Arrowhead Balsamroot Wildflowers

Making the Best of Opportunities Through Photography

Arrowhead balsamroot wildflowers blooming below the Teton Mountains, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

We sometimes find ourselves running through many of the same patterns throughout many days of the week. Under these circumstances, it’s very easy to see how days become weeks and weeks become months, and so on. Often while we’re stuck in the patterns, someone will tell us about something amazing, and yet we’ll still find some reason not to move forward with it.… Keep reading...

Bison and Calf in Grand Teton National Park

Bison and Calf in Snow

A bison calf walks alongside its mother after a recent late-May snow in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

I don’t normally like to post images of animals with their backs to me, however I think this one makes for a nice exception. Upon driving toward Kelly, Wyoming the other day in Grand Teton National Park, I came across several herds moving around the Gros Ventre Campground.… Keep reading...

Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Eating Habits of Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Black Bears in Grand Teton National Park

Springtime is a great season to find wildlife in Grand Teton National Park, especially bears, because they come out of hibernation with not only an empty belly, but also a low fat percentage. As a result, they’re hungry and they’re going to eat anything they can find. Grizzly bears will dig up the ground in search of roots, while black bears will eat grass right out of the ground, which is what these cubs were doing with their mother when I happened upon them.… Keep reading...

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree in Grand Teton National Park

Black Bear Cub Up a Tree

Spring is definitely in full swing! The last two days have been particularly exciting for me as I’ve begun heading up into Grand Teton National Park a bit more and the young wildlife has begun springing up! In addition to this black bear cub found near the Signal Mountain Lodge, I also found my first bison calf near the Gros Ventre Campground the day before on my way back from discovering that the same great-horned owl from last year I got shots of is most likely sitting on new eggs.… Keep reading...