and any number of mule deer. We tried to snap a few good pictures, but for the most part, the wildlife was shy and did not appreciate our pulling over. As we drove onto the Blackfoot Reservation, we passed some of the amazing sculptures from Jay Laber. He created these sculptures from scrap metal collected from the surrounding area. The University of Montana, in Missoula, also has an installment of his artwork. I would suggest anyone go look him up on Google, he has some incredible pieces!
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Bald Eagle on the side of the road
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Rough Legged Hawk
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Rough-Leg as he flies from our car
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Entering the Blackfoot Reservation
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Jay Labor sculpture
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close-up
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The Amtrak station in Browning. The doors were bolted shut, and I suspect won’t be open tomorrow morning. I will be waiting for my train in the snow.