When I was a kid, my sister and I would take the Greyhound bus between Missoula and Great Falls. We started out sitting in the front seat so the bus driver could keep an eye on us, but as we got older, we moved further and further back in the bus. On one trip, there... Continue Reading →
When I was in high school, I would drive out along Giant Springs Road and park by the railroad bridge. There was usually something interesting down the hill by the water--a shopping cart, a bike, etc. I don't remember there ever being trailheads, though. It's entirely possible they were there, but my teenage self was... Continue Reading →
Google Maps has made a huge difference in how I pick places to photograph. In the 22 years I lived in Montana as a kid, I never knew Benton Lake Wildlife Refuge existed. Maybe it didn't back then, I'm not sure. But since I moved back, I've been scouring the satellite view of Google Maps... Continue Reading →
The contractor had just finished building Dad's new house (for the most part--that story should be part of a different post.) What's the first thing you do when you finish a new house? Fill it up with rocks! Wait, what? That's not the first thing everyone does? Weird. At any rate, that's the first thing... Continue Reading →
My mom will outlive us all. She and her service dog walk all over town. To yoga, to classes, to the grocery store. Wherever she needs to go, they walk. They might take a bus in the winter when it's really cold, but only if it's really cold. So when she visits, she requires walks.... Continue Reading →
When I first moved back to Montana, I reconnected with an old friend from high school. He's a photographer, and he was working on documenting the Cascade County Courthouse roof restoration project for fun. He invited me to shoot it with him. If you happened to drive by the courthouse when the roof was going... Continue Reading →
Daniel Hedrick 