Haystack Butte, the peak
at the left in the photograph is unusual.
For one thing, the peak would fit better on a Hawaiian island than here,
as a solitary figure, on the Montana prairie south of the Rocky Mountain Front. I say this because Haystack Butte was born
from volcanic forces—same as the Hawaiian Islands. In the photograph, you will note the Rocky Mountain
Front kicking against the sky far off in the distance to the left. Those mountains are primarily huge blocks of ocean
born sedimentary rock that have been violently upturned in tectonic events.
The Front Range, as we
call this area, is one of my favorite places in Montana. Amend that.
In all the world. This is the
exact place where the Great Northern Plains greet the Continental Divide. Words such as “vast” and “spectacular” come
to mind as you drive through this area.
The clarity of view is unmatched.
Wildlife is
abundant. Grizzly bears occasionally
probe the prairie from their mountain retreats.
The whole sky moves overtop
you.
--Mitchell
Hegman
Sacred ground. I've been there both in this and in a past lifetime.
ReplyDeleteI recall your reaction when we went there. It is sacred ground.
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