Rainbow over Tom Miner Basin Youth T-Shirt

We found the people of Montana to be so welcoming and engaging. As we traveled from one photo opportunity to the next, we were sure to meet someone who would give us a tip for a little know but picturesque area. The Tom Miner Basin was one such tip. It is located in the Custer Gallatin National Forest just north of Yellowstone Park and was identified only by a small Forest Service Sign along US 89A going toward Gardiner, Montana. The person who told us about this place declared that they had seen a number of female grizzly bears and their cubs foraging for caraway root. We didn't seen any bears, but as we sat in our car eating our picnic supper, we had the good fortune to experience an intense high-based thunderstorm. As it retreated to the east , it revealing a bright setting sun, which illuminated the wet range land and the underside of the storm clouds in a memorable way.

Doug and Marcy Wielfaert are a husband and wife team located in Tennessee near the Great Smoky Mo...

Doug and Marcy Wielfaert are a husband and wife team located near the Great Smoky Mountains with photo galleries in Knoxville, Tennessee at Painted Tree Boutiques and at the Shoppes at Grit & Grace Market in Cleveland, Tennessee. We love traveling across the country and around the world to capture beautiful images for our stores and artist Websites, and we'd love nothing more than to know that one of our works has found a spot in your home or place of work.