The full moon in June occurs when the Algonquin tribes would begin to gather the ripening strawberries. It is also known as the Rose Moon and the Hot Moon.

In Europe, the full moon in this month is often called the Honey Moon and the Mead Moon. This is because there is honey in the bee hives to harvest and with the honey a fermented drink would be made which is called mead.

Arriving at the Warren Bridge campground, I set up my campsite, catch up on my journal writing and a little later, I go for a walk, see and photograph: two bald eagles, a osprey nest, a robin, and a tree swallow. I also take a few photos of the Warren Bridge. I next, return to the jammer and pound keys until about eight, when I stop, set outside with my camera and take photos of the sunglow and the full moon.

This day finds me in Yellowstone park while searching to photograph the Strawberry moon. Upon arriving, I find the park in a total cloud cover that lasts my entire first visit. There are some cloud breaks during the middle of the night.

After the meeting, I drive to the d-mart, see that the moon is very near full, so I get out my camera and take a few photos of it and Jupiter.

While on the east side of Glacier National Park at St. Mary′s Hotel, I park for the night in a mostly empty parking lot and await the moon to rise.