Rex Trulove
About 15 miles from the last picture, we turn eastward and go beyond the National Bison Range. This picture is taken just beyond the NBR, facing east. These are a branch of the Rocky Mountains called the Mission Mountains. The valley the view looks over is large and was once under the water of Lake Missoula, which existed during the last ice age.
The mountains rise about 3,000 feet above the valley and though this picture was taken in late August, there is still some snow in those mountains. It is in the form of glaciers that never totally melt off. One of those glaciers is just visible in the picture, to the right of center. It isn’t easy to see because of the distance and the smoke in the air.
This valley is strongly agricultural and wheat, alfalfa, and cattle are raised here.
Looks like a scene from a movie. Beautiful mountains.
It does and some movies have been filmed partly in Montana.