Photo Journal: Tetons Summer 2010
I spent a week hiking, rafting and horseback riding through the Tetons the third week of August 2010. The weather was generally clear. But on two dawns there was some early fog over the Snake River and brilliant, but brief, color in the moments before sunrise that alone made the trip worthwhile. There was also a ferocious thunderstorm that swept across the valley floor one afternoon that could easily have passed for Twister. More than anything - other than watch my kids jump from the 20 foot diving rock into Phelps Lake - I will remember the many large bull moose I came across on this trip, more so than on any of my prior trips to the Tetons. Here are a few of the images I have identified from this trip. More will be added here and to the Tetons gallery page. Lastly, once again I drew inspiration from the magnificent gallery of David Brookover in Jackson Hole that I commend to anyone passing through that way. I am looking forward to a return trip when fall's colors put on their show in late September.
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Moments before sunrise, Mount Moran and the Oxbow Bend glow in dawn's reflected light. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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The sun bathes the Teton range above a bank of fog rising above the meandering Snake River that wends its way below. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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Dawn breaks over the slow moving waters below Schwabacher's Landing. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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A nervous herd of elk pauses before clearing this old split rail fence as fall begins to arrive. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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A briliant sunset silhouettes the Tetons and the sublette ski lift. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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A late summer thunderstorm builds over the Tetons. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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Buffalo Creek joins the Snake River before sunrise. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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A large bull moose grazes in a sage meadow. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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A large bull moose finishes grazing among the sage brush before dawn. As the sun rises he will head to some shade along the Snake River willow flats. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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After checking out my camera and tripod for a few minutes he gave a few good laughs and rejoined his friends. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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Sunrise on String Lake. Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
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An intrepid way to cool off after a hike to Phelps Lake! Photo © by Ed Fuhr.
