Northern Lights Above the Teton Mountains

How to Look for the Northern Lights

Northern Lights Above the Teton Mountains

Northern lights can be a mesmerizing sight in the sky. An enigmatic phenomenon, they inspire and delight both kids and adults lucky enough to see them. Despite popular belief, it is possible to see them in Grand Teton National Park and Jackson Hole, Wyoming. As such, there are first a couple of common myths that I’d like to debunk.… Keep reading...

Northern Lights Over Jackson Hole, Wyoming

I was giving up on this so-called great solar storm around midnight last night. Skies had clouded up just after sunset, the impact wasn’t as strong as they had predicted, and I was getting tired. Just out of curiosity, I checked the immediate aurora forecast and saw that activity was beginning to pick up to where it might show up down here in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.… Keep reading...

Canyon Pack Alpha Male Wolf of 2009

Let Nature Live Its Own Life

Canyon Pack Alpha Male Wolf of 2009

Everybody here in Jackson Hole, Wyoming loves the scenery. They love much of the wildlife as well. As long as it’s simply eating grass from a field, they can’t get enough of it. On many occasions, these people even feed many of the more docile wildlife that wander around town: moose; deer; elk; even foxes.… Keep reading...

Elk on the National Elk Refuge

Finding Time for Nature

Elk on the National Elk Refuge

In a place like Jackson Hole, Wyoming and the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, it’s very easy to get spoiled by the amount of wildlife you can capture along the road. It can make for exciting drives, but at the same time it can veer us away from the entire reason we’re out looking for wildlife to begin with.… Keep reading...

Light on The Sleeping Indian

Moving Forward in “Today’s Economy”

Light on The Sleeping Indian

A full month has officially passed in 2012. How are you resolutions coming along? Are you lulling yourself back into your habitual patterns, or are you moving forward, full-steam ahead with exciting plans to change your life for the better? Many people don’t feel accomplishing your goals is possible because of “today’s economy.”… Keep reading...

Otter Along Flat Creek

Longest Lenses Aren’t Necessarily the Best

Otter Along Flat Creek

I have a few good friends who occasionally allow me the opportunity to plug in to their longer lenses. During this time, it’s tempting to get as much as I can from one of those lenses, even if it might not necessarily be the best lens for the specific scene.

Prior to today, winter had seemed to be put on hold as temperatures were unusually warm, rising into the 20s and 30s, melting what little snow was already on the ground.… Keep reading...