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Montana Life: Crown of the Continent

<p>The new book by local photographer Steven Gnam opens with a quote from C. M. Russell: "Guard, protect, and cherish your land, for there is no afterlife for a place that started out as Heaven."</p>

<p>Hiking in Glacier National Park.</p>

<p>"One of my favorite memories from this project the day I was climbing a mountain with my wife," said Gnam. "I walked over to the edge of a cliff and there was this sleeping bear 12 feet away. It looked up, checked us out, yawned like a dog, stretched out and went back to sleep. It was unreal."</p>

<p>Kokanee Salmon.</p>

<p>A woman mountain climbing.</p>

<p>Steven Gnam en route for a week-long trip into the mountains to photograph wildlife and landscapes in midwinter.</p>

<p>Winter sunset.</p>

<p>A mountain lion hunting in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.</p>

<p>A woman hikes over a glacier.</p>

<p>Harlequin ducks form the Crown of the Continent spend winters along the Pacific coast. During early spring they migrate back to streams throughout the Crown, where they nest on the ground or occasionally in tree cavities and on cliffsides.</p>

<p>Steven Gnam.</p>

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| May 1, 2014 10:58 AM

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&lt;p&gt;Hiking in Glacier National Park.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;&quot;One of my favorite memories from this project the day I was climbing a mountain with my wife,&quot; said Gnam. &quot;I walked over to the edge of a cliff and there was this sleeping bear 12 feet away. It looked up, checked us out, yawned like a dog, stretched out and went back to sleep. It was unreal.&quot;&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Kokanee Salmon.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A woman mountain climbing.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Steven Gnam en route for a week-long trip into the mountains to photograph wildlife and landscapes in midwinter.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Winter sunset.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A mountain lion hunting in the Bob Marshall Wilderness.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;A woman hikes over a glacier.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Harlequin ducks form the Crown of the Continent spend winters along the Pacific coast. During early spring they migrate back to streams throughout the Crown, where they nest on the ground or occasionally in tree cavities and on cliffsides.&lt;/p&gt;

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&lt;p&gt;Steven Gnam.&lt;/p&gt;

Photos from the Crown of the Continent courtesy of Steven Gnam.