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Show & Tell
Text by Mary Ellen Hendrickson and Photography by Alex Klehfoth
As Alexander Klehfoth (pronounced "clay-foth (as in both))
hiked around a hillside in the rain with his dogs and an array of
aerial photography equipment, he had prey much decided to
concede that the last leer of our alphabet was not to be found,
when he tripped over some rocks and realized they were part of
the "Z" nearly buried by dirt on that hillside in Zortman.
e town, surrounded by Fort Belknap Reservation,
boasts a population of nearly 70 residents, and is home to
one of approximately 80 hillside leers in Montana - leers
that Klehfoth has been photographing via the aerial work of
drones since 2015. He has captured 58 mountain monograms
and offers custom, framed leer arrangements for sale on his
website klehfoto.com.
Alex Klehfoth Captures Images of
Montana's Hillside Letters
Assembling an Aerial Alphabet
Even more majestic "in person", Missoula's M boasts many years
of hard labor to maintain it's white-washed, cement façade.
Glasgow's gigantic G.
Frazer's F boasts one
errant tire.
Hysham's wood-frame
corrugated metal H
The K in Klein "illustrates a
good font choice."
