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Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5636/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A9938-IV-watermarked.jpg The Wapiti Wolf Pack The Alpha male of the Wapiti pack stands in his leadership spot in front of at least half of his very large pack. They have killed bison the night before and they have all eaten well. But it is already time to move on. By daybreak, they will be gone, across the river, above its cliffside, to the meadow where the bison have presumably retreated to. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5635/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A9881-watermarked.jpg Pack Leaders Members of the wapiti wolf pack prepare to break a new trail. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5634/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A9509-II-watermarked.jpg Viewing Parade A half dozen wolves line up as if parade to witness their leaders pass into the trees. 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Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5602/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6543-II-watermarked.jpg Lunchtime It is best to eat again even not too hungry. You never know when the next mealtime will be. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5601/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6442-1-watermarked.jpg Firehole At the base of the Firehole River falls. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5600/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6279-II-watermarked.jpg Submissive She seems submissive, but that could be an illusion. She is also a fierce killer, one of the pack's best. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5599/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6240-III-watermarked.jpg Bedded Down A wolf has bedded down in the snow, a bit removed, to spend the day, digesting and resting. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5598/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6168-1-watermarked.jpg The Edge of Color In winter, Yellowstone's thermal basins and their myriad miscropic organism are often the best and only source of color in a desolate world of white. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5597/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A6030-1-watermarked.jpg Into the Basin Steam rises and blows with the wind above the lower geyser basin. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5596/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5721-watermarked.jpg Tender Morsels It has only been a few hours, and there is precious little meat remaining on this bison that the wapiti pack have killed overnight. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5595/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5716-II-watermarked.jpg What Next? It can be hard to choose where the best morsels remain. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5594/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5675-watermarked.jpg Mealtime A member of of the Wapiti pack approaches last night's kill. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5593/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5614-II-watermarked.jpg Almost White One of the nearly 25 members of the Wapiti wolf pack comes in for a refill. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5592/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5564-watermarked.jpg The Wolf Trail Every wolf that makes its way to the carcass travels the same path. They, too, know it is important to save energy, and time. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5591/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5530-II-watermarked.jpg White on White With just a hint of gray, this light member of the Wapiti wolf pack appears like a ghost through the white blowing snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5590/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5434-II-watermarked.jpg Time to Get Mine After feeding on last night's kill, this light member of the Wapiti wolf pack seeks to pull the carcass through the snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5589/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5308-II-watermarked.jpg The Follower A more-wary light colored wolf follows some distance behind this light gray, an apparition, but also hungry. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5588/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5230-1-watermarked.jpg So Placid Four Trumpeter Swans float in the slow-moving waters of the Madison River. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5587/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A5039-golden-eagle-watermarked.jpg A Golden Eagle's Perch A golden eagle, too, welcomes last night's kill. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5586/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4987-III-watermarked.jpg Tender Times A gentle nuzzle from this dark alpha male and whispers of what might be. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5585/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4964-II-watermarked.jpg Courtship A black male courts a beautiful light gray member of the Wapiti Wolf pack, a gentle paw on her paw, and a promise of tomorrow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5584/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4838-watermarked.jpg Nothing is Easy in Winter Snow has begun to blow again, but that is no deterrence for these hungry wolves. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5583/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4731-III-watermarked.jpg Flying Friends After a long trudge through the snow, there is a sudden rush, a sprint and a pounce, and a swirl of angry ravens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5582/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4723-watermarked.jpg No Distraction Ravens need these wolves to kill and are anxious to feed on the carcasses. But they do not distract at least this wolf from her mission of getting to last night's kill. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5581/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4642-1-watermarked.jpg Huddled in a Snowstorm A herd of bison above the Madison River huddles in a blown snow. The herd learned again last night, that these are dangerous days and nights. It is best if they stay together. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5580/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4640_1-watermarked.jpg Conquest Over night, the Wapiti Wolf Pack killed 3 year old bison. It seems excessive. But there are nearly 25 wolves in this pack. And they can eat up to 20 pounds a piece. Within 24 hours, every morsel will be long gone and these fields will show no sign of what has transpired. And it will be time to hunt again. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5579/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4441-II-watermarked.jpg Leaning In A light gray wolf leans into the blowing snow, making her way down the trod path of her large pack mates. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5578/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4349-II-watermarked.jpg Coming In For much of the day, this wolf and her pack mates have rested under the cover of nearby trees, but now the pangs of hunger have stirred and it is time to feed again on last night's work. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5577/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4267-II-watermarked.jpg Into the Open Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5576/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4214-1-II-watermarked.jpg Remembering an Evening with Freeman Patterson One of my earliest inspirations, Freeman Patterson taught such enduring lessons about visual design. Thirty years later as I saw this scene I remarked to a friend, Freeman Patterson would love this scene and its design elements. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5575/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A4048-1-watermarked.jpg Swans in Flight Trumpeter swans fly through the lodgepole pines above the river basin where they have been hiding. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5574/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A3823-III-watermarked.jpg A Coyote's Winter Walk A coyote makes his way along these same river channels in search of food. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5573/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A3335-watermarked.jpg In a Valley of White In an unending valley of white, even the simple form of a lone bison gives it definition and scale. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5572/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A3245-II-watermarked.jpg Gibbon River A quick view upstream along the Gibbon Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5571/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A2987-1-III-watermarked.jpg Where the Ducks Hide For an hour this red fox has cautiously approached the bank of the Gibbon where he has heard ducks. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5570/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A2958-watermarked.jpg Upstream Along the Gibbon A hint of warmth from thermal flows keeps this water flowing in the coldest winter. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5569/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A2593-1-watermarked.jpg Crossing a Snowy Meadow A red fox crosses a snowy expanse. The river bank is just ahead and he has heard ducks. Perhaps he can catch one unaware. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5568/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A2495-1_1-watermarked.jpg Circling A red fox has circled near these near frozen waters in search of ducks that have floated a bit too close to shore. In a few minutes he will make his pounce, but at least this time, it will be for naught. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5567/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A2212-II-watermarked.jpg Eagle's Dive A bald eagle has been surveying this stretch of the Madison River in search of a meal. It might be capturing an unwary trout, or it might more likely be from swooping on a fish that an otter has fished. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5566/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1913-1-watermarked.jpg A Parade of Bison A small herd of bison march, wisely, in single file along a trail they are breaking. Winter is too hard to break your own way. That is how you get tired, and weak, and vulnerable. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5565/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1693-watermarked.jpg Where the Grass Remains This lone bull bison is smart. The warm waters of these river ways means the snow is not quite so deep, and it is here that some winter grasses can be found with a bit less effort. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5564/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1497-1-watermarked.jpg Snowy Ascent Rising above the eastern edge of the Lamar Valley, Baronet rises, cased in snow and ice. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5563/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1481-1-watermarked.jpg Where is the Mountain Lion? Days ago, friends saw a pair of mountain lions on peaks near here. But I don't see them. Do you? Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5562/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1286-II-watermarked.jpg Pine Martin Study A pine martin tries to see, smell, hear where the hare he has been chasing may be hiding. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5561/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A1193-VII-watermarked.jpg The Chase A pine martin chases a snowshow hare round round, through the pines, over the banks of snow, faster than fast, a daily display of the struggle between life and death that is Yellowstone in winter. At least on this day, the hare has survived. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5560/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0998-1-II-watermarked.jpg Loner Even in winter, the great bull bison of Yellowstone are largely solitary. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5559/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0970-1-II-watermarked.jpg A Cold Head Aging and massive, this solitary bull slowly moves feet of snow with every shake of his snow in search of grass. His special hairs ensure he is not cold but this winter is a struggle between life and death. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5558/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0842_1-watermarked.jpg Vapors Across the valley, steam rises from the thermal basins. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5557/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0761-1-watermarked.jpg Trudging Through A young bull bison trudges through the mounting snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5556/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0719-1-II-watermarked.jpg Bison Struggle A young male bison slowly searches for dry grasses, not because they offer nutrition, but because they will keep his digestive system functioning, and that in and of itself will generate some warmth to survive another night. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5555/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0664-1-watermarked.jpg Tunnel Vision In winter there is a not a lot of wasted motion. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5554/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0586-1-II-watermarked.jpg No Nonessential Moves In the deep snows and cold of winter, every movement has to be justified. Everything is hard. Conserving energy is essential. It can be the key to living to see another day. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5553/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0443-1-watermarked.jpg A Winter Panorama of Bison A herd of bison find strength and protection in their numbers and size in a wild that can be overwhelming. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5552/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0383-II-watermarked.jpg Alpha Advance The Alpha male of the Wapiti Wolfpack advances, alone, along this trail in search of food. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5551/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0383-1-watermarked.jpg Signs of Life In winter, the greatest valley of them all can be so quiet and white, so much so, that a herd of bison is a powerful reminder that there is life, even in the stillness. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5550/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0340-1-watermarked.jpg Glimmers of Light There is not much sun this winter. But even just a few rays, can bring magic to the winter landscape of the Lamar valley. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5549/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0248-II-watermarked.jpg Golden Eagle Surveillance A Golden Eagle has watched the Wapiti Wolf Pack devour its winter kill with great patience, occasionally swooping through to pick off a morsel when the opportunity presents. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5548/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0221-watermarked.jpg First Sighting Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5547/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0098-III-watermarked.jpg Wapiti Pack The most famous and the largest of Yellowstone's wolf packs, it is a stunning sight to come around a winter bend and find them here. Across a modest meadow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5546/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L4A0021-1-watermarked.jpg Walking On Down the Street In winter, these roads are their roads. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5545/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8293-watermarked.jpg Clearing Above Mammoth Springs For just a few moments, there is blue sky above the color of these springs. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5544/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8252-watermarked.jpg Winter Sluice The firewall river slices through this winter canyon. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5543/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8226-watermarked.jpg Firehole Falls Even in deep winter, these falls flow, surrounded by cliffs of grantite and rock, and deep snow, and winter's secrets. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5542/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8169-watermarked.jpg Frozen Spray An instant in time, this small rupture is frozen. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5541/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8126-watermarked.jpg Winter's Hold Everyone around sees the springs and the gray vapors, I see a tree, burdened by heavy snow, rising above. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5540/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8071-silex-spring-watermarked.jpg Silex Spring We have bustled along this crowded trail through the Painted Pots, and through the legs and arms, steam and snow, Silex Spring shows some color, and a ray of purpose. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5539/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8070-watermarked.jpg Thermal Detail The sky is white. The snow is white. The steam from these thermals is white. But in that whiteness, there are small details. Clues. To what was. And might be. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5538/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8011-II-watermarked.jpg A Warm Place to Spend a Cold Day As I am ski this frigid morning through the geysers, I can't help but envy this herd of bison that has bedded down on the warmer thermal grounds that abut these thermals. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5537/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A6554-watermarked.jpg Winter's Ghosts I shake, the trees tremble, and for just a moment, the way forward is not so clear. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5536/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A6457-watermarked.jpg Cathedral Ceiling of Pines As my friends search their way through dark forest of lodgepole pines, I look up, and everything is. a circle, a beam of light, maybe a way out. 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Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5532/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5938_1-watermarked.jpg White Dome Geyser on a Winter Morning A far -off geyser emits its steam as he huddle along the Gibbon River. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5531/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5824-II-watermarked.jpg Soft as a Pillow The Gibbon river and its cold hard stones are buried below mounds of soft pillows of snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5530/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5193-II-watermarked.jpg It's Hard to Dry Off A Trumpeter Swan flaps her wings as she floats in the Madison River, spraying a thousand drops, and whispering a sweet message. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5529/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4956-III-watermarked.jpg A Final Check An Otter's curiosity is quite striking, and a bit assuring. We do matter. Even in their world. Maybe just for a minute. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5528/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4798-III-watermarked.jpg Who Are You Looking At? A family of otters has been swimming the Madison. At last they have reached an unknown mountain stream that tumbles down to the Madison. As her or maybe his family swims up that stream in search of a meal, a final look. