with Kerrick James
July 20-24, 2009
Cost: $2,695
Volunteer Trip Leaders: Alan Brown and Jeff Cox

Rooms have been blocked in Kalispell on the night of July 19 for your convenience, but are not included in the cost of the workshop.

To participate in this workshop, a valid passport is required for travel into Canada on Day 4 and on the return into the United States on Day 5. For more information about passports, please visit the U.S. Passport Website.

This workshop is rated as moderately strenuous due to the nature of the activities on this workshop. Students should be active and in good physical condition for this workshop.

Day One

* The workshop begins at 9am at our Kalispell, MT hotel with a workshop orientation, slide presentation, and critique session.

* In the early afternoon, we'll drive to Avalanche Creek where we'll have a 1 mile hike and stay to shoot for about 90 minutes, before going over Logan Pass to Sunrift Gorge for a short hike to a panoramic view of peaks and St. Mary’s Lake. 

* We'll photograph Wild Goose Island & St. Mary Lake at sunset and spend the evening at Rising Sun Motor Inn.

Day Two

* We will start the morning either with sunrise on St. Mary’s Lake or in the flower fields of Two Dog Flats. 

* After breakfast back at the Rising Sun, we'll hike on Hidden Lake Trail to overlook (3 mile RT) or to Hidden Lake (6 mile RT).

* In the afternoon we'll hike to St. Mary and Virginia Falls (3 mile RT), and walking the Highline Trail looking for mountain sheep and goats (1 mile RT).

* Sunset will likely find us at Swiftcurrent Lake in the Many Glacier area.

* The historic Many Glacier Lodge will be our resting place this evening, as well as our dinner location.

Day Three

* Sunrise at Swiftcurrent Lake will give us a different look at this picturesque location.

* After breakfast we'll depart on the 8:30am hiker’s boat, crossing Swiftcurrent and Josephine Lakes, bound for a hike on the Grinnell Glacier Trail (7 miles RT if trail is fully open). We’ll enjoy a box lunch trailside.

* In late afternoon light, we’ll head to Fishercap Lake, Redrock Falls, or Swiftcurrent Lake to capture mountain reflections and waterfalls in the Many Glacier area.

*We’ll stay at the Many Glacier Lodge again this evening.

Day Four

* Sunrise will find us at Swiftcurrent Falls where the early morning light reflects off this fast moving waterfall.

* After breakfast a critique session will be conducted this morning at the Many Glacier Lodge (9:30-12:00).

* Then it’s on to Waterton Lakes National Park in Canada where we will hike in search of flowers and wildlife.

Day Five

* Sunrise in Waterton Lakes will be followed by a return to the States.

* We'll take a midday drive to Logan Pass for another session from 1-4 PM on the Highline Trail, our best chance for mountain sheep and goats. 

* The workshop ends in the evening back in Kalispell, MT after a farewell dinner.

Includes:

• RT transportation from Kalispell, MT
• Lodging from July 20-24
• Photographic instruction
• Lunches, snacks and a farewell dinner
• Park fees & permits