Trips: Christmas In The Tetons. 2011

Christmas dawns with crystal blue skies and temperatures nearly 20 below atop Snake River Overlook.
Christmas Sunrise, 2011

Christmas dawns with crystal blue skies and temperatures nearly 20 below atop Snake River Overlook. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A bald eagle takes flight after being spooked from the elk carcass where it had been feeding.
Christmas Flight

A bald eagle takes flight after being spooked from the elk carcass where it had been feeding. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A flash of movement and seemingly from nowhere a white wolf darts across the snow-covered meadow from the river bottoms where...
White Wolf

A flash of movement and seemingly from nowhere a white wolf darts across the snow-covered meadow from the river bottoms where it had hunted the night before. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A white wolf sprints across the open meadow and snows toward its pack mates who are headed home.
Running White Wolf

A white wolf sprints across the open meadow and snows toward its pack mates who are headed home. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

Wolves are inherently communal creatures.  Here, a dark colored wolf waits on the white wolf.
Wolf Connection

Wolves are inherently communal creatures. Here, a dark colored wolf waits on the white wolf. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A wolf moves across the snowy ridge toward its den on a nearby butte.
Wolf on the Move

A wolf moves across the snowy ridge toward its den on a nearby butte. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A wolf waits for one of its pack mates.
Wolf Wait

A wolf waits for one of its pack mates. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

A wolf heads towards the butte where it will spend the day, high above the snowy meadows below.
Wolf Departure

A wolf heads towards the butte where it will spend the day, high above the snowy meadows below. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.

The Teton range peeks above the fog that hovers above the frozen Snake River. 
Teton Peek

The Teton range peeks above the fog that hovers above the frozen Snake River. Photo © copyright by Ed Fuhr.