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5527/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4085-watermarked.jpg The Toll The buildup of water and chemicals have done their deed, taken their toll. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5526/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4062-watermarked.jpg Almost These long - dead trees, surrounded and silenced by winter's snow and winds, and a gentle stream, seem to beckon to something. But what? Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5525/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4007-watermarked.jpg A Splash of Color With Some Friends A friend has taken us to this splash of color, as snow swirls about, not far from where we began, and perhaps from where we will end. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5524/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3751-II-watermarked.jpg Crumbs A coyote seems to search for something, a few crumbs, a spill, to help it get through the night. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5523/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3294-II-watermarked.jpg Firehole Waterfall The Fireholde Canyon is an enchanting, one way roadway through a narrow canyon of rock and splashing water, countless trails of invisible wildlife. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5522/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3270-watermarked.jpg Hiking Mystery As we hiked through this winter wilderness, we came across a bend in the trail, and in that moment, direction. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5521/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3205-watermarked.jpg Where Gold and Silver Meet If not gold, silver? Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5520/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3203-watermarked.jpg A Splash of Gold Even in winter, there is color and texture, and hope. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5519/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3172-watermarked.jpg Foundations Over time, years, millennia, these thermals that erupt periodically, some more often, gradually build a foundation. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5518/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3125-watermarked.jpg Upper Geyser Basin The nuance of color, created by microbes invisible to the eye. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5517/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3123-watermarked.jpg Runoff Along the trail through these these thermals that is buried in the past week's heavy snow, this brief look at form and color is most welcome. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5516/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3100-II-watermarked.jpg In a Winter Wonderland, A Moment One of those moments off color, a brief splash, just a moment, in a steady snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5515/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3087-watermarked.jpg Dripping Away From some unnamed thermals above, a small runoff leaches into a stream below in the Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5514/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3086-watermarked.jpg Winter Detail On this winter hike with friends, the snow and thermal vapors have turned everything white, except a few colorful runoffs that seem to sing a song of resilience. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5513/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2960-watermarked.jpg Fading Light in a Geyser Basin Just before sunset, a modest burst of color behind of one of Yellowstone's geyser basins. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5512/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2429-watermarked.jpg Canary Spring Herd Below the colorful Canary Springs of Mammoth, a small herd of bison seek shelter and enjoy a few grasses not quite brown. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5511/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2031-watermarked.jpg Bison Stroll Four bison gradually, slowly stroll through winter's deepening snow. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5510/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1784-watermarked.jpg A Winter Drive Into the Lamar Cleared daily, this northern stretch of roadway in Yellowstone National Park twists and turns, rises and falls, passing through the great Lamar Valley. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5509/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1757-watermarked.jpg Where Cliffs Give Way to the Valley Just before entering the great whiteness that is winter in Lamar Valley, we pass through the last cliffs of color. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5508/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1574-watermarked.jpg Shades of Light The Lamar Valley is so many thing, to so many people, but one of the favorite things I love about this valley is its great ebbs and flows, movements and rhythms. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5507/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1208-watermarked.jpg Barronette Almost unpredictably, at the east end of the great Lamar Valley, this massive peak rises into the heavens. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5506/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1048-watermarked.jpg Whiteout With no sun, and no anything, but a faintly cleared road. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5505/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1023-watermarked.jpg A Sunny Moment For days and days it was cloud, and snowy, and gray, but every now and then, for just a moment at times, the sun would burst through and there would be light. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5504/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0974-watermarked.jpg Where We Once Hiked When I was young I would hike these great hills, getting lost at times in a maze of animal trails. 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https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2350-II-watermarked.jpg The Stalker Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5426/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1964-watermarked.jpg By the Lake Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5425/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1831-watermarked.jpg Beartooth Lake Abstract A slowly thawing lake Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5424/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1807-watermarked.jpg Lake Abstract Beartooth Lake Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5423/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1741-Absarokas-near-Sylvan-Pass-III--watermarked.jpg All That Remains Long ago fires swept this Absaroka mountain ridge near Sylvan Pass. There will be rebirth. There always is. But the wait can be long. 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https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7425-2-watermarked.jpg A Struggle Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5307/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7408-2-watermarked.jpg Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5306/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7371-1-watermarked.jpg Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5305/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7357-II-watermarked.jpg Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5304/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7330-1-watermarked.jpg Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5303/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7301-watermarked.jpg Golden Eagle Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5302/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_7290-1-watermarked.jpg Yellowstone National Park, 2006 https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5301/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5975-II-2013.jpg Wildflower Exuberance In just a matter of a couple of weeks, profuse wildflowers spring forth in June. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5300/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5975-II-2013-pano.jpg Wildflower Panorama Some years are better than others but it is hard to recall a summer with more profuse wildflowers than the summer of 2013. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5299/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6630-1.jpg Bawling In the quiet of dawn, a cub of grizzly 610 bawls a loud cry that carries across these large meadows. The sound and pain is obvious, and sad. In a panic, his sibling and mom have fled the meadow and there is a sense of danger in the nearby willows. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5298/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5707-II-Recovered-II.jpg Out of the Meadow One of the yearling cubs of grizzly 610 has been foraging in the wet flats and now has made his way through a willow thicket. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5297/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4771.jpg Keepers of the Meadow A small number of horses graze the meadows near Moulton Barn. June 2013 is one of the few years I have seen horses kept anywhere other than on the large ranches. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5296/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4739.jpg Western Home Horses graze in the fields near Moulton Bann with the Teton Range rising in the distance. It is a classic western scene that reminds of simpler days. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5295/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4729.jpg Western Home II It is hard to imagine a more traditional western scene than these horses grazing in Grand Teton National Park. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5294/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4468-2013-610-cub-III.jpg Hands Down Grizzly cubs, like 610's, frequently stand to get a better view of their surroundings and to see over the grasses and sage. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5293/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4468-2013-610-cub-II.jpg Morning Pose A grizzly cub of 610 stands in the wet meadow to get a better view. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5292/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4270-2013.jpg Leap of Faith A coyote springs across a creek in Grand Teton National Park to return to her waiting litter of pups. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5291/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4650-II.jpg The Grand A day of storms and snow have buffeted the Grand and much of the Teton range this June day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5290/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4648-II-2014.jpg Winter in June, 2014 Storm clouds are slow to clear the Teton range, with snow stretching from the Grand to the valleys below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5289/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3371.jpg Summer Play A pair of coyote pups enjoy some fun times flolicking in the lush green grass that grows near their den. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5288/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8378-2-399-III-2014-rev.jpg Emerging Grizzly 399 emerges through a dense thicket of willows where she has been hunting young elk for days. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5286/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8979-II-2014-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Morning A gentle dawn at the Oxbow Bend of the Snake River in Grand Teton National Park. Mount Moran and the Teton range reflect here in the calm water of morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5285/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8643-III-2014-watermarked.jpg The Beaver Pond I spent dawn photographing a beautiful sunrise just a few hundred yards from this iconic spot. So did a lot of other photographers who were apparently part of a tour. Almost immediately after the early pre-dawn glow had faded, clouds began to blow in and flurries began to fall. Everyone headed out. I hiked upstream to this classic view to watch the gathering storm as it began to engulf the Teton range. Just before the storm swept over the range, rays of light broke through the growing mass of clouds and illuminated the Tetons and this pond in an intense light. The wind paused momentarily, the pond grew still and for just a moment this beaver pond reflected perfectly the snow-capped Tetons and the arriving storm. Schwabachers Landing, Grand Teton National Park Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5284/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8621-watermarked.jpg Early Summer at Schwabacher Early sunrise has its magic but oftentimes one of my favorites times is a bit later when the full sun lights the ponds and banks of Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5283/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8595-watermarked.jpg Mid Morning at Schwabachers Landing In the clear stillness of an early morning, the snow-covered Grand reflects in this iconic beaver pond at Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5282/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8595-II-watermarked.jpg Of Things Black and White The black and white artistry of Ansel Adams is always in mind when exploring the greatness that is this national park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5281/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8547_1-III-2014-watermarked.jpg A New Beaver Pond Beavers took advantage of last year's closures that prevented visitors to this area, building a new dam and pond. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5280/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8500-II-2014-watermarked.jpg Schwabacher Glow So many times when I head out before dawn, and it is dark, and I am half asleep, I wonder if it is worth the drive, worth the hike. And a lot of times a few hours later I am still not sure of those answers. But there are also times when you get to experience things that take your senses and soul to another place. It is those experiences that you remember and make you feel like you are part of something bigger, and it gets you out of bed in the dark for a few more mornings. So it was this morning at this small pond created by a young family of beavers this past year. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5279/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8382-watermarked.jpg With Purpose 399 has been stalking elk in the willow for much of the afternoon. But as day ends she is on a new mission, to make her way to the nearby bank of the Snake River just below Jackson Lake dam where she and her two will drink and then make their way across. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5278/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8322-watermarked.jpg There She Is I have been observing and photographing 399 for years. She is now 18 years old and is probably the most famous, known, photographed grizzly ever. She has borne many cubs, including triplets on two occasions, often in surprisingly close proximity to the roads where some have suspected she has preferred to raise her cubs to be safer from boars (male bears). Generally, grizzlies live only into their early 20s so there is a developing sense that encounters with 399 are now especially to be treasured. Her longevity is especially blessed, seeing how few of her many cubs have been able to avoid early deaths, whether from cars, the Park's stupid policy of allowing hunting inside its borders that has unsurprisingly spurred conflicts between grizzlies who now associate gunshots with food, highway traffic and the perils generally of life in a very rugged place where the winters can be awfully long. Here, 399 emerges through a dense willow thicket after sundown, pauses momentarily after checking on her two cubs, before heading down to the banks of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5277/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8283-399-Brownie-Ash-2014-II-watermarked.jpg Where Wild Things Roam The light was fading fast. A half dozen of us waited near a rise on the bank of the Snake River in the hope of a glimpse of Grizzly 399 and her two year and a half old cubs. They had been seen entering the willow thicket more than a half mile away. We had made a guess where they might be headed and hiked down the river to a safe viewing place. Time passed. Elk bugled, Mosquitoes swarmed. Just before complete dark, the three emerged through the densest of the willows. An elk swimming across the river toward us did a quick 180. The bears tested the air and ambled on. For the only time in 10 days I saw them, and only for a second, with their heads up, together, facing forward, two young cubs and their aging 18 year old mom. Soon they, too, will go their own ways. George, one of the Park's great rangers, who had earlier patrolled the roadside crowds, had hiked around and now waited with us, watching also in quiet awe. The whole encounter lasted only a few minutes, but in that moment I think I saw what nature and wild can truly be, as sometimes we can only imagine it to have been once, like some old scene we remember on some fading puzzle or movie poster. An image that flashes and is gone. But there really still is that truly wild place in our nature Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5276/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7672-flowers-2014-watermarked.jpg Wildflower Explosion A wet spring and above normal temperatures have given rise to stunning wildflower displays throughout the Park. 2014 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5275/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7646-III-399-2014-watermarked.jpg Queen of this Land These are perfect days as 399 and her family forage and teach in ready sight of hundreds. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5274/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7645-IV-watermarked.jpg Her Majesty The Queen makes her way. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5273/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7628-2016-V-Brownie-2014-watermarked.jpg Standing One of 399 yearling sons stands for a better view. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5272/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7627-III-Brownie-2014-watermarked.jpg The Surveyor A striking young male cub, this son of 399 is especially striking as he stands in this field of flowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5271/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7627-II-Brownie-2014-watermarked.jpg Keeping Watch One of the great spectacles for years has been watching Grizzly 399 raise her cubs in Grand Teton National Park. Here, one of those cubs, now a year and a half old, stands to get an unobstructed look at his surroundings, even as mom and a sibling dig for food nearby. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5270/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7595-IV-399-2014-watermarked.jpg Portrait of 399 In Her Field of Flowers II 399 draws a large crowd as she forages not from the highway that cuts through this Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5269/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7591-III-watermarked.jpg Portrait of 399 In Her Field of Flowers I 399 spends a few weeks of June foraging on the biscuit root tubers of Pilgrim Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5268/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7579-IV-399-2014-watermarked.jpg 399's Flowers 399 is a spectacular bear always but perhaps never more so than when surrounded by a field of flowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5267/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7506-V-399-2014-watermarked.jpg Her Fields For countless hours in early June Grizzly 399 forages amidst the wildflowers for roots and rodents. