Trips: Tetons Spring 2019

Photographs of Grand Teton National Park in early spring 2019

A small herd of elk disappear into the snow-tipped edges of Willow Flats.
Into the Flats

A small herd of elk disappear into the snow-tipped edges of Willow Flats.

An late spring snow dusts the upper elevations of the Grand Tetons above String Lake.
Snow Dusting on String Lake

An late spring snow dusts the upper elevations of the Grand Tetons above String Lake.

Spring Refresh
The Grand

Spring Refresh

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First Growth
The first emerging green of spring in a thick aspen grove.
Emerging Green

The first emerging green of spring in a thick aspen grove.

A grizzly named Blondie huddles with her two subadult cubs in the early light before sunrise.
Blondie's Huddle

A grizzly named Blondie huddles with her two subadult cubs in the early light before sunrise.

Spring Snow Above String Lake
String Lake Surprise

Spring Snow Above String Lake

A cross fox strides across the melted meadow.
Cross Fox

A cross fox strides across the melted meadow.

A porcupine scurries across the snow.
Don't Mess With Me

A porcupine scurries across the snow.

Spring Aspen Thicket
Spring Aspen

Spring Aspen Thicket

Spring Aspen Maze
Maze

Spring Aspen Maze

Red willow shoots emerge in the marsh shore by an aspen grove.
Oxbow Bend Spring

Red willow shoots emerge in the marsh shore by an aspen grove.

Springtime Palette in the Tetons
Spring Palette

Springtime Palette in the Tetons

Teton Impressions
Springtime at Oxbow

Teton Impressions

Springtime Emergence
Emergence

Springtime Emergence

Spring Growth
Coming Alive

Spring Growth

Pines in a Spring Aspen Grove
Difference

Pines in a Spring Aspen Grove

A light snow begins to fall in the meadow behind these aspen.
Spring Snow in the Meadow

A light snow begins to fall in the meadow behind these aspen.

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...
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.

Two subadult grizzlies, cubs of Blondie, lounge on a roadside curb in the early dawn, as snow begins to fall.
Curbside

Two subadult grizzlies, cubs of Blondie, lounge on a roadside curb in the early dawn, as snow begins to fall.

A grizzly bear nicknamed Blondie moves her cubs along.
Move Along

A grizzly bear nicknamed Blondie moves her cubs along.

Blondie and her two subadult cubs head to the thicket in the gently falling snow.  These cubs have been with her for two years...
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 Horse
Ghost

Ghost Horse

In the higher elevations, deep snow remains in the Grand Teton region.
Still Deep

In the higher elevations, deep snow remains in the Grand Teton region.

Summer is only a few weeks away but it feels like mid winter near the Togwotee Pass and the Continental Divide.
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.

A newly emancipated subadult cub of 399 streaks across an open meadow.
Subadult Flee

A newly emancipated subadult cub of 399 streaks across an open meadow.