THE MOUNTAIN HAS MANY FACES

Western Montanta - One of the unexpected things we encountered, was that darkness does not come until a little after 10 p.m. and daylight is in full force by 5 a.m. At Howlin Mad Moon RV Park, what fascinated us the most was how varied is a mountain climate. Below are pictures of the mountains surrounding the campground in their many forms.

Clouds low over the Gallatin National Forest mountains.

Threatening clouds that will bring a spring snowstorm to the area. (Double click to enlarge pictures.)

















Mountain top shrouded in fog as snow falls.

We hunkered in as storms gather over the mountains. Shortly, after this picture, snow started falling and then near whiteout conditions, but the ground was too warm for this spring snowstorm to take hold.





After the snowstorm, the upper mountains show the snowfall, while we were fortunate and did not get the 18 inches of snow that was predicted.


Here the upper mountains are still experiencing snow falling, and the lower mountains are basking in sun.