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PHOTOS: Chasing autumn down the Middle Fork

by CASEY KREIDER Daily Inter Lake
| November 3, 2024 12:00 AM

Snow-dusted summits rise up to fill the sky above hillsides covered in a vibrant tapestry of bright orange and yellow larches as the Middle Fork Flathead River weaves its way through John Stevens Canyon.  

A fly fisherman’s rod slings beads of water into an arc as he snaps his looping line back and forth across the surface of the river. A photographer grins as he crunches down a path of fallen leaves to a sweeping view of fiery foliage and freshly-frosted craggy peaks. 

Don’t blink, shoulder season is fleeting. A single night will transform this palette of warmth into a canvas of white as the prevailing winds whip up a frenzy of fresh snow, leaching the landscape of the last traces of autumnal glow. 

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