Photographs of Grand Teton National Park in early spring 2019
Trips: Tetons Spring 2019
Into the Flats
A small herd of elk disappear into the snow-tipped edges of Willow Flats.
Snow Dusting on String Lake
An late spring snow dusts the upper elevations of the Grand Tetons above String Lake.
The Grand
Spring Refresh
First Growth
Emerging Green
The first emerging green of spring in a thick aspen grove.
Blondie's Huddle
A grizzly named Blondie huddles with her two subadult cubs in the early light before sunrise.
String Lake Surprise
Spring Snow Above String Lake
Cross Fox
A cross fox strides across the melted meadow.
Don't Mess With Me
A porcupine scurries across the snow.
Spring Aspen
Spring Aspen Thicket
Maze
Spring Aspen Maze
Oxbow Bend Spring
Red willow shoots emerge in the marsh shore by an aspen grove.
Spring Palette
Springtime Palette in the Tetons
Springtime at Oxbow
Teton Impressions
Emergence
Springtime Emergence
Coming Alive
Spring Growth
Difference
Pines in a Spring Aspen Grove
Spring Snow in the Meadow
A light snow begins to fall in the meadow behind these aspen.
Winter Retreat
A cow elk runs across the open meadow as snow begins to fall. During the daylight hours, elk will avoid the dangers of the open.
Curbside
Two subadult grizzlies, cubs of Blondie, lounge on a roadside curb in the early dawn, as snow begins to fall.
Move Along
A grizzly bear nicknamed Blondie moves her cubs along.
Not Much Longer
Blondie and her two subadult cubs head to the thicket in the gently falling snow. These cubs have been with her for two years and in another week or two Blondie will send them on their way so she can turn her attention to finding a mate.
Ghost
Ghost Horse
Still Deep
In the higher elevations, deep snow remains in the Grand Teton region.
Is This Really Spring?
Summer is only a few weeks away but it feels like mid winter near the Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide.
Subadult Flee
A newly emancipated subadult cub of 399 streaks across an open meadow.