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\"RedRed Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in spring<\/span><\/p>\n

I love the beautiful early morning\u00a0light, the wildflowers blooming in the foreground, how the sunlight is kissing the tops of the grasses and mountain tops, the snow and the lovely, fluffy clouds. There is fog hugging the hillside on the right side of the frame and this image shows the wide floor of the Centennial Valley. I feel like every memory of the morning I created this image comes flooding back to me in a gentle wave.<\/p>\n

Tomorrow… an image where I can’t explain why I love it.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

* With any luck, \u00a0I should be on the road to Montana by the time you read this, please feel free to share this post with your friends & family.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I love the beautiful early morning light, the wildflowers blooming in the foreground, how the sunlight is kissing the tops of the grasses and mountain tops, the snow and the lovely, fluffy clouds. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":13799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":true,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1513,223,12,608,579],"tags":[191,519,4035,343,344,452],"class_list":["post-9268","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beaverhead-county-montana","category-centennial-valley","category-montana","category-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge","category-valley","tag-landscapes","tag-nature","tag-nature-photography","tag-photography","tag-scenery","tag-spring-time"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge-mia-mcpherson-5045.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p11Mom-2pu","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15225,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/06\/17\/longing-for-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":9268,"position":0},"title":"Longing for Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 17, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"It is raining here in the valley this morning and snow is falling in the high country in the middle of June so I am sitting here dreaming of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"View of the Centennial Mountains from Wigeon Pond, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Centennial Valley, Beaverhead County, Montana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/red-rock-lakes-wigeon-pond-mia-mcpherson-7409.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/red-rock-lakes-wigeon-pond-mia-mcpherson-7409.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/red-rock-lakes-wigeon-pond-mia-mcpherson-7409.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/red-rock-lakes-wigeon-pond-mia-mcpherson-7409.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":25522,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/06\/17\/uinta-ground-squirrels-of-red-rock-lakes-national-wildlife-refuge\/","url_meta":{"origin":9268,"position":1},"title":"Uinta Ground Squirrels of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 17, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Uinta Ground Squirrels are the most plentiful mammals I see during the summer months in the Centennial Valley.","rel":"","context":"In "Beaverhead County"","block_context":{"text":"Beaverhead County","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/category\/locations\/montana\/beaverhead-county-montana\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Centennial Valley Uinta Ground Squirrel close up, Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge, Beaverhead County, Montana","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uinta-ground-squirrel-upright-mia-mcpherson-5415.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uinta-ground-squirrel-upright-mia-mcpherson-5415.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uinta-ground-squirrel-upright-mia-mcpherson-5415.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/uinta-ground-squirrel-upright-mia-mcpherson-5415.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":5192,"url":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2012\/06\/16\/the-morning-mist-at-red-rock-lakes-nwr\/","url_meta":{"origin":9268,"position":2},"title":"The Morning Mist at Red Rock Lakes NWR","author":"Mia McPherson","date":"June 16, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"I don't have much time to post today but I wanted to share a few photos taken this week of the mists at the Lower Lake of Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana. 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