With this beautiful Indian summer we’ve been having coming to an end, I’ve been getting out to other areas of Grand Teton National Park and enjoying as much of it as I can before more chilly weather begins making its way into the area. I had the intent to go back to the bears and document some of the misbehavior from some of the more disrespectful photographers, but in trying to enjoy the last days of the Indian summer, working on several side projects, getting another larger project off the ground and also just trying to stay in decent shape, my time’s been a little tight lately. I’d still like to catch some of it, but at this point I’m not sure when I’ll be able to get out there again, especially since cubs are high up on my list for the fall and unfortunately, despite the fact that there are as many as five bears near the ponds of the Moose-Wilson Road area, none of them have any cubs. At the moment, it seems like I’d be having a much more enjoyable time simply enjoying the rest of the sights around me rather than stressing about a few of the bad apples. For those curious though, my last post did in fact reach the Grand Teton National Park service and last I heard, was forwarded to ‘key park staff.’
This shot was one of the last I got of those bears. She crossed the ponds along the northern part of Moose-Wilson Road and disappeared into the trees. The reflection of the fall colors in the water as she was crossing was what really caught my eye and I was happy that I had a couple that came out.
I’m enthralled with the way it looks like this bear is showing no fear stepping into a molten pot of pure gold 😉 Beautiful image. Mike, I’m VERY happy to know your last post about disrespectful tourists and photographers was heard by the Grand Teton National Park service! Now lets hope action is taken not only in the Grand Teton’s, but throughout our national park system. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Julie! I’ll definitely continue to do my best to keep this, and hopefully all national parks as safe as possible, especially for the wildlife!
I’m enthralled with the way it looks like this bear is showing no fear stepping into a molten pot of pure gold 😉 Beautiful image. Mike, I’m VERY happy to know your last post about disrespectful tourists and photographers was heard by the Grand Teton National Park service! Now lets hope action is taken not only in the Grand Teton’s, but throughout our national park system. Keep up the good work!
Thank you, Julie! I’ll definitely continue to do my best to keep this, and hopefully all national parks as safe as possible, especially for the wildlife!