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5266/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7474-watermarked.jpg Tasty A yearling cub of 399 enjoys a morsel. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5265/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7422-Brownie-and-399-2014-III-watermarked.jpg Finding Food One of 399's cubs rips apart an old and decaying limb in search of food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5264/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7392-399-2014-watermarked.jpg Biscuitroot Season Every June grizzly 399 could often be found foraging on the roots of yellow biscuitroot. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5263/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7386-399-2014-watermarked.jpg Foraging with Mom One of 399's cubs join her in foraging in a field of biscuit root. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5262/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7363-399-III-2014-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 on a June Walk 399 has emerged from her siesta in the woods and gradually makes her way along the meadow edge. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5261/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7074_1-watermarked.jpg Summer on Willow Flats In the pre-dawn hours, the willow flats provide shelter and abundant food for countless elk and moose, and occasionally wolves and bears. It is a magical place to watch their wary dance before the sun first strikes the peaks of the Tetons and then as it marches down its slopes, across Jackson Lake and finally the willow flats. As the sun moves across the valley, a move that takes surprisingly little time, much of the wildlife quickly seeks shelter and the shadows disappear. The glow on the mountains fades. A new day has begun. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5260/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6720-watermarked.jpg Sunrise in a Field of Lupines The last remnants of fog lifts off a field of lupines as the rising sun breaks through. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5259/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6715-watermarked.jpg Pilgrim's Pride Large fields of lupines, biscuit root, and other wildflowers covers this home of the Teton's most famous bear family, whose winter den was often located on a steep slope on that distant mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5258/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6129-IV-2014-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 760 Grizzly 760 enjoy a snack in a. field of larkspurs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5257/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6040-II-watermarked.jpg Rejuvenation at the Elk Refuge After a long snowy winter, the elk refuge seems reborn this early June morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5256/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5543-watermarked.jpg Rebirth A hike through a remote burned forest on an old dirt road is a meditation in silence and solitude, of life and death. Acres and acres of dead trees creak in the wind, their black scars softened but not cured by June's surprise snow. An elk is startled by my presence and races out of sight; And, below, out of yesterday's ashes and into today's snowy brace, there is rebirth. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5255/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5515-watermarked.jpg Fire and Ice The scars of long ago fires linger but there is also the signs of rebirth. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5254/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5449-III-2014-watermarked.jpg Balsamroot and a Summer Snow The calendar may say it's mid June but it has been snowing on and off for the past two days in the mountains, even as wildflowers explode across the valley floor. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5253/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5428-VI-watermarked.jpg Mountain Drama A June snowstorm gradually clears the peaks of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5252/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5428-V-watermarked.jpg The Search For most of my life the mountains have been where I have wanted to be. I am not exactly sure why - is it the destination to some journey or search I am on or is it where I find I can better explore within? I have no idea. But on mornings like this one at the end of June everything seemed to come together and I found my spirit and soul filled, my search for the moment at equipoise and my being filled with awe and rapture. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5251/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5398-IV-watermarked.jpg Cascade's Calling The Cascade Canyon is a magical draw and offers one of the best hikes in the Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5250/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5377-V-watermarked.jpg Clearing Summer Storm Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5249/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5211-399--2014-II-watermarked.jpg Mom's Escort Grizzly 399 leads one of her two adult cubs to the thickets where she will hunt for newborn elk. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5248/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5002-watermarked.jpg Mount Moran, June 2014 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5247/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4982-V-watermarked.jpg Moran's June Winter Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5246/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4982-III-watermarked.jpg Moran's Summer Snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5245/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4852-II-watermarked.jpg Cascade Canyon Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5244/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4799-watermarked.jpg Signal Mountain Fog Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5243/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4537-II-watermarked.jpg Thomas Murphy Homestead and Barn Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5242/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4097-watermarked.jpg The Smell of Perfume Standing in a riotous meadow of swaying wildflowers, feeling yourself letting go, the smell of sweet perfume, and everything becomes a blur. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5241/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3976-watermarked.jpg Goodbye, Grizzly 760 I have spent a great deal of time photographing a few of the amazing and glorious grizzly bears of Grand Teton National Park. On this last day, a hard rain began to fall and this grizzly, identified as 760, decided he had had enough and he took off across the meadow and into the brush. I never saw him again. I learned today he was shot and killed by state wildlife officials after he had been found too close to a residential area near Cody. He had been relocated near there after he had been seen in a small subdivision abutting the Grand Teton National Park. I have no idea if the re-location was indeed necessary, or shooting him was the only option. What I do know is it is all very sad, and I prefer to remember when he was wild and free and disappearing through the storm into the thicket where he often hunted. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5240/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3617-VI-2014-watermarked.jpg Lupine Pond A large field of lupines, biscuit root and other wildflowers bloom along the shores of this small pond that has swelled from melting snow and which will largely if not entirely disappear in another month. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5239/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3588-watermarked.jpg Fragrance A field of lupines perfumes the early summer air of Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5238/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3419-II-watermarked.jpg Mother's Watch A coyote mom watches for danger as her young pups play in the meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5237/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9621-1-II-2011-griz-399-and-3-cubs-watermarked.jpg Nursing Time After an hour of foraging, grizzly 399 is ready to nurse her three young cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5236/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9599-2011-II-watermarked.jpg Kids at Play Two of grizzly 399's cubs learn to play. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5235/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9553-III-watermarked.jpg In the Flowers Grizzly 399 looks up from her foraging to check on her three cubs who are playing nearby. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5234/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9521-2011-griz-399-and-3-cubs-new-watermarked.jpg Leading Her Triplets Grizzly 399 leads her three new cubs into a flower-filled meadow near Pilgrim Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5233/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9519-2-2011-griz-399-and-cubs-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Babies Grizzly 399 shows her three cubs one of her favorite June eateries. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5232/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9204-2011-schwabacher-II.jpg Schwabacher Sunrise, 2011 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5231/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sunrise-Comes-to-Schwabacher_X5T1076-2010-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Comes to Schwabachers Landing What better way to start the day than sunrise at Schwabachers Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5230/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Schwabachers-Landing-2010_X5T0072-watermarked.jpg Schwabacher Sunrise 2010 A large beaver pond is the perfect mirror for the Grand Teton and the large pines that shelter these waters and its great wildlife. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/5229/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend-2010-III_X5T1278-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend Below a glowing dawn sky, the slowly-moving waters of the Snake River pass Oxbow Bend. 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Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4952/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0711-Gibbon-Falls-watermarked.jpg Gibbon Falls Gibbon Falls drops 84 feet over a remnant of the Yellowstone caldera rim. The caldera was created by a massive volcanic eruption approximately 631,000 years ago. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4951/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0643-III-watermarked.jpg Grand Prismatic Spring Trillions of microscopic organisms thrive in the hydrothermal waters of this spring. While invisible to the eye, en masse they appear as varied colors. Colorless and yellow thermophiles grow in the hottest water. Orange, brown, and green thermophiles grow in cooler waters. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4950/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/scans00-R2-E023-IIA-watermarked.jpg Wildflower Greeting Colorful wildflowers flank the hillside this summer morning near the Park entrance at Many Glacier. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4949/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/scans00-R2-E004-V-watermarked.jpg Summer on Bowman Lake One of the most stunningly beautiful lakes in any National Park, Bowman Lake is surrounded by soaring mountains and few people given its remote location in the northwest corner of the Park, and the zillion mosquitoes that guard its shores. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4948/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Mountain-Goat-1337102-R1-E011-II-watermarked.jpg Mountain Goat One of the most popular symbols of Glacier National Park, mountain goats can be found along the high rock cliffs throughout the Park, including near Logan Pass and Hidden Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4947/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Lake-McDonald-pano-IIA-watermarked.jpg Sundown on Lake McDonald In the cool of dusk, a lone boat makes its way quietly to shore on the still waters of Lake McDonald. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4946/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5868-II-watermarked.jpg Penstemons Large clumps of penstemon enjoy one of the best views in the park, high above Grinnell Lake.. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4945/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5837-watermarked.jpg Melange Few parks offer the great wildflower hikes that Glacier does in early summer as flowers emerge in late June from many months of deep snow. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4944/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5769-watermarked.jpg Good Morning A beautiful sunrise on Swiftcurrent Lake at Many Glacier. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4943/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5715-II-watermarked.jpg Iceberg Trail The trail to Iceberg Lake, after a steep initial climb, traverses yet another beautiful Glacier valley. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4942/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5475-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Mount Gould Still waters, golden light, the last remnants of early morning fog and the always-beautiful Mount Gould make for a gorgeous morning on Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4941/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5462-II-watermarked.jpg Emerging Mount Gould and Grinnell finally emerge above the fog that has formed over the cold waters of Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4940/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2892-III-watermarked.jpg McDonald Creek McDonald Creek parallels the incomparable Going to the Sun road and offers some of the most spendlid views on the west side of Glacier. Here, Mount Reynolds, over 9000' in elevation looms above, leading the way to Logan Pass. 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Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4930/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2309-watermarked.jpg Moonset Over St. Mary's Lake The moon sets as the sun's first rays hit the mountainsides above St. Mary's Lake and Wild Goose Island. It makes for an enchanting scene where the whispers of early love seem to murmur in the wind. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4929/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1748-II-watermarked.jpg Ram A large big horn sheep does not seem to mind the rain, or the photographer who hired him for the morning. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4928/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0223-watermarked.jpg Reynolds Hold Fog and snow threaten to outstay their welcome on this early July morning just below Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4927/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4954-Pano-watermarked.jpg Panoramic Calm A sparkling sunrise has given way to a peaceful calm in the minutes before a swiftly advancing storm can reach Many Glacier. An emerging rainbow suggests it won't be long before the rain reaches this shore. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4926/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4848-Pano-1-II-watermarked.jpg Rocky Perfection As stunning as this sunrise was my larger surprise was finding myself enjoying it alone, with everyone else apparently still fast asleep at Many Glacier's great hotel just steps away. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4925/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4115-watermarked.jpg Mount Gould Reprise Some two decades ago I photographed this scene on an equally spectacular morning, crafting a picture that has hung on one of my walls ever since. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4924/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3976-II-watermarked.jpg Fog's Veil Every sunrise at Many Glacier's Swiftcurrent Lake brings something different: fog, rain, sun, golden light,reflections, storms and more. And oftentimes it all happens within an hour. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4923/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3825-Pano-watermarked.jpg Sunset Panorama By 10 pm, the light is gradually gone and the mountains above Swiftcurrent Lake are silhouetted against the fading glow. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4922/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3609-Pano-IIA-watermarked.jpg Grinnell Panorama II From an overlook above Grinnell Lake, you can see great sweeps of mountains, glaciers, countess waterfalls and the emerald green of this gorgeous lake. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4816/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1699-III-watermarked.jpg Trouble Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4815/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1359-III-watermarked.jpg Itsy Bitsy Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4814/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0987-II-watermarked.jpg Soft Glow Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4813/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0636-watermarked.jpg TIme's Passage Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4812/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0588-watermarked.jpg Eternal Truths Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4811/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A9966-watermarked.jpg The Shakes Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4810/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A9905-watermarked.jpg Never Too Wet Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4809/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A9357-watermarked.jpg Dogwood I Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4808/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A9062-watermarked.jpg Spring Cove Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4807/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8830-II-watermarked.jpg Where Bears Gather Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4806/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8677-II-watermarked.jpg I Am Good Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4805/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8585-watermarked.jpg I Told You to Get Along Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4804/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A8201-II-watermarked.jpg Out of Danger Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4803/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A7816-watermarked.jpg Springtime Bear Family Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4802/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A7447-watermarked.jpg Warily Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4801/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A7382-II-watermarked.jpg Coyote Hunt Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4800/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A6997-II-watermarked.jpg The Hard Way Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4799/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A6286-III-watermarked.jpg Flower Moon Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4798/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5773-III-watermarked.jpg Walking the Plank Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4797/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4844-II-watermarked.jpg My Road! Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4796/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4744-II-watermarked.jpg You Looking at Me? Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4795/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4091-II-watermarked.jpg Backlit Dogwood Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4794/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3867-watermarked.jpg Turkey History Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4793/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3584-II-watermarked.jpg Turkey Flex Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4792/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0327-watermarked.jpg Dogwood Passage Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4791/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3507-watermarked.jpg Valle de Frances After a short catamaran ride across Lago Pehoé, the 18 mile hike through the French Valley to Miradors Frances and Britanico is a stunning hike through boulder-filled moraines, around turquoise lakes, through ghosts of dead trees, all under the soaring peaks of the Paine Massif. Torres Del Paine National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4790/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3477-II-watermarked.jpg Laguna de Los Tres Laguna de Los Tres lies almost calm this dawn, nestled below the stunning Fitz Roy mountains on a bluebird clear morning, Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4789/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3474-II-watermarked.jpg The Perfect Morning For 30 years I had dreamed of sunrise at Fitz Roy. But on this morning, it is my daughters who first witness this dream. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4788/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3469-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Splendor Follow a day hike hand camp, an early hike in the dark, up nearly a mile of steep boulder-climbing, brings the elusive reward of sunrise on Fitz Row - if the weather cooperates! Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4787/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3467-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Fire Sunrise at the base of Fitz Roy is truly one of the most stunning vistas in the world, Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4786/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3458-watermarked.jpg Pink Before the fiery orange of sunrise, a quick patina of pink paints Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4785/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2987-II-watermarked.jpg Laguna Torre Iceberges float in the cold waters of Laguna Torre. On a clear day, this lake affords a stunning viewo of Cerro Torre. But not today.. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4784/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2933-pano-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Panorama A glorious sunrise paints Fitz Roy in a fiery glow, in sharp contrast to the cold winds and icy lagoon waters below. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4783/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2805-III-watermarked.jpg The Glow Before sunrise, there are a few minutes when the icy snow and glacial peaks of these mountains peaks truly glow in her cool blue light of dawn. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4782/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2778-II-watermarked.jpg Patagonia Milky Way There are few better places to view the milky way than Deep South American but the challenge in Patagonia is that for days on end the skies are often under deep cloud cover. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4781/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2752-IV-watermarked.jpg Patagonia Skyline The Sendero Monte Fitz Roy - the great trail that leads to Laguna de Los Tres - makes its way across glacial streams, open rock-filled meadows and great views like this of the southern Andes mountain range and Mount Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4780/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2720-watermarked.jpg Visions One of the first trailside views of Fitz Roy, it beckons us to climb and climb, in the hope of tomorrow''s sunrise. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4779/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2719-watermarked.jpg River Passage The hike to Laguna Los Tres, the base of the Fitz Roy, begins along this stream that drains the glaciers and mountains of Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4778/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2658-II-watermarked.jpg Triumph My amazing daughter surveys the Towers of Torres Del Paine. Torres Del Paine National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4777/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2943-2-IV-watermarked.jpg Waiting In the cool dark before dawn, we made our way to this clearing on the Electrico river, where we watched and waited, and waited, for the clouds and fogs to clear above Electrico's peaks, before dawn could strike the great Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4776/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2566-watermarked.jpg Raw Spectacle When the clouds finally cleared, there was a visceral reaction to the moving spectacle of Fitz Roy and her adjoining peaks and needles rising higher and higher into the the cold blue Argentinian sky, draped in never-ending glaciers and snow. This is why I traveled 6000 miles to experience moments like this. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4775/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0167-watermarked.jpg Ribbon A ribbon of sunrise light slices across these peaks in Torres Del Paine. Torres Del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4774/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5657-II-watermarked.jpg Gorra Blancas For all the great sights in Patagonia, none captured my imagination more than the blowing swirl that seemed perpetually to surround the peaks of Gorra Blanca on the Argentina-Chile border just outside Glaciares National Park. Glaciares National Park, Chile https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4773/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3988-2-watermarked.jpg Advancing Storm Grey Glacier features several significant lobes. Here, its largest lobe seems hunkered down below yet another advancing storm. Torres Del Paine National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4772/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3805-watermarked.jpg Glacial Face Grey Glacier is everything but grey, in many areas it is a deep blue; others a brilliant holy white. Torres Del Paine National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4771/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1891-IV-watermarked.jpg Magic at Sunrise For a few brief moments, the Cuernos or horns of Torres Del Pain, located between the peaks of Paine Grande and the Torres towers, are painted in pastels of pink and purple. Torres Del Paine National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4770/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3468-watermarked.jpg Attainment A magical sunrise ignites the Fitz Roy towers, Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4769/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2911-IV-2x3-watermarked.jpg Perfection There are a few places in the natural world where, when the light and conditions are just right, your heart beats slow and you can behold amazing grace, true perfection. Here is Fitz Roy in Argentina's Glaciares National Park at sunrise. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4768/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2911-III-4x2-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Sunrise Panorama From left to right they are known as Torre d'Agostini, Torre Central and Torre Monzino. They extend up to 2,500 metres (8,200 ft) above sea level . Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4767/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2803-watermarked.jpg Anticipation In the cold blue light of pre-dawn, the Fitz Roy towers rise higher and higher, ready to catch the very first rays of a new morning. Glaciers hang from these peaks and there is only the sound of the never-ending wind that sweeps constantly across these high peaks in Patagonia's southern Andes. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4766/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2803-pano-watermarked.jpg Waiting In only a few moments, sunrise will strike these peaks and set them afire. But they may be just as beautiful in the blue light of pre-dawn. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4765/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2795-II-watermarked.jpg Mirador las Torres - Just Before Sunrise The sun has not yet cleared the horizon but in the cool blue light the glaciated and snowy towers of Fitz Roy fairly glow. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4764/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2647-A-III-watermarked.jpg The Towers The famous Towers of Torres del Paine requires a great hike to reach its base and the greater luck of a relatively clear day, as captured by my daughter! Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4763/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2383-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Splendor in Torres del Paine A great vibrant fiery pink and orange glow envelops the spectacular Paine Grande and the Cuernos above the blue waters of Lago Pehoe. In a few moments, dark clouds would return. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4762/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5471-watermarked.jpg Passing By As we depart Glaciares National Park and begin our long journey home we are treated to a final sunrise show on the peaks of Viedma Lake and glacier. Though the glacier lies within Argentina, its western shores abut the souther Patagonian ice fields, where national borders are not well defined. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4761/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5211-watermarked.jpg Storm Lifting Above Viedma Glacier and Lake Two days of intense rain have passed and a storm that littered our dirt road with numerous boulders as we passed out of Glaciares NP has finally lifted overnight and providing us a grand farewell. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4760/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5198-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Viedma Lake Some 50 miles long, Viedma lake draws its waters from the glaciers that hang above, and is the second largest lake in Argentina. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4759/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5143-II-watermarked.jpg Viedma Just east of El Chalten, Viedma's glaciers glow pink in the early dawn light. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4758/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5072-Lago-del-Desierto-watermarked.jpg Lago del Desierto A lenga tree leans over Lake Desierto, a large lake that lies in the glacial valley north and east of the Southern Patagonian Icefields. As recently as 1965 this lake was the subject of armed conflict between Argentina and Chile in their long-running struggle to define borders. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4757/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4869-Gran-Glacier-Vespignani-watermarked.jpg Below Glacier Vespignani on a Stormy Day The heavy rain gave way to light, driving snow as we reached the base of Glacier Vespignani. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4756/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4832-watermarked.jpg Through the Lenga Forest Our hike through lush lenga forests in a downpour felt like a walk in a tropical rain forest, but with Vespignani Glacier and stunning views of the Andean mountains, a clear day away. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4755/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4630-IV-watermarked.jpg Fishing A black crowned night heron fishes silently in the rushing waters just below the beautiful Cascade Canadon del Toros. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4754/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4500-II-cascada-canadon-de-los-Loros-watermarked.jpg Cascada Canadon de los Loros Our journey to Lago del Desierto was broken up with a great stop at this beautiful small waterfall, made all the more enchanting by a steady rain that seemed to epitomize the Patagonian experience. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4753/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4484-watermarked.jpg Arriving Fall in a Lenga Forest HIkingin the mist and fog through the great lenga forests that grace Argentina is a feast for the senses. There is something magical about these trails, with waves of grass blowing below 140 foot tall twisted trees, hints of fall color, the smell of earthy fall and the low roar of rushing rivers and wind.. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4752/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4398-watermarked.jpg Twisted The ever-blowing fierce winds that buffet this part of the continent cause many of the Lenga trees to become twisted sculptures. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4751/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4366-watermarked.jpg Lenga Specimen The most iconic tree of Patagonia, the Lenga tree is a member of the beech family and provides critical habitat in the Southern Andes. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4750/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4240-watermarked.jpg Rushing Rio Electrico is swollen from days of heavy rain and there is a steady roar from the rush of this beautiful river. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4749/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4218-watermarked.jpg A Blur The Rio Electric rushes through this valley, carving its way around mountainsides and through great forested groves of Lenga trees. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4748/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4138-watermarked.jpg Hiking Through a Lenga Forest One of the highlights of our treks through Patagonia were some days exploring the subtle details of the great lenga forests in steady rain and advancing fall. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4747/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4134-watermarked.jpg A Hint of Fall In early March, there is a hint fall, as the first orange and yellow tints begin to emerge in the lenga and other trees that inhabit this rugged region. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4746/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3805-watermarked.jpg Azul Lake A stunning blue lake, Azul lies in Los Huemules Reserve, surrounded by great groves of lenga trees, with Fitz Roy breaking through the clouds in the distance. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4745/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3742-watermarked.jpg Arriving Fall at Lago Azul Aptly named, Laguna Azul dazzles and sparkles with fall colors on the march! Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4744/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3727-watermarked.jpg A Patagonian View Lagoons, granite peaks and electric blue glaciers dot the horizon of this secluded part of the world. It takes a certain sensibility and sense of wonder to let go of whoever you come from and simply immerse yourself in your surroundings. These words greeted me on my arrival to Explora's Patagonia.... So true! Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4743/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3596-II-huemul-deer-watermarked.jpg Huemul Deer An extremely endangered species of deer native to the mountains of Chile and Argentina. It is believed there are fewer than a few hundred remaining, but this one seems oblivious to us hiking by in the conservation district named after it. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4742/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3533-II-Magellanic-Woodpecker-watermarked.jpg Magellanic Woodpecker Similar in appearance to a pirated woodpecker, this large woodpecker, and several others, regaled us with its loud drumming in the trees above us enroute to Lago Azul. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4741/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3430-IV-watermarked.jpg Worth Waiting For For almost a week it has mostly rained, but on this dawn the skies are mostly clear, at least for a while, to reveal sunrise on Fitz Roy, Poincenot and Cerro Electrico. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4740/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3430-IV-pano-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Sunrise Panorama Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4739/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3427-IV-watermarked.jpg A Matter of Perspective Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4738/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3427-II-watermarked.jpg Above Rio ELectrico Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4737/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3186-cerro-30-anniversario-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Cerro 30 Anniversario Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4736/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3141-II-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Dawn Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4735/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3032-II-watermarked.jpg Before the Fog Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4734/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2943-2-III-watermarked.jpg So Close Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4733/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2783-watermarked.jpg El Chalten at Dusk A long day of hiking and fading light has brought us to this overlook above El Chalten and Glaciares National Park. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4732/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2783-pano-watermarked.jpg Glaciares National Park Just outside of the small town of El Chalten, an overlook offers this spectacular view of town and the great mountains of Glacier National Park, Including Fitz Roy, Cero Tore, and Poincenot. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4731/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2718-rio-de-los-vueltas-watermarked.jpg Rio de Los Vueltas Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4730/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2694-watermarked.jpg Laguna Capri Laguna Capri offers a popular short winter hike hike for residents of El Chalten who enjoy an afternoon of ice skating before one of the great mountains. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4729/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2666-2-watermarked.jpg Laguna Capri Shore Along this shore we rest, have lunch and watch a parade of clouds dance across the sky, often but not always concealing Fitz Roy and the great mountains. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4728/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2568-III-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Marvel With wafts of clouds drifting across its face, Fitz Roy stands like some frozen jewel against a brilliant blue sky. The scene won't last long but even a momentary vision sears deeply. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4727/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2553-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Fitz Roy breaks free of the clouds and rises higher and higher into the blue sky, a stunning peak of the southern Andes mountains near El Chalten, Argentina. