Bearly Awake I figured it to be common wisdom that black bears entered winter hibernation and slept soundly until warm weather. However, during our late January-early February trip to Yellowstone National Park, we found a bear den with occupants active in the sunny but single-digit…
The Cycle of Life You have probably all seen “Yellowstone National Park in winter” videos or pictures. Until a couple of years ago, I just could not imagine visiting here during January/February cold and snowy conditions, but we did, and now we are hooked on…
Kelly Warm Spring In Grand Teton National Park, Kelly Warm Spring is located along East Upper Gros Ventre Road about a quarter-mile from East Boundary Road. The very short story behind KWS begins in 1925 when the area was known as Mud Spring. During…
The John and Bartha Moulton Historic Home on Mormon Row in the Grand Teton National Park is undergoing preservation work.
Traveling north of sixty … Grizzly 399 was born 25 years ago in the Pilgrim Creek Area of Grand Teton National Park and is older than usual for a grizzly bear. She was given her name as a research number by the Yellowstone Interagency Grizzly…
Traveling on the north side of 60 … It was about fourteen months ago that I watched YouTube videos of photographer Thomas Heaton and friends describing their trip to the Canadian Rockies for winter photography. Thomas’s enthusiasm is infectious and I longed to visit some…
This is a bit of a bait-and-switch because I will talk more about wildlife than barns. Our recent obsession has been trying to capture the image of a fox leaping in the air to pounce on prey hidden in the sagebrush and deep snow. All…
Our January ramblings in Grand Teton National Park have been somewhat limited because many of the roads are closed for winter. We wondered before we came if there would be enough to occupy our time for the 10 days that we would be here, but…
There was a bit of dread in my mid-south self about rolling out of bed on this mid-January day into the 10-degree cold. We were going to try for some sunrise shots of the Tetons and a guide would meet us at our bed and…
Prior Mountain, located in extreme southern Montana is home to a herd of wild mustangs. This is a vast wilderness, but the arid climate can sustain only about 160 horses. The Bureau of Land Management has a round-up and adoption program to keep the herd…
