Well, it’s not Herzog. One would have a hard time nailing the Herzog accent, though as my family will tell you I try rather too frequently.
Some of the lines quite wonderfully recall Herzog’s philosophies.
From the category archives:
Encountering the Wild
While Yellowstone is posting record numbers of visitors this year, National Parks as a whole have seen attendance slide in recent years.
In hopes of reversing the trend and re-introducing folks to our wonderful public lands heritage, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced back in June that the Department would waive entrance fees nationwide to all parks on three prime summer weekends. This is no small offer as park entrance fees have really climbed in past years. Nearby Yellowstone sits at $25 for entrance (that does give in and out privileges for 7 days).
I sit alone on the banks of the Stillwater, watching the sky deepen to purple and begin to darken slowly. The mountains have given up their captive hold on the winter’s snow and the disappearing whiteness of the mountaintops races past me, carrying massive logs, sweeping away a winter’s worth of deadfall downstream to the Yellowstone and beyond.
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One of the best times of the year to be in Montana. The heat and crowds haven’t descended. The world is green. The mountains are starting to give up their captive snows. Just goofing off with my camera (and the girls) on a hike in the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness.
in HD on Vimeo.or a better version in HD (quicktime) I didn’t realize until recently that Vimeo doesn’t properly display HD video content. So, it’s choppy here. Use the Quicktime for better experience.
I shot this using my Canon 5d Mark2 SLR camera which happens to shoot video. The first shot is from the front porch. The rest are from the trail.
God Bless our wild public lands. Perhaps the greatest legacy our country has.
