Photo shot at Yellowstone NP some 10 years ago. Wreath was not there!
The wildlife at Yellowstone National Park is as good as it gets in our national parks. The shots below were taken in a span of just one year including winter. Probably why I voted YNP as the best national park.
That’s All Folks!
I’ve always liked this PBS documentary. Reminds me of my 2 winter seasons working in Yellowstone. It’s a great place to visit in the winter. Here’s some photos I took of this Red Fox mousing plus the PBS program which has footage of a Red Fox doing its thing.
I was about 50 feet from this coyote at Yellowstone National Park when this one let out a sound that is still ringing in my ears . I just wish I was recording the sound. I don’t think the coyote knew I was so close.
“Howling is a basic communication behavior in coyotes,” says Gary San Julian, a Penn State University professor of wildlife resources. “It has several functions. One is to call the pack—really a family group—back together again after a period of individual hunting. A second reason that coyotes howl is to advertise their presence to other packs, essentially warning those other family groups against trespassing across territorial boundaries.”
Per request by a fellow blogger, I’ve presented the Best of 2014 so you can watch at your own speed. I’ve also added some pics. You can purchase these images as prints that I print myself (Low Cost) at Dawn2Dawn Photography Each print is signed and numbered.
Yellowstone National Park is a wonderland of waterways. Living in the parched desert of Southern Utah, I was jealous of the vast network of waterfalls and rivers that are ubiquitous in the park. During my recent trip to Yellowstone and The Grand Tetons, I was amazed how green and lush the landscape was. And don’t forget the hot waters from springs that generate a myriad of colors from the bacteria that flourish there. Click on image for larger view. To purchase prints of these images and the latest go to What’s New!
Clepsydra Geyser is a perpetual geyser. Before the 1959 Lake Hegben Earthquake near Yellowstone, it erupted every 3 minutes. Clepsydra is a Greek term for water clock. because you could tell time by its eruptions. Now it just goes on and on with eruptions up to 45 feet high. Watch at HiDef at Full Screen
I will be passing through Grand Teton National Park and visiting friends working in Yellowstone this coming week. The weather report calls for SNOW Friday night at Yellowstone Lake where I will be camping! The employees celebrate Christmas every August 25th at Yellowstone. Legend has it that a group of people years ago were stranded in a blizzard at Yellowstone on August 25th. I hope history don’t repeat……..
To get the shots I really wanted, I went out and bought a backpack. A tent. A stove. A mattress. A headlamp. A small pillow. A Jet Boil. A knife. Extra camera batteries. Matches. A wine bota. If you want to shoot in the golden light, miles from the nearest road, you’re just going to have to pitch a tent and spend the night. It’s difficult to shoot around sunset and high tail it back to your car in the dark especially if you have to negotiate dangerous terrain. I’ve tried that in the past and ended up getting lost in the dark by losing the trail. The shots below were taken during various backpacking trips.
The look on the face of this grizzly bear at Yellowstone National Park still gives me the creeps. Looks like he is mad because I took his picture or that I found him finishing off this elk carcass. I was about 100 yards from him and only 50 yards to my vehicle. He was also in the middle of the Yellowstone River on a small island. So I felt safe.
