PHOTOS: A trip through the Bison Range
CASEY KREIDER | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 2 months AGO
A bison grazes along Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An antelope stands in a meadow at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A car winds its way up Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A cinnamon phase black bear sow and her two tiny cubs traverse a hillside after twice crossing over Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A western meadowlark sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A mountain bluebird at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An adolescent black bear explores a hillside, turning over rocks to look for food at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A bison grazes along Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A western meadowlark sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A brewer's blackbird pauses on a post at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A bison grazes along Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A lazuli bunting male sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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An antelope lays in a meadow at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A western meadowlark in the tall grass at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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A western meadowlark in the tall grass at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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The Flathead River winds through the Flathead Reservation west of the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)
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STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Casey Kreider is a staff photographer for the Daily Inter Lake. His work documents news, sports, wildlife, landscapes and everyday life across Northwest Montana through visual storytelling. Kreider’s keen eye captures major sporting events, community moments, and the natural beauty that defines the region. He is a graduate of Penn State University and previously worked as a photographer for Lancaster Newspapers in Pennsylvania. In 2024, he received the Montana Newspaper Association’s Mel Ruder Photograph of the Year award. IMPACT: Kreider's work brings readers closer to the people, places and moments that shape life in Northwest Montana through powerful visual journalism. | June 2, 2024 12:00 AM
Scenes from a trip around the Bison Range on the Flathead Reservation on Sunday, May 19.
An antelope stands in a meadow at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A car winds its way up Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A cinnamon phase black bear sow and her two tiny cubs traverse a hillside after twice crossing over Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A western meadowlark sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A mountain bluebird at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
An adolescent black bear explores a hillside, turning over rocks to look for food at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A bison grazes along Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A western meadowlark sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A brewer's blackbird pauses on a post at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A bison grazes along Red Sleep Mountain Drive at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A lazuli bunting male sings at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
An antelope lays in a meadow at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A western meadowlark in the tall grass at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
A western meadowlark in the tall grass at the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
The Flathead River winds through the Flathead Reservation west of the Bison Range on Sunday, May 19. (Casey Kreider/Daily Inter Lake)Casey Kreider
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