Photos of 2024 by Daily Inter Lake photographer Casey Kreider

Aurora borealis shines in the night sky above the Flathead River on Monday, Oct. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The sun sets at Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park on Sunday, July 28. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Two men walk with a dog across the frozen surface of Flathead Lake's Somers Bay on Thursday, Feb. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies running back Eli Gillman (10) leaps over Western Carolina defensive back Bo Simpson-Nealy (21) on a run in the fourth quarter at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alonzo Skunkcap, of Browning, and Nolan Conway, of Cut Bank, rope their steer during team roping as the sun shines through a light rain during the PRCA Rodeo at the Northwest Montana Fair & Rodeo on Thursday, Aug. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Participants race down Sugar Hill during the Barstool Ski Races at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A family of mountain goats stand atop Mount Aeneas in the Jewel Basin on Saturday, July 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alpenglow on the Swan Range on Monday, Dec. 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Suzanne Buttenob dives into Upper Grinnell Lake in Glacier National Park on Thursday, Aug. 1. Buttenob and her friend Braxton Smith drove through the night from Salt Lake City to hike the Grinnell Glacier trail. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kalispell Fire Dept. firefighter Ben Graham checks a hose during a fire at the Quality Inn on U.S. Highway 2 West in Kalispell on Wednesday, April 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The sun sets behind Heavens Peak from the Going to the Sun Road in Glacier National Park on Thursday, Aug. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott (4) hurdles a defender on a 41-yard touchdown run in the third quarter during an FCS semifinal game against South Dakota at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A young bull moose chases a cow along the shoreline of Two Medicine Lake in Glacier National Park on Sunday, Sept. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kerry Nickou composes an autumn landscape above Coal Creek and the Middle Fork Flathead River with the snow-dusted peaks of Glacier National Park's Mount Doody, back left, and Mount Saint Nicholas, right, in view along U.S. Highway 2 on Wednesday, Oct. 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Elk graze in a field along Fairview Crossroad on Tuesday, Jan. 2. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A hiker ascends the Continental Divide Trail above Pitamakan Pass in Glacier National Park on Sunday, July 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier captiains Carson Baker (38), Jackson Presley (12), Kobe Dorcheus (33) and Bridger Smith (1) walk out onto the field for the coin toss before the start of the Class AA state championship game against Helena Capital at Vigilante Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A pedestrian crosses Fifth Street East along South Main Street during whiteout conditions on Thursday, Jan. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A cow moose and calf cross Two Medicine Creek in Glacier National Park on Saturday, Aug. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alpenglow lights up the summits of the Swan Range on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Kennedy Moore (14) knocks down a jumper to take the lead late in the fourth quarter against Glacier at Glacier High School on Thursday, Feb. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A great horned owl perches in a ponderosa pine near Egan Slough on Wednesday, Feb. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A participant crashes during the Barstool Ski Races at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Ethan Anderson (37) catches a 49-yard touchdown reception in the second quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Gary Emmert fly fishes from his boat on the Flathead River on Thursday, March 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A white-breasted nuthatch holds a seed in its beak as it descends a tree foraging for food in Kalispell on Saturday, Feb. 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An attendee uses a bubble gun at the finish line at the Barstool Ski Races at Cabin Fever Days in Martin City on Saturday, Feb. 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A bull elk walks across an open field to meet up with the rest of the herd in Creston on Friday, March 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish's Mason Kelch hits a return in a boys doubles match with teammate Dane Hunt against Bigfork at Riverside Park in Whitefish on Thursday, May 9. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Glacier Wolfpack celebrate after a 19-0 crosstown win over Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A yellow warbler pauses in a bush along Spring Creek in Kalispell on Tuesday, June 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Anders Soyland lands a front flip out of the pool after a successful trip across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Anders Soyland lands a front flip out of the pool after a successful trip across the water at the pond skim at Whitefish Mountain Resort on Saturday, April 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Whitefish catcher Avery Caton (11) puts the tag on Bigfork's Ryeln Rodriguez (23) as he was trying to score from second base on a throw by Bulldogs centerfielder Calvin Eisenbarth in the first inning at ABS Park in Evergreen on Tuesday, April 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Kaydee Walcheck (11) catches a pass against Flathead at Legends Stadium on Thursday, Sept. 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Aurora borealis is shown over Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park on Friday, May 10. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies returner Junior Bergen (5) leaps into the end zone on a 52-yard punt return for a touchdown in the third quarter against Tennessee State in the first round of the FCS Playoffs at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Nov. 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier National Park road crews clear snow along Going-to-the-Sun Road near Logan Pass on Thursday, May 30. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Gabe Sims (20) blocks a shot by Glacier's Jackson Endresen (23) in the first half at Glacier High School on Thursday, Feb. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Malcolm Manning clears wheat from the header of a combine while harvesting along Columbia Falls Stage on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier linebacker Kobe Dorcheus (33) forces a fumble by Helena Capital quarterback Merek Mihelish (2) in the fourth quarter during the Class AA state championship at Vigilante Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Nate Abbott backstrokes as he swims between Somers and Pig Island in Flathead Lake with his wife on Friday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Alpenglow shines on the Swan Range on Friday, Feb. 16. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State wide receiver Taco Dowler (14) catches a 34-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter during an FCS semifinal game against South Dakota at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Kennedy Moore (14) blocks a layup attempt by Glacier's Reese Ramey (23) at Flathead High School on Friday, Jan. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier pitcher Cameron Cowan (33) delivers in the seventh inning against the Idaho Falls Chukars at Glacier Bank Park on Friday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A cow moose grazes in a pond in Two Medicine in Glacier National Park on Sunday, June 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier quarterback Jackson Presley (12) hugs defensive back Eddy Foster (47) after a 34-21 loss to Helena Capital in the Class AA state championship at Vigilante Stadium on Friday, Nov. 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A blue jay takes flight with a peanut on Friday, Sept. 27. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Julia Kay wrestles Great Falls' Kyndra Ducharme at 130 lbs. at Flathead High School on Saturday, Dec. 7. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Montana State quarterback Tommy Mellott (4) drops back to pass in the second quarter during an FCS semifinal game against South Dakota at Bobcat Stadium on Saturday, Dec. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Oldman Lake is shown below Pitamakan Pass with Red Mountain on the left and Rising Wolf Mountain at right in Glacier National Park on Sunday, July 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Kayakers navigate a section of the Wild Mile on the Swan River during the Expert Slalom event at the Bigfork Whitewater Festival on Saturday, May 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Aiden Krause releases a throw of 193'8" for a first place finish in the boys discus at the Western AA Divisionals at Legends Stadium on Saturday, May 18. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A cow moose grazes in a pond in Two Medicine in Glacier National Park on Saturday, Aug. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Impersonator Joe Wiegand portrays 26th U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt and admires a painting from 1922 titled "Theodore Roosevelt Seated at His Desk" by artist Adriaan De Groot, during a tour of the Conrad Mansion in Kalispell on Wednesday, April 24. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Jordan Griffin (42) drives to the basket guarded by Glacier's Cohen Kastelitz (1) in the second half at Glacier High School on Thursday, Feb. 1. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Ashley Andrews and Brock Swope pedal along the Great Northern Historical Trail on Friday, March 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Owner Ed Rothfuss at Parkland Books on Wednesday, May 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mountain bluebird at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A pika nibbles on a blade of grass near Cobalt Lake along the Two Medicine Pass Trail in Glacier National Park on Sunday, Aug. 11. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Brady Boll gives her steer a kiss after winning grand champion in senior beef cattle showmanship at the Northwest Montana Fair on Wednesday, Aug. 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier wide receiver Cooper Pelc (8) catches a 40-yard touchdown reception in the first quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Farmers harvest wheat in farmland along Columbia Falls Stage on Tuesday, Sept. 3. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Dark clouds move across the sky over Glacier Bank Park during Game 1 of the Pioneer League Championship Series between the Glacier Range Riders and Yolo High Wheelers on Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Grizzlies wide receiver Keelan White (6) catches a 26-yard reception in the fourth quarter against Weber State at Washington-Grizzly Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 5. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A paraglider sails through the sky as a waxing crescent moon rises on Friday, Sept. 6. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier running back Kobe Dorcheus (33) scores a touchdown on a 65-yard run in the first quarter against Butte at Legends Stadium on Friday, Sept. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Beth and David Steele ice skate across the frozen surface of Flathead Lake's Somers Bay as steam fog rises off the lake on Saturday, Jan. 13. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Flathead's Bristol Lenz (7) goes to the net for a kill against Glacier at Glacier High School on Tuesday, Oct. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Cobalt Lake sits below Mount Rockwell, left, Sinopah Mountain, center, and Painted Teepee Peak, right, along the Two Medicine Pass Trail in Glacier National Park on Wednesday, Aug. 21. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sandi Gipe, who has been a server at Bojangles Diner in Kalispell for nearly 30 years, delivers an order to patrons inside the restaurant on Thursday, Dec. 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Allie O'Brien takes her dog Pico for a walk along Fifth Street East during a snowstorm on Wednesday, Jan. 17. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The snow-dusted peak of Glacier National Park's Mount Saint Nicholas rises behind a larch-covered hillside along U.S. Highway 2 on Wednesday, Oct. 23. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An ice fisherman hauls his gear back to shore on Flathead Lake's Somers Bay on Thursday, Jan. 25. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Glacier's Grace Lingle (13) goes to the net for a kill against Flathead at Glacier High School on Tuesday, Oct. 15. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Billy Arico rides a bicycle while recording a video with his sunglasses along Fifth Avenue East on Thursday, Oct. 31. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Jordyn Greene and Shiann Gribbin ride their horses Diamond and Spirit along Whalebone Drive on Tuesday, March 12. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A red-breasted nuthatch holds a Douglas fir seed on Saturday, June 29. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Sea Me Paddle guide Tyler Cohran and co-owner Justin Flake lead kayakers out onto Flathead Lake from Somers Bay during a tour on Friday, June 14. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Simeon Lassinger stops at a view across Church Slough as he rides his Suzuki DR-Z250 on Friday, March 8. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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David Steele takes a picture as steam fog rises off Flathead Lake at Somers Beach State Park on Saturday, Jan. 13. Steele and his sister Beth were looking to go ice skating and opted to go to the Somers Boat Launch for better skating conditions. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Larches color a hillside above the Middle Fork Flathead River in John F. Stevens Canyon. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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Blackfeet/Piikani artist Terran Last Gun paints a temporary mural on one of the gallery walls at the Hockaday Museum of Art in Kalispell on Wednesday, April 3. As part of the Hockaday's upcoming exhibition "Terran Last Gun: Piikani Visual Sovereignty," the artist created a new, site specific, temporary mural in the Hockaday galleries for both the public and the upcoming exhibition, which runs from April 5 to June 22. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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