Yesterday was one of the most amazing mornings I’ve ever had in the park. On my way through Swan Lake Flats at sunrise, I stopped and watched a cow elk and calf trotting through the sagebrush, backlit by the golden hues of the rising sun. I was thinking that was a...
How good is your memory? Can you remember directions to a new location without writing them down, or a handful of friend’s phone numbers? A Clark’s nutcracker will cache on the order of 50 to 80,000 seeds each autumn, and return to them over the course of...
Do you know your neighbors? I mean, really know them? I’m not talking about the human ones… Your wildlife neighbors know YOU… You are surrounded on a daily basis by many animals that know you personally—they differentiate you from your spouse, your...
Wolf mating season runs from mid January to early March in Yellowstone. While many animals are having the hardest time of their year right now amid the cold and snow and lack of food, wolves are at their peak. Denning season is just around the corner, and wolves are...
The chimney’s smoke drifts upward, moving absolutely vertical—as if by magic. High on this earthen step above the Yellowstone River, Gardiner is seldom without a breeze; this stillness is a genuine rarity. The morning walk is surreal, the atmosphere of suspended...
We love the sights and sounds of Mammoth Hot Springs during the elk rut. This was shot in the wee hours, and is a tad dark. But turn up the sound! We love the bugling of course, but the sound of calves and cows calling to each other, and the sound of their hooves on...
