Travel

When Ethel and I arrived in the Grand Tetons, it was early spring. Snow still covered much of the area which caused most of the roads to be closed. The only grassy areas of the park were in the lower elevations which concentrated all the animals into the fields. Looking over the herd of elk and bison...

Huge peaks in the distance, massive animals proudly strutting the fields, and sheep with horns so big the obvious fact must be mentioned in their name. The visual impact is so great, you might miss the tiniest critters whose diminutive stature makes them a challenge to spot. Their desire to go unnoticed generally leads to most of...

Few things bring people together faster than living in a car. The conversation goes like this. Person 1: “Where you do live?” Person 2: “I live in my car.” Person 1: “That’s great! You wanna drink some beer and go climbing later?” Person 2: “Sweet! Yeah. I’ve got some green too, so we are all set.”

After spending many days far off the beaten path on forest service roads, my arrival to Gardiner Montana was a much-anticipated event. It was going to have all the amenities! A paved road, a restaurant, even a bathroom that wasn’t a tree. I was excited for the comforts but wasn’t exactly wielding high hopes for great wildlife...

I had shivered myself to sleep for the past several nights. Miles from anything and ensconced in the tall pines camp had been cold and snowy. My efforts to photograph the elk migration in the Grand Teton National Park had gone well. In fact, it had gone so well, I was on the hunt for some other...

My incessant pestering of my friends, Ashley and Jason, had finally paid off and we were on our way to Hurricane Ridge to play in the snow. They had been avoiding this journey for a month. Often their reasons were things like, “it’s cold,” and, “there’s snow.” But my persistence really wore them down, and my friends decided to...