Re: ? on shooting Yellowstone/Tetons this weekend
[Re: jamesdak]
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06/13/07 06:51 PM
06/13/07 06:51 PM
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RichardR
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Tennessee, USA
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Jim, I was there a couple years ago during the last week of June. I found the best wildlife activity in the area from Mammoth Hot Springs up through the Lamar Valley. Wolves (at a distance); herds of bison; herds of Elk; sometimes almost surrounding the Mammoth Hotel grounds; and both Grizzly and Black Bear in Lamar Valley and the Roosevelt-Tower area. Lots of bison always hang around the Old Faithful area, too, like this big boy:
Nice scenery up towards Tower Falls (Look for the eagle nest on a rocky pinnacle below the road at an overlook.)
The drive up to Mt. Washburn is quite scenic and you might still find some snow up there. Here's a pano on the way to Mt. Washburn, shown at the far right. Pardon the poor quality, it was taken with a 2mp Olympus.
I also saw a lot of elk and some bear in the Southern Area toward Jackson Hole but didn't travel the road towards West Yellowstone.
Hope you have a great trip.
Dick:)
Last edited by RichardR; 06/13/07 06:55 PM.
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Re: ? on shooting Yellowstone/Tetons this weekend
[Re: Tony Bynum]
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06/14/07 10:47 AM
06/14/07 10:47 AM
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Manhattan, New York, New York
James Morrissey
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Hey Jim,
You mentioned that you are looking specifically to do some nice scenics. Are you sure you want to do Jellystone? Grand Teton is right down the road, and I think offers more for the 'Shoot great landscapes like crazy for 24 hours' traveler.
If you do Yellowstone, places for a great sunrise are the Thumb Geyser Basin. I would also like to do the Sylvan Lake. I have not had that opportunity though - and it is really beautiful. Of course, Sunrise or sunset at the midway Geyser Basin and Old Faithful, etc. would potentially be a lot of fun (so long as the sun is setting in the right place). Also, I have always wanted to do the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone at sunset.
James
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