Yellowstone Tips?
May 28, 2020 12:09:50 #
Great info.
Wyoming is the least populous stae followed by Vermont and then Alaska.
Wyoming is the least populous stae followed by Vermont and then Alaska.
May 28, 2020 12:48:02 #
Shoot from the hip wrote:
I may have missed if anyone mentioned this (so many comments). I spent a lot of my time in Yellowstone on my knees. Macro photography of all the different textures and colors in the pools beside the walkways. Grasses were amazing in September. So make sure your camera is capable of macro. And take knee pads, those board walks are killer on knees.
Were you able to work on the Prickly Pear Cactus while you were there? Nice little addition!
May 28, 2020 18:38:43 #
May 28, 2020 20:18:46 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
Why doesn't somebody get out and chase them off the road lol
I caught a touron (tourist-moron) who pursued a close up. Tail went up, touron persisted, Bison chasing touron, touron made it to trees.
The animals own the fields and the roads!
May 28, 2020 20:56:47 #
cahale
Loc: San Angelo, TX
JeffDavidson wrote:
Great info.
Wyoming is the least populous stae followed by Vermont and then Alaska.
Wyoming is the least populous stae followed by Vermont and then Alaska.
Not to start a new controversy, but I would argue that Alaska is by far the least populous state. Wyoming: 5.92 people per square mile, Alaska: 1.07 people per square mile. Your count is geo-political, while mine is elbow room. I'll take elbow room. But I do really like Wyoming.
May 28, 2020 21:24:21 #
Mr Bill 2011
Loc: southern Indiana
DaveO wrote:
I caught a touron (tourist-moron) who pursued a close up. Tail went up, touron persisted, Bison chasing touron, touron made it to trees.
The animals own the fields and the roads!
The animals own the fields and the roads!
that's why you should have the camera set for burst mode, practice your panning technique, and be ready to shoot at any time.
May 29, 2020 17:03:25 #
Toured Yellowstone and Grand Teton in August 2017 and Teton again the last week of September 2019 to catch the color change. Yellowstone is wonderful and Teton is a photographer's paradise especially the eastern part. Most of my keepers came from Teton. The Moulton barns, Schwabacher Landing, The Oxbow bend of the Snake river with Mt. Moran, the opportunities are almost endless. If you would consider a personal guided photo tour I can recommend professional photographer Daryl Hunter. I spent a full day with him on both trips and consider him a friend. Unlike some he doesn't heed to impress you with his prowess. He just wants his clients to take home some keepers. Google Daryl Hunter Photography.
May 29, 2020 18:41:00 #
I agree that Western Wyoming is a special place. But, when one thinks of Eastern Wyoming.. the following phrase comes to mind... “Wyoming... the land that Idaho Rejected”. Come visit us here in colorado.. we have stunning mountains and then we have farm lands.. no frozen tundra here.
May 29, 2020 21:55:37 #
May 29, 2020 22:45:45 #
druthven wrote:
Toured Yellowstone and Grand Teton in August 2017 ... (show quote)
Beautiful shots druthven! The Moulton barn and Oxbow photos are one I have made in my film days and the barn, again a few years ago when my daughter and son-in-law were visiting. You are right about Grand Teton. It has great in the Tetons, as well. I am going back this summer and really appreciate the mention of your guide Daryl Hunter. I am going to cnatact him and see if I can get him to guide a trip for me. As you wrote, the eastern side is rich in great vistas. But, up in the canyons of the Tetons there are great opportunities, as well.
May 29, 2020 22:50:37 #
Don P wrote:
I agree that Western Wyoming is a special place. But, when one thinks of Eastern Wyoming.. the following phrase comes to mind... “Wyoming... the land that Idaho Rejected”. Come visit us here in colorado.. we have stunning mountains and then we have farm lands.. no frozen tundra here.
I have hiked in Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Idaho and Montana. Colorado is wonderful, but as for frozen tundra - what are you describing? Wyoming has great photo opportunities that require just a big more searching, not like the Front Range. Check out the Absaroka Wilderness, The Beartooth Mountains and Plateau. They are full of fine vistas. Idaho didn't reject Wyoming! Western Wyoming was initially settled by Mormon farmers who moved into the Jackson Hole and Star Valleys when Idaho became a state and outlawed polygamy.
May 29, 2020 23:15:44 #
[quote=adamsg]I have hiked in Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Idaho and Montana. Colorado is wonderful, but as A
How about the wind river range and the red desert??
How about the wind river range and the red desert??
May 30, 2020 13:09:36 #
The photo of the elk required a bit of luck in that he did not move. The shot was taken 10 to 15 minutes before sunrise. Nikon 200-500 mm at 370mm, f5.6, 1/4 sec ISO 200 hand held braced against the car window frame. I was so excited and afraid he would disappear I didn't think to greatly increase the ISO.
May 30, 2020 14:16:45 #
[quote=kcooke]
I have hiked on the western slope of the Wind River Range but not the Red Desert. We camped at Green River Lakes and then went on hikes south and east of the campground. There are three other "entry" points that I want to explore. The busiest one is east of Pinedale, WY and gives access to the Fitzgerald Wilderness and some fine territory. On the southwest , near Kemmereer, you can access the range, the southern part of the Bridger Wilderness, and also the Popo Age Tribal Wilderness. It is the least traveled, partly because of the log drive from the nearest towns. On the eastern side, Dubois, WY offers access to the range, as well as some very nice territory in the southern Absarokas. This side gets a little more traffic than Green River, but there is great hiking, as well, and much to see on the eastern slope.
adamsg wrote:
I have hiked in Colorado and Wyoming, as well as Idaho and Montana. Colorado is wonderful, but as A
How about the wind river range and the red desert??
How about the wind river range and the red desert??
I have hiked on the western slope of the Wind River Range but not the Red Desert. We camped at Green River Lakes and then went on hikes south and east of the campground. There are three other "entry" points that I want to explore. The busiest one is east of Pinedale, WY and gives access to the Fitzgerald Wilderness and some fine territory. On the southwest , near Kemmereer, you can access the range, the southern part of the Bridger Wilderness, and also the Popo Age Tribal Wilderness. It is the least traveled, partly because of the log drive from the nearest towns. On the eastern side, Dubois, WY offers access to the range, as well as some very nice territory in the southern Absarokas. This side gets a little more traffic than Green River, but there is great hiking, as well, and much to see on the eastern slope.
May 30, 2020 14:41:39 #
[quote=adamsg]I have hiked on the western slope of the Wind River Range but not the Red Desert. We camped at Green River Lakes and then went on hikes south and east of the campground.
I have a keen interest in this area. Is Green River Lakes area a good place to camp? We will only be able to visit one area as our trip is fairly well planned out. Maps shows 2 hrs 36 minutes & 100 miles from Jackson Hole. Is the road paved or dirt?
I have a keen interest in this area. Is Green River Lakes area a good place to camp? We will only be able to visit one area as our trip is fairly well planned out. Maps shows 2 hrs 36 minutes & 100 miles from Jackson Hole. Is the road paved or dirt?
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