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4726/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2544-II-watermarked.jpg Swirling Clouds and fog swirl in the fierce winds that rip across this stretch of the Andes mountain range above Laguna Capri. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4725/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2516-watermarked.jpg Lunch at Laguna Capri Hours of hiking through he fog and clouds and rain and cold has brought us to this lake where, we decided, we would wait, however long it might take, for the clouds to part and reveal the great Fitz Roy. A few hours later, our patience was rewarded and the mountains appeared! Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4724/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2496-II-watermarked.jpg Cerro Guillaumet Through the Fog Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4723/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2360-watermarked.jpg Piedra Blancas Glacier Descending from Fitz Roy, hidden in the clouds, Piedra Glacier sweeps to a lagoon below. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4722/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2353-watermarked.jpg Glacier Greeting The massive Piedra Blancas Glacier greets hikers who make their way to Mirador las Torres, the base of Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4721/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2352-watermarked.jpg Across the Fitz Roy Valley The green vegetation in the flat valley quickly gives way to the rocky scramble and glaciers that lie nearby enroute to Mirador Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4720/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2332-watermarked.jpg Where the Weather Gathers Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4719/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2324-watermarked.jpg Glacier Surge Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4718/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2308-cerro-torre-watermarked.jpg Valley of the Fitz Roy Teased by a rainbow and rising tantalizingly closer, from the left: Loma de las Pizarras, followed by Cerro Techado Negro with the nearly last steep climb to Laguna Los Tres. at the base of Fitz Roy. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4717/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2284-piedras-blancas-glacier-watermarked.jpg Laguna Piedras Blancas and Glacier Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4716/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2256-Glaciar-Piedras-Blancas-watermarked.jpg Glaciar Piedras Blancas The beautiful Piedras Blancas glacier, some 2000 m away, with its characteristic seracs and icefalls that descend through the glacial cirque of the North Fitz Roy massif flanked by Cerro Madsen and Cerro Eléctrico. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4715/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2242-GLaciar-Piedras-Blancas-Mirador-watermarked.jpg A View Through the Trees Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4714/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2237-Glaciar-Piedras-Blancas-watermarked.jpg Glaciar Piedras Blancas Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4713/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2158-morro-Las-Lolas-and-Cerro-30-Anniversario-watermarked.jpg Morro las Lolas and Cerro 39 Anniversario in an Early Snow A hint of fall colors on Las Lolas, the early arrival of winter a few thousand feet higher, and a growing sense that change was at hand. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4712/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2146-Cerro-30-Anniversario-watermarked.jpg A Place to Be As the rains gradually cleared, the temperatures were noticeably cooler. There was a hint of autumn and even winter on the wind, as the early change in the leaves of the lenga trees nearby was a warning that winter was not far off. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4711/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2097_1-III-watermarked.jpg Los Huemules Reserve Entering the Explora drive offers this stunning view of the Rio Electrico valley. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4710/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1967-pano-II-watermarked.jpg Glaciares Panorama The arrival into the Los Humbles Reserve is dominated by the imposing ice and snow-covered Gora Blanca that was especially dazzling through the lifting clouds. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4709/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1967-III-Cerro-Gorra-Blanca-watermarked.jpg Cerro Gorra Blanca Gorra Blanca is almost covered in snow and ice year round. Its rounded summit shape led it to be named Gorra Blanca for White Hut in spanish. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4708/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1954-II-cerro-30-anniversario-and-gora-blanca-watermarked.jpg Cerro 30 Anniversario and Gore Blanca Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4707/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1954-cerro-30-aniversario-and-cerro-gorra-blanca-watermarked.jpg On the Way While driving from Torres Del Paine to the Explora in Glaciares, we race down a long dirt and bumpy road aside Rio Electric, and its tantalizing views of Gora Blanca. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4706/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1452-watermarked.jpg Search for Gold A vibrant rainbow across Lago Pehoe beckons us a bit further in our search for gold. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4705/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1318-watermarked.jpg Turquoise Lego Pehoe Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4704/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1159-watermarked.jpg What a Drive! Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4703/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0801-cascada-paine-watermarked.jpg Cascada Paine Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4702/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0667-watermarked.jpg Wary Clouds roll across the valley floor where a herd of guanaco graze warily. This is puma country. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4701/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0635-watermarked.jpg The Sentinel A lone guanaco is always on guard when these great herds graze. Pumas feast on guanacos and it is critical that the nearby hills and meadows be monitored carefully for the stealthy approach of this unmatched predator. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4700/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0560-II-watermarked.jpg Carlos A guanaco stands watch on a nearby hillside as a herd grazes below. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4699/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0216-flamingo-watermarked.jpg Feeding Flamingos A flock of flamingoes forage in the waters of this pond in Torres Del Paine, an encounter that seems but is not at odds with all that is Patagonia. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4698/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0067-watermarked.jpg Morning Warmth Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4697/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5979-cero-30-anniversario-watermarked.jpg Cerro 30 Anniversario Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4696/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5976-watermarked.jpg The Other Way While waiting for sunrise to strike the might Fitz Roy, the nearby mountains across the Rio Electrico put on their own stunning show. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4695/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5973-II-Loma-Del-Diablo-watermarked.jpg Loma del Diablo at Sunrise Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4694/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5972-Cerro-30-Aniversarrio-watermarked.jpg Morning Light on Cerro 30 Anniversarrio Across the Rio Electrico, the sun's first rays find the peaks of Cerro 30 Aniversario, while we wait patiently for Fitz Roy to find its light. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4693/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5912-watermarked.jpg Fitz Roy Sunrise Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4692/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5807-Poincenot-watermarked.jpg Poincenot Rising While Fitz Roy battles its foggy demons, nearby Poincenot rises in the early morning glow of sunrise. Glaciares National Park, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4691/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5699-Cero-Gora-Blanca-watermarked.jpg Cerro Gora Blanca Morning Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4690/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5649-loma-del-diablo-watermarked.jpg Loma del Diablo and Approaching Fall In early March, the colors have begun to change in the lower elevations of Los Huemules reserve adjacent Glaciares National Park. But a few thousand feet higher fresh snow has put a new cloak atop the summits. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4689/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5614-Gora-Blanca-watermarked.jpg Too Fast Langauge barriers made it hard to slow our driver from Torres del Paine to El Chalten, increasing the challenge of capturing the stunning high Andes mountain summits that lie near the Argentina-Chile border. Los Huemules Reserve, Chalten, Argentina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4688/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5484-Caracara-falcon-watermarked.jpg Caracara Falcon Unlike most falcons, this species is slow-flying and a generalist, feeding on carrion and some live prey, often hanging around and walking along highways in search of roadkill. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4687/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A5099-watermarked.jpg Laguna Azul in Torres del Paine Strong winds whip up the blue waters of Lago Azul where we lunch for the day. An hour ago a puma was spotted not far from here, but not by us! Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4686/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4624-watermarked.jpg The Paine River The Paine River snakes and wends its way below the Paine cordillera from which its waters flow. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4685/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4579-nordenskjold-pano-II-watermarked.jpg Nordenskjold Sunrise Panorama Winds gusting over 60 miles per hour made it hard to stand still enough to capture a few images of spectacular Nordenskjold lake below the great mountains of Torres Del Paine. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4684/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4481-watermarked.jpg Sunrise at Lago Nordenskjold A spectacular, wind-swept lake lies below the Cuernos mountains of Torres Del Paine. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4683/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4399-II-watermarked.jpg Morning Kiss For a few moments, a ray of early morning light finds it way through an opening in the heavy bank of clouds and fog, bringing a golden glow to the crown of the horns of Torres del Paine. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4682/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4258-watermarked.jpg Turquoise Lakes Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4681/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4214-watermarked.jpg The Massif Buried in deep snow and glaciers, the peaks of the Paine Grande are an inspiring if forbidden range. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4680/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4200-watermarked.jpg Cuernos - The Horns Moody and inspring, The Cuernos or 'Paine horns' is a collective name given to a set of spiky granite peaks in Torres del Paine National Park, all of which stand at over 2000 metres high. The spikes have fittingly sharp names: to the north, the Aleta de Tiburón (Shark's Fin), to the east, from north to south, Fortaleza (Fortress), La Espada (The Sword), La Hoja (The Blade), La Máscara (The Mask), Cuerno Norte (North Horn), and Cuerno Principal (Main Horn) Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4679/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4155-watermarked.jpg Hillside View Rolling mounds of vibrant shrubs hug the hillside above Lake Pekoe. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4678/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4143-IIa-watermarked.jpg My View The Explora hotel offers one of the best views of any hotel, featuring from nearly every room this sweeping vista. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4677/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3688-watermarked.jpg A Lobe One of the lobes of Grey Glacier juts through a passageway in the rocky cliffs. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4676/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3461-watermarked.jpg Not so Grey Glacier Grey Glacier is a a beautiful blue ice in many areas, all air long ago forced out and trapping all waves of blue light. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4675/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3282-watermarked.jpg Glacial Force The long-ago effects of glacial movement can be seen in the textures and striations in the rock cliffs that rise above Grey Lake. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4674/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3200-watermarked.jpg On the Way to Grey Glacier One of our hiking highlights included this leg of the famous W trek enroute to Grey Glacier, a hike across boulders and great meadows, along roaring rivers, and turquoise lakes. and, finally, arrival at the bluest glaciers I have witnessed anywhere. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4673/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3072-watermarked.jpg Condor Hunting An Andean condor flies across the face of a cliff high above one of Patagonia's numerous lakes. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4672/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A3041-rio-olguin-watermarked.jpg Rio Olguin The Rio Olguin tumbles down the steep hills above Grey Lake and then courses it away along this stunning lake. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4671/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2997-chilean-firebrush-watermarked.jpg Chilean Firebrush and Grey Glacier A few fire brush with their characteristic flaming red flowers seem somewhat out of place along the shores of this glaciated lake. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4670/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2799-II-watermarked.jpg Brooding The weather in Torres Del Paine is rarely sunny and calm. The nearby ice fields create nearly constant clouds around the Paine peaks and winds that are hard to stand against. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4669/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2759-watermarked.jpg Dusk on Cuernos Whatever the weather, the horns or granite spires of these mountains are stunning and arresting, and at times eery. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4668/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2640-salto-chioo-waterfall-watermarked.jpg Salto Chico Waterfall Convenient, short and powerful, this waterfall is made even more beautiful by the surrounding Patagonian mountain peaks that rise across the shore. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4667/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2631-watermarked.jpg Salto Chico and Lago Pehoe The waters of Lago Pehoé tumble toward Salto Chico, a small but powerful waterfall at the base of the luxury Explora hotel. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4666/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2520-watermarked.jpg Lago Skottsberg Another beautiful lake along Valle Frances, the French Valley hike, with the Cuernos del Paine rising in the distance. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4665/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2296-II-watermarked.jpg Avalanche Fall A small avalanche of snow flows like a waterfall from the French Glacier. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4664/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2283_1-mirador-frances-watermarked.jpg Mirador Frances Glaciar A great view along the famous French Valley hike, where we stopped for lunch, admiring the French Glacier and the nearly constant avalanches of snow and ice, with accompanying booms that echoed in the valley like thunder. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4663/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2166-watermarked.jpg French Glacier Overlook Valle Frances (the French Valley) is a deep valley between mountains in Torres del Paine and is one of the main hiking attractions in the national park. It is dominated by a magnificent hanging glacier, Glaciar Frances, beech forests and the French River. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4662/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1926-III-watermarked.jpg Morning Glow on Paine Grande Days of heavy clouds and fierce winds give way, for just a few moments at sunrise, allowing a gorgeous vibrant pink glow to envelop the Cordillera Paine Mountain. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4661/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1891-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Lago Pehoe Pastel pinks and purples paint the early morning sky above Lago Pehoé and the Paine cordillera. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4660/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1864-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on the Paine Grande Cerro Paine Grande is the highest summit of the Cordillera Paine Mountain Range in Torres del Paine National Park. Paine Grande stands at more than 8000 feet, closely followed by the Cuerno Principal which is reaches some 7800 feet. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4659/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1818-II-watermarked.jpg Sunset on Pehoe Lake Sunset's final golden touch creates an illusion of warmth on the Paine Grande. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4658/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1643-watermarked.jpg One of the Finest Widely considered one of if not the best hotel view in the world features the spectacular peaks of the Cordillera Paine range of the southern Andes mountains. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4657/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1530-watermarked.jpg Soaring to the Peaks of the Massif A condor surfs the winds to the high peaks of the Paine Grande. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4656/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1471-pano-watermarked.jpg Mirador Condor A relative modest but steep hike reaches one of the best views in Torres Del Paine, with the turquoise waters of Lake Pehoé below. This overlook lived up its name, as numerous Andean Condors surfed the 60 mile per hour winds that battered this hill. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4655/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1193-watermarked.jpg Los Cuernos Los Cuernos, or "the Horns," is part of the Paine Massif, an outcropping of granite peaks in the heart of the southern Andes and Patagonia. It is a spectacle of erosion and a journey into the depths of time. