September 28, 2016
Pongo and I spent Wednesday touring Grand Teton National Park. After a day and a half of driving I wanted to keep things low-key and give Pongo a chance to walk around, especially since the next couple of days would have us likely spending a lot of time in the car.
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
I don't know if I'll ever tire of photographing the Teton mountain range. These mountains never seem to give the same look twice.
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
This early morning shoot was a lot of fun. Not only did we see the sunrise light up the mountains, we were surrounded by elk. We couldn't see most of them but we could hear them bugling. I can't imagine many better ways to start a day.
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| Rocky Mountain Elk -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
I've never seen elk in the Grand Teton park before. This was my third visit, the other two trips were in July. I suppose the elk were all up in Yellowstone in the summer. They move down into the elk refuge near Jackson for the winter, I suppose these elk were making their way down. They weren't visible during the day, but at dawn and dusk they were easily seen in the lowland areas of the park.
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| Rocky Mountain Elk -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
After the photo session we went back to the campsite for breakfast. On the way we saw a group of photographers so I pulled over to see what they were shooting. There was a bull elk in the trees. I took a few shots from the road but then noticed that some folks were moving in behind the elk. He was basically being trapped by the trees and the photographers. It was not a good scene so I left.
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| Rocky Mountain Elk -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
After breakfast, we went to Moose in search of a moose. We actually saw one but only for a few seconds. It was an even worse scene than what we'd encountered with the elk. A few photographers were shooting a moose in the woods. A couple of guys with iPhones decided they needed to get cloer so they went crashing into the woods for their selfies. Of course, the moose didn't like that and quickly moved deeper into the woods. I didn't get a chance at a photo. That was a frustrating experience on a few levels. I wouldn't mind seeing wildlife photography with cell phones being banned in our parks.
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Beaver Lodge -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Grand Teton National Park, WY |
Pongo and I took a couple of dirt road hikes in the afternoon. They were basically uneventful although Pongo seemed to enjoy them. We took a rest in the afternoon at the campground where we saw three mule deer and a marten. We also saw three dusky grouse in our campsite in the morning.
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| Mule Deer -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
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| Mule Deer -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
We had one last uncomfortable wildlife encounter late in the day. A pronghorn was standing by the side of the road right next to some parked cars. People were too close although the pronghorn didn't seem to mind.
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| Pronghorn -- Grand Teton National Park, WY |
Soundtrack:
- Interpol -- Turn on the Bright Lights
Pongo and I took a couple of dirt road hikes in the afternoon. They were basically uneventful although Pongo seemed to enjoy them. We took a rest in the afternoon at the campground where we saw three mule deer and a marten. We also saw three dusky grouse in our campsite in the morning.
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