Edward, fantastic pics! The wife & I were supposed to have a Wyoming vacation last fall. But we ended up having another child so the vacation got pushed out a year or two. Old Blue looks almost exactly like my neighbor's farm truck.
Brettski, one thing worth mentioning is that Eastern white pine is somewhat shade tolerant (especially when immature) and most if not all the other pine species native to our general area need full sun. Hemlock is one conifer you might consider that is heavily shade tolerant and will grow under the hardwood canopy. (It's a slow grower, but deer seem to bother it much less than white pine) I'm kind of a stickler for planting native trees only, so Norway spruce won't work in the regard.