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4654/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0856-II-watermarked.jpg Paine Grande The Paine Grande is the largest and highest of the Southern Andes mountains, dominating the view, dictating the weather and home to numerous hanging glaciers. Torres del Paine https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4653/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2647-A-III-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4652/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_2383-II-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4651/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A8805-watermarked.jpg Winter Lace The bitter cold has frozen every semblance of vapor and etched these aspen in crystals of lace. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4650/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A8115-watermarked.jpg Snake River Effect, Hoarfrost A stand of cottonwoods stands laced in hoarfrost against a backdrop of snow-covered Pines. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4649/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A8114-watermarked.jpg Winter Hoarfrost Pines and cottonwoods are coated in a heavy hoarfrost from the rising moisture of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4648/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A6222-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on the Teton Range Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4647/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A6167-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise and Moonset It may be 15 below zero but a clear morning has allowed the sun to ignite the peaks of the Grand in a fiery orange as a full moon sets to the west. Winter sunrises are exceptionally spectacular on those rare clear mornings like this, Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4646/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A6132-watermarked.jpg Setting Orb Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4645/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A5980-II-watermarked.jpg Moonset Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4644/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4295-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise, Ditch Creek, II Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4643/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4246-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Reflection Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4642/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3078-III-watermarked.jpg Nairobi When I first saw this tree and its decaying sister it brought to mind an image I had seen so many years ago from the deserts of Nairobi by the great Freeman Patterson, an early inspiration for much of my photography. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4641/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3050-watermarked.jpg Kelly Sunrise Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4640/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2707-watermarked.jpg More Snow on the Teton Peaks Last week's heavy snows remain on the high, rocky peaks of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4639/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2608-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Winter Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4638/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2554-watermarked.jpg Cascade Canyon Winter Glow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4637/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0041-II-watermarked.jpg Watching With a Friend Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4636/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A0022-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Ditch Creek A bitterly cold morning has coated the grasses along Ditch Creek in heavy hoarfrost. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4635/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A9577-watermarked.jpg Moose Survey A large bull moose surveys the valley and river bottoms to the west. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4634/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A8566-watermarked.jpg Only the Lonely A coyote crosses the frozen waters of Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4633/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A7717-II-watermarked.jpg Steam Bath A small herd of mule deer pause for a bit of warmth by the hot springs on this cold winter morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4632/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A4515-watermarked.jpg Gathering Elk Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4631/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A3729-watermarked.jpg Behind the Butte A herd of nearly a thousand elk has congregated behind this butte where they will feed and enjoy some protection from the winter storms that will surely come. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4630/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2798-redhead-duck-watermarked.jpg Redhead Duck A Redhead Duck dries her wings on Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4629/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A2132-watermarked.jpg Preparing for the Storm Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4628/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_H7A1880-watermarked.jpg Winter' Fall Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4627/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A4184-III-watermarked.jpg Otter Slide A family of otters play on the shores of this river where they find numerous fish half their size. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4626/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2880-1-II-watermarked.jpg Patriarch A large bull moose is ready for the rut. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4625/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2349-watermarked.jpg Where the Ladies Drink Where the Ladies Drink Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4624/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A2318-1-II-watermarked.jpg Siblings Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4623/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1397-1-III-watermarked.jpg Winter Hunt A coyote hunts for rodents in the winter snow. After finally catching two rodents, he emits a series of yips, alerting his family across a distant meadow that he will be home with dinner soon, and they respond with their yips of excitement. It is a magical scene. When dad arrives, he is mauled by a several pups before the family settles in. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4622/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1162-II-watermarked.jpg What Did I Hear? A large bull moose has been sleeping in these fields of bitterrbrush for much of the day. A light snow has begun to fall and the thick insulation that keeps these moose warm in winter keeps too the snow from melting. After stretching and slowly standing, this bull looks off to the river bottoms where other moose may be feeding. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4621/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A1042-II-watermarked.jpg Where Is She? Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4620/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0918-1-watermarked.jpg Solitary File Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4619/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0880-watermarked.jpg Do You Love Me? Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4618/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0861-1-II-watermarked.jpg Elk Retreat Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4617/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0749-1-watermarked.jpg Elk Flight Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4616/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0727-1-watermarked.jpg Pandemonium Thousands of elk begin the final leg of their migration from the Gros Ventre. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4615/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0651-1-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Migration More than a thousand elk stampede through the snow and in the bitter cold aacross these hill, keeping a wary eye on the predators that follow close behind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4614/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0627-1-watermarked.jpg Vapor In the bitter sub-zero cold, a large herd of elk create a cloud of vapor from their heavy breathing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4613/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_87A0598-1-watermarked.jpg Elk Migration I am not sure I have witnessed a more mesmerizing sight in all my trips to the Tetons than this stampede of thousands of elk in the bitter cold of dawn, down and across these hills outside the valley where they will seek shelter for the winter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4612/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230911__H7A0876-1-watermarked.jpg Father and Son The first snow of winter -- in early September -- has begun to fall. In the whisper of falling snow, a large bull moose follows close behind his young son as they make their way across a large stream rock bed. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4611/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230911__H7A0534-1-watermarked.jpg A Family Affair A large bull moose follows his family in the snow across this rocky streambed. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4610/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A9933-watermarked.jpg Porcupine Snack A porcupine gnaws on the shoots of a dwarf willow as the leaves of turn yellow and fall. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4609/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A9857-watermarked.jpg Porcupine Crossing In the short summer and early fall, Denali's wildlife devote nearly every moment to feeding and caching food. This porcupine is obviously no exception. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4608/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A9784-stony-pass-overlook-watermarked.jpg Blown Away - Denali from Stony Pass Overlook Atop a pretty hill we lunch and remember great dreams. Wisps of clouds and fields of snow blow high across the South and North Peaks of Denali. There will be days with prettier light but for now this is a reminder of things that endure and all those things that just get blown away. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4607/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A9762-II-watermarked.jpg Denali Rising Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4606/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A9746-II-watermarked.jpg Denali Rising Denali's grandeur is jaw-dropping, especially on a clear day, rising more than 20,000 feet above Muldrow Glacier and the tundra valley. From base to peak Denali is some 3000 feet taller than Everest. On a clear day, Denali can be seen from more than 100 miles away! "Denali" comes from the Native Alaskan language Kokuyon, meaning "The High One." Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4605/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__H7A0123-1-III-watermarked.jpg This Is My Road The only road through Denali National Park remains closed due to a massive landslide two years ago. This porcupine has taken it over and did not take kindly to my request to pass on foot! After a short standoff and negotiation he agreed I could proceed if I did not return. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4604/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__87A8100-watermarked.jpg Autumn Aerial Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4603/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__87A7827-watermarked.jpg Between Between the mountains, the Teklanika river passes. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4602/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__87A7725-toklat-II-watermarked.jpg Toklat River Crossing Aerial view of the spectacular Toklat River that bisects Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4601/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__87A7571-watermarked.jpg Denali's Riverways Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4600/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230910__87A6874-pan-II-watermarked.jpg On a Sunny Day The Alaskan Range and Denali shine brightly on a rare beautiful, clear autumn day. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4594/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A6288-2-III-watermarked.jpg Autumn in Denali Storm clouds mount over the Alaskan Range, a hint that that these early September autumn colors won't be around for long. But for these few days, this high mountain pass near Eielson is a stunning passageway. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4593/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A6286_1-watermarked.jpg Fall's Farewell For a few days in early September the Denali tundra blazes red, orange and yellow, even as the first snows of fall are but a day away from reaching the valley floor. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4592/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A5066-watermarked.jpg Fall's Farewell The first snow of the season has arrived in Denali National Park even as Fall's tundra blazes in its robe of vibrant reds and yellows. In just a few days the cold will take its toll and the tundra will turn a dull brown, until it emerges some 7 months later when the long winter releases its persistent grip. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4591/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A4980-watermarked.jpg Thorofare River Valley Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4590/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A4924-watermarked.jpg Denali Valley View Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4589/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230909__87A4862-watermarked.jpg Change The winds of fall have brought change to the high tundra and the surrounding Alaskan range that slices through Denali National Park. The calendar says fall but everything says it is now winter's time. 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On this gorgeous autumn afternoon, the tundra has turned crimson and gold and the surrounding range shows off its first snow of the season Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4584/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7660-highway-pass-II-pano-watermarked.jpg Highway Panorama Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4583/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7572-highway-pass-watermarked.jpg North of Highway Pass Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4582/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7419-II-thorofare-mtn-watermarked.jpg Thorofare Mountain Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4581/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7263-watermarked.jpg Eielson Winter An early heavy snow allowed for a rare opportunity to experience the sweeping views of Gorge Creek and the valley below Eielson Visitor Center in all white. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4580/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7158-II-watermarked.jpg First Snow on Thorofare Pass Winter arrives early on Thorofare Pass. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4579/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A7055-II-watermarked.jpg Thorofare River Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4578/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A6542-watermarked.jpg The Pursuit After establishing his dominance, the largest of the two bull moose, easily weighing more than 1600 pounds, sprints across the colorful tundra to the cow moose below. These bulls may seem slow, but they can run 35 miles an hour and are an amazing sight in action, especially as they move from my roadway where I am hiking across Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4577/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A6246-watermarked.jpg Ebbs Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4576/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A5984-II-watermarked.jpg Away A bit further up the road my passage was again delayed - this time by a large but not massive bull moose that was hastily climbing the embankment in retreat from two much larger moose. Moose are deceptively fast, unpredictable and dangerous, especially during the fall rut. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4575/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A5783-watermarked.jpg Surveying His Valley A large bull moose surveys the massive valley below and the sweeping Muldrow Glacier that grinds inexorably onward. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4574/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A5584-two-bulls-watermarked.jpg Two Bulls Two large moose have been sparring, having first driven away the smaller but still sizable bull posted yesterday. In two minutes the smaller of these two bulls could be seen running nearly a mile away, across the changing tundra. In the wild there are winners and losers all around. And as I made my way along, I was relieved they had decided to chase into the willows and across the valley below Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4573/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__H7A5475-watermarked.jpg Kantishna Sunset Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4572/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__87A4100-II-watermarked.jpg Passageway The gravel Denali Park Road slices through the autumn hued valley before climbing to the high mountain passes that now stand covered in fresh snow. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4571/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__87A3865-II-watermarked.jpg I See You Unlike Mr. Chocolate, this large grizzly was intensely focused on the final blueberries of the season, except for a few brief moments when he looked up as I passed by, no doubt wondering whether he wanted a bit more protein in his diet. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4570/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__87A3517-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Ascent Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4569/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__87A3490-II-watermarked.jpg The Menace Having survived my passage by the imposing porcupine and rutting moose, life seemed grand, then, a bit later, around the bend, comes this running grizzly! A beautiful chocolate color, he loved to run and pounce, but thankfully seemed content to pounce on critters besides me. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4568/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230908__87A3380-III-watermarked.jpg Mealtime In the fall, grizzly bears enter a hyperphagia phase, a time when they eat incessantly as they prepare for the months ahead when they will hibernate and eat nothing. It is a vital time, and these Denali mountainsides are the perfect place to feast, with miles of blueberries, rodents, tubers and occasionally bigger game. The Denali road, closed to vehicles, passes through much of this landscape and is a place to witness these great spirits of the wilderness in their home, but carefully and respectfully, at distance, using very long lenses. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4564/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230907__H7A5216-watermarked.jpg Fading Fall on the Bluffs Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4563/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230907__H7A4489-watermarked.jpg Denali Park Road in Autumn Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4562/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230907__H7A4220-watermarked.jpg Snowy Range Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4561/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3308-II-watermarked.jpg Scratching an Itch What better way to scratch that itch than a roll in the first snow of the season atop a small chain in Denali National Park! Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4560/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3270-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Cross Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4559/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3237-II-watermarked.jpg Heading for Shelter A grizzly heads for shelter in a developing snow storm that has swept over the mountains and into Denali's valleys. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4558/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3220-watermarked.jpg Winter's Arrival at Eielson Bluffs The Denali Park Road twists and turns below and around the steep bluffs at Eielson. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4557/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3214-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Day in Denali A heavy wet snow begins to fall below the Eielson Bluffs and across the valley below. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4556/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230906__H7A3091-II-watermarked.jpg Red Tinged Caribou A caribou's antlers are often blood red for a day or two after shedding their velvet cover. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4555/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A1719-pan-watermarked.jpg Gorge Creek Panorama Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4554/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A1719-II-watermarked.jpg Early Autumn at Gorge Creek Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4553/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A1274-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Approach A long uphill bike climb became complicated when this grizzly emerged and decided he had first right to the gravel roadway. 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It an area of colorful tundra and berries, grizzly bears and Golden Eagles, ever changing weather and light. This is the crown jewel. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4548/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A0672-II-watermarked.jpg Gorge Creek, 2023 From Eielson Visitor Center, sweeping vistas of Gorge Creek and the Alaska Range provide some of the most sensational views in America. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4547/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A0590-watermarked.jpg Dawn Glow on Denali In the early chill of dawn, as the sun first paints the sky in pastels of pink and purple, Denali rises above a bank of fog that hangs just above Wonder Lake. Mornings like this make it easy to roll out of bed before sunrise! Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4546/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__H7A0576-II-watermarked.jpg Denali Before Dawn Below Denali a bank of fog drifts from Wonder Lake in the early cool before sunrise. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4545/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230905__87A2606-watermarked.jpg Morning View In the quiet blue hour before sunrise, Denali rises in a glowing white dress some 20,000 feet above a bank of fog that has drifted from nearby Wonder Lake. In 30 minutes the fog will obscure the mountain for much of the morning before being replaced by the daily shroud of clouds that frequently obscures Denali's highest ridges. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4544/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230904__87A2239-II-pano-II-watermarked.jpg Lifting Storm clouds lift slowly above this mountain range that guards the entrance to Denali National Park. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4543/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230904__87A2136-watermarked.jpg Early Autumn Palette A few rays of light mix with autumn's colorful magic in Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4542/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230904__87A1925-watermarked.jpg Twilight After a long gloomy day, the sun breaks out briefly to tip these peaks on the eastern edge of Denali National Park. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4541/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230904__87A1914-watermarked.jpg Primrose Ridge Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4540/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-20230904__87A1752-II-watermarked.jpg Bull Moose in Early Snow A large bull moose has entered the rut and an early autumn snowfall will not deter his pursuit. 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The iconic view of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from Artist's Point, with the Lower Falls and the dramatic cliffs of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Thomas Mann's great paintings of this canyon were presented to Congress in 1872 that led to the formation of America's first park. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4336/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8659-II-watermarked.jpg Artist's Point Evening lights brings added warmth to the limestone and shale rock of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, with Lower Falls in the distance. The canyon's colors were created by hot water acting on volcanic rock. It was not these colors, but the river's yellow banks at its distant confluence with the Missouri River, that occasioned the Minnetaree Indian name which French trappers translated as roche jaune, yellow stone. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4335/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8651-watermarked.jpg Inspiration for a Park Artist's Point was mistakenly named in the late 1800s when it was thought to be the inspiration of Thomas Mann's famous painting of this stunning canyon and lower waterfall. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4334/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8610-watermarked.jpg The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is perhaps Yellowstone's most stunning sight, with views of the. Lower Falls and, just beyond, and out of sight, the Upper Falls. The canyon stretches more than 20 miles and is some 1200 feet deep. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4333/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8581-watermarked.jpg The Lower Falls The Upper Falls is the largest and most famous waterfall in Yellowstone, tumbling some 308 feet before continuing its course through the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4263/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A7301-watermarked.jpg Summer Days on the Lake Jackson Lake has filled again as winter's snows melt. The overnight winds have grown still and summer clouds float over the Tetons and to the expansive valleys below. Every mountain detail reflects in sparkling perfection. For what seemed like an eternity we laughed and danced the warm days of summer away on the shores of lakes just like these, breathing the spirit of summer love. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4262/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6750-watermarked.jpg Spring Green at Oxbow Bend The early green leaves of late spring seem to glow on the aspen grove that lines the western shore of Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4261/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6635-watermarked.jpg The Promise In a world turned dark and stormy, around the bend and over the rise a rainbow stretches up to the heavens, catching a bare ray of solitary light, silhouetting the pines on yonder ridge and reminding us of the promise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4260/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6578-watermarked.jpg Spring Cottonwoods A line of cottonwoods flash their late spring early green leaves in the fields near Moulton Barn and the house we once called home.. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4259/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6487-string-lake-II-watermarked.jpg String Lake Trail There are so many reasons to hike and explore but one of the easy ones is that it has brought us to views and perspectives that are new and alive, that stir the imagination, like this trail along the shore of String Lake and its expansive views of mountains, clouds and sky.. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4258/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6280-watermarked.jpg Aspen Emergence As colorful as autumn aspen, the early spring green leaves create a beautiful, gentle contrast to the aspen's white trunks. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4257/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6132-watermarked.jpg Winter's Hold Even in mid June there remains a decidedly wintry feel to the upper realms of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4256/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3140-watermarked.jpg Lupine Meadows Morning fog provides a soft and gentle blanket over this aptly named meadow of lupines and wildflowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4255/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0633-watermarked.jpg Hidden Falls II Cascade Creek twists, turns and tumbles. through Cascade Canyon, finally making its way to Hidden Falls just above Jenny Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4254/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0616-watermarked.jpg Hidden Falls Swell The above-average snows of last winter have given way to exceptional runoff, swelling Cascade Creek as it tumbles through the canyon and over Hidden Falls. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4253/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0457-pano-watermarked.jpg Tetonic Peaks The last remnants of a slow-moving storm struggle to clear the high peaks of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4252/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0412-watermarked.jpg Jenny Lake Cascade Canyon and Jenny Lake were formed more than 12,000 years ago when glaciers carved the canyon, creating a moraine that now impounds the lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4251/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0362-watermarked.jpg String Reflection Located below Leigh Lake, the mile and a half long but shallow String Lake sits below the Teton range and is a popular place for a picnic, a canoe ride, or sometimes in the fall to spot a bear feeding on the blueberry bushes that grow along the shore. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4250/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0318-watermarked.jpg On String Lke Thoreau was right: "We need the tonic of wildness". Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4249/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0245-watermarked.jpg Moran Balance Mount Morran, named after Thomas Moran, stands more than 12,000 feet tall, still deep in snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4248/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0216-watermarked.jpg Jackson Lake Sunrise After a winter of above-normal snows, the spring melt has now restored Jackson Lake. But even by mid June, significant snow remains on the Teton range that glistens in the morning light. A gentle but persistent breeze ensures a small ripple that ruffles the calm. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4247/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0187-Pano-II-watermarked.jpg Jackson Panorama Sunrise has colored the Teton range in a warm bath of light across the almost-still waters of Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4246/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0018-watermarked.jpg Alpenglow Above the Flats A Layer of fog hangs low above the tender green of early spring at Willow Flat,. Early morning alpenglow above the Teton range begins to fade. 2023 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4245/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2797-399-cub-copywrite.jpg Growing Up The lone 2023 cub of 399 is a handful, full of spunk, play and spirit! Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4244/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2346-copywrite-web.jpg Afternoon Stroll Grizzly 399 emerges this Spring with a new cub in tow, following sets of three and four. At 27 years old, she is the oldest known grizzly to have given birth to a cub allowing her to continue her trailblazing ways as a symbol of our great wild places, and the critical benefits of thoughtful conservation. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4243/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9627-watermarked.jpg At the River's Edge Canadian Geese rest along the banks of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4242/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9152-watermarked.jpg Pronghorn Parade A family of pronghorn antelopes move across the sage in the cover of fog. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4241/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8828-III-watermarked.jpg Red Fox in the Flowers A red fox sits, almost hidden, at the back of the flower-filled flats, watching and waiting. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4240/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5550-610-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 and Cub Grizzly 610 and one of her three cubs emerge from the sage flats. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4239/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5339-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 and Family Walk Grizzly 610 leads her family of three cubs across the large open sage flats. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4238/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5319-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 Family Grizzly 610 and her three large cubs have spent the morning hunting and foraging in the greening sage flats neat Potholes. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4237/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4270-610-cubs-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 Cubs Play Two of grizzly 610's three cubs play on a fallen log. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4236/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A3599-watermarked.jpg Guardians of the Flat The meadow seems quiet and empty but a closer examination explains why: at the back of the meadow two grizzlies are on high alert and looking for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4235/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A9974-II-watermarked.jpg A Mother's Cry The meadows this time of year are filled with flowers and great wildlife. Spring is in the air and the young are finding their legs. But on this afternoon, the most beloved and known grizzly in all the world has entered the forest and with her inpeccable scent found the newborn elk, on which she and her cub will feed for the next few hours. Mom has retreated to the meadow where she looks and calls repeatedly to her young baby to come forth. But there is only silence. For nearly a day she stands and parades and cries her bawl. Life in the wild is not all cuteness and smiles; it is a day by day struggle to stay alive. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4234/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6312-II-watermarked.jpg Bruno Impression Fatherhood means so many different things to so many. I was shaped by a man who dared and challenged me to dream, to not accept easy answers or the easy way. I miss him dearly every day. When I saw this great male bear a few days ago in the Tetons, known to have fathered many of the bears there, I was taken by the raw power and aura, the sense of invincibility but also passing time; the encounter was brief, almost shadowy. Here is Bruno. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4233/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A6047-watermarked.jpg Nursing Time An elk casts a wary eye while nursing her very young baby. The first weeks of an elk's life are a dangerous time, especially in habitat that contains numerous hungry grizzly bears that depend critically on finding young elk to fatten up after a long winter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4232/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A5696-II-watermarked.jpg Moose Twins Only weeks old, two baby moose emerge from the willows behind their watchful mom. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4231/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3182-III-watermarked.jpg The Surveyor A bald eagle surveys the river and the osprey who often first find the fish that this eagle will claim. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4230/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3012-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Power Even in her advanced age, grizzly 399 is the epitome of power and beauty as she makes her way across the flower-filled flats near Pilgrim Creek that she has called home for 27 years. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4229/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2931-IV-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Stalking Grizzly 399 stalks with surprising stealth across the meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4228/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2876-watermarked.jpg Playtime With a single cub, grizzly 399 seems to spend more time socializing and playing with her cub than in prior years when she has mothered three or even four cubs. Grizzlies have been on the brink of extinction but the great fight of so many has kept these incredible wild animals alive. Every visitor to the Tetons, Yellowstone or some of the great parks in Alaska will tell you that the sight of these great bears in the wild is a sight they will never forget. Especially when it is iconic 399 and her rambunctious cub playing in a field in a field of Larkspur, balsam and bitterroot. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4227/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2874-watermarked.jpg Conservation's Reward Grizzlies have been on the brink of extinction but the great fight of so many has kept these incredible wild animals alive. Every visitor to the Tetons, Yellowstone or some of the great parks in Alaska will tell you that the sight of these great bears in the wild is a sight they will never forget. Especially when it is iconic 399 and her rambunctious cub playing in a field in a field of Larkspur, balsam and bitterroot. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4226/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2872-II-watermarked.jpg Eye to Eye Nothing epitomizes the great wild spaces in our land like the grizzly bear, especially when you can see them in flower-covered meadows! Grizzly 399, now believed to be 27 years old, emerged from her den in the Grand Teton NP this spring with one, very playful cub. 399 is the oldest grizzly known to have had a cub and this follows her incredible journey for the past two years raising four cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4225/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2835-watermarked.jpg Queen of the Tetons Now some 27years old, grizzly 399 is the undisputed queen of the Tetons who draws tens of thousands of visitors a year for the chance to catch even a glimpse of this world renowned grizzly. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4224/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2809-II-watermarked.jpg 399 and Her Baby Grizzly 399 emerged this spring with a single, playful and spirited cub. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4223/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2047-II-watermarked.jpg Great Gray Owl A great gray owl keeps a careful eye out for movement, alternated with brief naps, from its perch at the woodland's edge. