A friend of mine Andy Austin, was in town scouting for Keith Ladzinzki on an assignment for Nat Geo. In addition to shooting a bunch of locations from the ground, they planned an overflight during their trip. Unfortunately for Andy, the weather didn't cooperate for their flight and he had to leave for another shoot. Fortunately for me, Keith stayed longer and asked me to come on the flight to guide the pilot. 

We took off before sunrise and just as we made our way to the park, the sun came up over the inversion. We spent the next 90 minutes flying, photographing the mountains and glaciers. It was so cool to see the park from the air. Here are my favorite shots from the trip. Enjoy!

Sunrise and the Great Northerner Golden Layers Smoke Filled Valley Sunrise Mount Brown and Mount Brown Fire Lookout Western Front with Mount St. Nicholas in the Distance Mount Brown and Sperry Glacier Sperry Glacier Logan Pass area at Sunrise Looking Down on Grinnell Glacier Grinnell Glacier, The Garden Wall, and Heavens Peak in the Distance Mount Merritt and Old Sun Glacier Ipasha Peak and Ahern Glacier Swiftcurrent Lookout From the Air Grinnell, Salamander, and Gem Glaciers Mount Gould and Glaciers Overlooking Logan Pass Area Pollock Mountain and Garden Wall Mount Reynolds and Logan Pass Area Mount Jackson and Harrison Glacier Mount Stimpson and Mount St. Nicholas Saint Mary Lake Saint Mary Lake (2) Mount Jackson and Jackson Glacier Logan, Pumpelly, Blakfoot, and Harrison Glaciers Flinsch Peak in Two Medicine Mount Stimpson Little Dog and Summit Mountain Portrait Little Dog and Summit Mountain Mount St. Nicholas Mount St. Nicholas (2)

Update: A few months later, the issue came out and I picked up a copy. It was pretty awesome to see two full photo spreads with shots from the flight.

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