"Glacier National Park After Dark is magical realism where the mythic world of stars, sacred geography and Blackfeet lore are brought alive in stunning photographs. The reader is given the sense of an ancient world where the Wolf Trail leads to the netherworld and Morning Star guides the vision of every maiden. It�s almost like being there with the old Niitsitapi elders at night, telling their stories from time immemorial."
-Dr. Jay Hansford C. Vest, Professor of American Indian Studies, University of North Carolina at Pembroke

I knew John had photographed Glacier Park�s night skies for decades, hauling his heavy gear up brushy ridges in the middle of the night. But � as one who wandered Glacier for two decades looking for bears � I�d never seen anything like these pictures; they shimmer with life and live in the dimension of time. Ashley�s sky work reaches for a spiritual tether and touches the sacred world of the Blackfeet. The book�s text is lively, appropriately scientific and informative. Above all, Ashley shows us how we are losing the heavens that we humans have watched and that have informed our kind for millennia; artificial light pollution is erasing the night sky. And, on our radically changing planet, we will need that stellar anchor.
-Doug Peacock, Author of Grizzly Years and In the Shadow of the Sabertooth

Glacier National Park has rightfully been called a geologic park. John Ashley�s spectacular book provides even the casual observer with a sense of awe and views of �other� worlds, the living cosmos within which our speck of dust � the Earth � and we not-so-humble humans are bit players. There is so much to enjoy and appreciate in this beautiful magnum opus � not the least of which would be a strong dose of humility and gratitude. Thank you, John.
-Dr. Lex Blood, Educator, Geologist, Community Activist, and Mother Earth Admirer

John Ashley�s Glacier National Park After Dark, is like exploring our galaxy with Earth as the starship. Glacier�Waterton Peace Park provides a visually eloquent framework for celestial theatre. This masterpiece earned John Ashley his Blackfeet name, Matakiu-kah kait-too-siks, �He Who Takes the Stars.�
-Jack W. Gladstone, Montana�s Troubadour