Week in Pictures July 26 - August 1
Sailboats are backlit as they wait for the winds to come up on Friday evening on Flathead Lake. The normal Friday night races became a practice run for the Montana Cup Regatta which began on Saturday and continues today.
Dan Barger leads the group of runners in the Swan Crest 100 off of Highway 83 onto Lost Creek Road Friday morning. Barger on Saturday morning was the first finisher in a time of 24 hours, 37 minutes for the 100-mile run along the Swan Crest. By midnight, 20 runners had dropped out of the race; 44 runners started the race Friday morning in Swan Lake. The second-place finisher, in a time of 26:24, was Scott Gaiser of Creston (at far left in this photo). Justin Yates placed third in 27:21. For race updates, go to www.swancrest100.com
Morgan Tuttle holds on and keeps her focus while she gets dragged along the surface of the Flathead County Fairgrounds during the Devil's Cowhide event as part of O-Mok-See Nationals Thursday evening.
Ames Construction crews work on the south portion of the US 93 Bypass between Airport Road and US 2 Thursday afternoon. According to Montana Department of Transportation Construction Engineer Ed Toavs, the section is more than 50 percent complete.
Daily Inter Lake Publisher Rick Weaver begins the remembrance of coworkers Erika Hoeffer and Melissa Weaver with fellow Inter Lake coworkers and a few friends of the two women at Lone Pine State Park Thursday evening.
Andy Meyers, who was born and raised in Missoula, has been an actor at the Bigfork Summer Playhouse for four years.
Cameron Kohr gets a high five from his mother, Tonya, on Wednesday after hearing that he took first place in the 7 and Under Division for Pole Bending at the National O-Mok-See at the Flathead County Fairgrounds in Kalispell.
David Cooley with two of his Ford Model T's on the left, a 1926 convertible and on the right a 1920 model.
Maley Coombs rides Land Hope out of the pond while running the Cross-Country in the Advanced division at The Event Saturday afternoon.
Chisholm Christensen of Hinsdale competes in the Saddle Bronc Riding event on Friday evening in Columbia Falls. Christensen scored a 67 on this run and of three competitors he was the only one to advance on to the competition on Saturday night.
Karen O'Connor of Ocala, Fl., rides Mandiba in the Cross-Country challenge on Saturday at The Event at Rebecca Farm.
