Swan Rangers watched the Winter Solstice sun and a full moon during their outings this past week!

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In our lead photo, Keith Hammer found sunset colors midday while looking south over Flathead Lake while . . .

. . . Norma Linsky shows us how low on the horizon the sun was midday approaching Winter Solstice in the North Fork Flathead!

Keith Hammer caught the full moon trying to rise above clouds, as did . . .

. . . Ruth Quist!

Pam Willison found Swans on the Swan River while . . .

. . . Ruth Quist saw Sandhill cranes overhead and . . .

. . . a tree covered in hoar frost!

Pat Jaquith saw a camera shy Gray Partridge and . . .

. . . a more camera friendly Northern shrike!

Keith Hammer shows us the Swan Range from a snow-free valley lakeshore, but . . .

. . . in our parting shots, Chris Gotschalk shows us there is skiable snow in the Swan Range if . . .

. . . you are willing to climb for it!

If you have interesting photos of your outings, send them along with a description to keith@swanview.org and we'll try to work them into these weekly reports!