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4222/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1848-III-watermarked.jpg On Silent Wings A great gray owl flies on silent wings with intense focus on what she hopes is her next meal. Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4221/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1843-watermarked.jpg Great Gray Hunting This Great Gray Owl has spent the past hour on his perch at the wood's edge in Grand Teton National Park, But it has just seen a quick movement in the grasses below and has in a blink sprung into flight. The longest of the owls, with large, powerful wings, they are an amazing if rare sight, especially in flight. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4220/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0373-copywrite.jpg Mayapples and Forget Me Nots A dense clump of Mayapples, hiding their small white flowers underneath, is one of the Park's many great ephemerals, anointed with a few blue clusters of forget me not. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4219/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9955-watermarked.jpg Spring Green in the Cove An easy spring day in the Cove, as new growth emerges along every twig and the pastures green. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4218/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9899-watermarked.jpg Carter Shields Cabin, 2023 Beautiful in all seasons, this tranquil cabin sits at the back of a quiet clearing, a bit removed from the bustle of the Loop Road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4217/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9761-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Frame An oak's branches frame the Northeastern ridges above Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4216/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9722-II-watermarked.jpg Hyatt Lane Peace Hyatt Lane bisects the Cove, affording great views in and through large meadows and pastures, thickets and mature forest. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4215/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1621-watermarked.jpg Mountain Laurel at Sunrise Laurel bloom below the Foothills Parkway as a gentle dawn breaks across the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4214/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0558-watermarked.jpg Hyatt Lane on a Spring Morning Unpaved Hyatt Lane can be a dusty but peaceful traverse across the Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4213/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0443-watermarked.jpg Springtime Drive The soothing young greens along the Loop create an unusually luruxuious lush feel this cool morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4212/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0429-watermarked.jpg Quiet on the Loop Normally crowded, the Loop Road is quiet this early spring morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4211/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0397-watermarked.jpg Stepping Out As if to provide punctuation, two modest trees seem to step out from the long spring wood's edge. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4209/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0330-watermarked.jpg Dan Lawson Cabin One of the most beautiful homesteads in the Cove, the Dan Lawson cabin was built in 1856 from hand hewn logs on land he purchased from Peter Cable, a relative of John P Cable who later built the grist and saw mill. Structures on the property include a granary and a smokehouse. The cabin's chimney is made of brick, and the bricks were made from materials on the property. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4208/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0289-watermarked.jpg Abrams Swell Abrams Waterfall is a powerful if not tall waterfall, surrounded by spring trees and modest cliffs. The hike to this Falls is always a great wildflower hike in spring, as it parallels Abrams stream for most of its way. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4207/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0243-watermarked.jpg Abrams Spring Abrams Waterfall is spectacular this spring, swollen by recent rains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4206/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0207-watermarked.jpg Tumbling Abrams Waterfall tumbles across the rocks at its base. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4205/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A4836-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Above the Smokies The Foothills Parkway offers numerous overlooks to witness sunrise break above the Smoky Mountain ridgelines. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4204/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A4763-watermarked.jpg Protection Amazingly agile, this bear has crossed the meadows and climbed to her cubs in just seconds. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4203/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A4617-watermarked.jpg To My Babies Spooked by a dog's bark, this mother sprints to her cubs. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4202/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A4221-watermarked.jpg Young Cubs in a Tree Three bear cubs hide high up in the trees while mom forages nearby. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4201/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A4173-watermarked.jpg The Spring Meadow's Divide Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4200/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3814-watermarked.jpg Dreaming By an Old Stream Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4199/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3779-watermarked.jpg Dreams by a Stream II Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4198/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3764-watermarked.jpg Dreams By a Stream Spring trees wave and dance above a modest stream where I rest after a long day in the nearby meadows. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4197/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3360-watermarked.jpg The Largest One of the largest black bears in Cades Cove, at least this Spring, makes her way along the back of meadow, largely out of sight, with her cubs trailing just behind. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4196/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A3268-watermarked.jpg A Mother's Hunt This coyote stalks her prey, food she needs for herself and her hungry young pups. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4195/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2226-watermarked.jpg First Dance Young bear cubs can be romantic dancers! Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4194/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A2111-watermarked.jpg Shaking Hands Two cubs, just over a year old, shake hands before beginning an hour of wrestling and play. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4193/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1616-watermarked.jpg A Mother's Watch A sow bear watches from her forest haven as her two cubs play nearby. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4192/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1531_1-watermarked.jpg Clearing the Buckram The day is advancing and it is time for this doe to leave the meadows for the cool and protection of the nearby forest. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4191/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1463-watermarked.jpg Curious A doe makes her way across the meadow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4190/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1313-watermarked.jpg Early Buds The buds of spring begin to emerge. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4189/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A1311-watermarked.jpg Springtime in the Meadow In early Spring the Cades Cove valley is as colorful and multi-hued, maybe more so, than in Fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4188/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0627-watermarked.jpg Springtime on the Chimneys Spring's greens begin to heal where fires had destroyed. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4187/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/0H7A0397-watermarked.jpg Turkey Strut A large Tom struts his magic in the early morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4186/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6208-II-watermarked.jpg Shadows and Light Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4185/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6261-V-pan-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Morning, 2013 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4184/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6255-watermarked.jpg Perfection Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4183/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6291-III-watermarked.jpg Morning Calm at Oxbow, 2013 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4182/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6325-watermarked.jpg Winter's First Dusting, Oxbow Bend, 2013 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4181/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6478-pan-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Panorama, Autumn 2013 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4180/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6502-II-watermarked.jpg Mount Moran Reflection at Oxbow Bend, 2013 For days the Tetons were cloaked in heavy clouds as the aspen turned golden. At last, the storms cleared one morning, but there was little time to photograph: the Government had shut down in the morning. Everyone was ordered out of OUR national Parks. Fortunately, they gave us a couple of hours and one of the great scenes in the world could be experienced in its stunning splendor with fresh snow and golden aspens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4179/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6479-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Grandeur, 2013 Fall colors have peaked just as a fresh snow has coated Mt. Moran. The slow-moving waters of the Snake River at Oxbow Bend have grown still. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4178/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-2013L25A6517-V-watermarked.jpg The Last Day, Oxbow Bend, 2013 In a few hours, all visitors will be required to depart the Park, thanks to a Government shutdown. But for the next hour, there is a sense of calm and perfection at Oxbow Bend thanks to an early snowfall atop Mount Moran. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4177/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2022187A2887-watermarked_.jpg Rendezvous Mountain Some of the best skiing in Jackson Hole can be found in this region of the mountain range and on those rare days where the skies are blue it is hard not to get distracted. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4148/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-20189J9A8789-watermarked.jpg The Peaks The peaks of the Teton mountain range are silhouetted as the temperatures rapidly drop in the clear cool of dusk. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4147/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Fall-20189J9A8985-II-watermarked.jpg A Goose's View A Canadian Goose flies overhead a gorgeous sunrise on Oxbow Bend, below the setting moon. 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This cabin replaced an earlier cabin built by Aunt Tildy's brothers after her first husband ran off and deserted her. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4111/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5300.jpg Long Shadows THe early evening sun casts long shadows in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4110/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5206.jpg Autumn Fire Fiery red leaves mix with golden yellows on this ancient maple along Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4109/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5201.jpg Autumn Meadows at Cades Cove The Cades Cove meadows have turned russet and tans and the surrounding hillsides fairly glow in the evening sun. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4108/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5129.jpg Cades Cove Explosion In late October and late November, autumn's color migration finally reaches the lower Park elevations of Cades Cove, almost a full month after fall began its descent some 3000 feet higher up. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4107/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5115.jpg A Quiet Road Sparks Road is a hidden gem in the Great Smoky Mountains, featuring some great views, a bit of peace and quiet and some glorious great trees. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4106/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5039.jpg Under the Sycamores Nicknamed the Ghost Tree with their white trunks and golden leaves, the sycamores of Cades Cove sparkle in autumn's late evening light. These great trees are often found near the Park's lower elevation streams and have been known to grow to some 17 feet in diameter. The trees also often hollow out, affording the Park's earliest settlers a convenient place to store their grain. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4105/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5032.jpg Afternoon Color Bisecting the Cove's farm and meadows, Sparks Lane bissects the valley. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4104/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4924.jpg High Water on Sparks Unusually heavy rains have swollen this small stream as it crosses Sparks Lane in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4103/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4899.jpg Reflections on Sparks Lane Autumn rains have swollen the streams and creeks that cross through Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4102/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4874.jpg Sparks Delight One of my favorite places to explore in Cades Cove, this quiet lane affords some great views, beautiful light, wildlife and even a bit of peace. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4101/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4746.jpg Little River Road in Autumn One of the great drives in any National Park, the Little River road follows its namesake river for more than 20 miles, with incredible color around almost every turn in fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4100/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4690.jpg Autumn Creek Autumn yellow reflect in the slow waters of this quiet stream below Newfound Gap. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4099/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4571.jpg Late Afternoon at Morton's Overlook Fall's autumn colors paint the mountainsides below Morton's Overlook. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4098/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4560.jpg Morton's Overlook HIghway 441 snakes through the valley far below Morton's Overlook. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4097/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4514.jpg The Chimneys The Chimneys offer one of the great hiking experiences and in autumn it often features glorious color. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4096/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4397-watermarked.jpg The Rut A large male elk bugles in the cool of early evening, his call reverberating and carrying far across these flats. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4092/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2691-watermarked.jpg Gros Ventre Search After sleeping much of the day, this bull moose makes his way to the Gros Ventre river bottoms where he will feed and look for love. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4091/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2385-watermarked.jpg Above Jenny Lake In the heavy fog that shrouds Jenny Lake, the hillsides become an increasingly abstract collection of form and shape. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4090/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2237-watermarked.jpg No Standing In summer some of the Park's largest predators often emerge with little warning through these small groves of aspen and nearby willows. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4082/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0511-watermarked.jpg The King One of the largest bull mooses in Grand Teton National Park serenely studies the meadow where he will soon graze for most of the rapidly approaching night. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4081/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0148-bw-watermarked.jpg Schwabacher Black and White High clouds rise above the Teton range, reflecting in the calm beaver ponds that line Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4080/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9791-II-watermarked.jpg Beaver Pond Reflection Still waters, bluebird blue skies, and winter's receding coat of snow create a gorgeous moment at the beaver ponds at Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4079/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9770-watermarked.jpg Schwabacher's A pair of mallards take wing over the still waters of the beaver ponds, with last night's coating of snow atop the upper reaches of the Grand Teton mountain range reflecting below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4078/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9687-watermarked.jpg Momentary A moment of light finds the upper elevations of Mount Moran. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4077/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9390-watermarked.jpg Moonlight Over the Tetons Sunrise has struck the high peaks of the Teton mountain range as a full moon begins to slip into a new day. Dwindling Lake Jackson shimmers below. The lonely and eerie cry of a loon reverberates Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4076/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8938-III-watermarked.jpg On the Prowl, Bruno The apex predator in the Grand Teton kingdom, a large grizzly stalks his prey across the willow flats. He has sired many of the younger bears in this area, he has killed some of them and feasted on many, many other elk, moose, rodents and more. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4075/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8909-Bruno-watermarked.jpg Stealthy A large and powerful grizzly makes his way with surprising stealth through the willows where he hunts for young elk for his next meal. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4074/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8447-blondie-IV-watermarked.jpg Blondie One of the most photogenic bears to have graced Grand Teton National Park, Blondie strolls through a greening meadow in search of biscuitroot. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4073/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7870-hidden-falls-bw-watermarked.jpg Hidden Falls Swollen by winter's snows, Hidden Falls. is a deafening roar as it tumbles down this mountain side high above Jenny Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4072/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7406-watermarked.jpg Spring Snow The early green of spring aspen are a unique shade that fairly seems to glow, especially as yet another snow shower falls this early June morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4071/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7398.-pano-watermarked.jpg Spring Snow Panorama Spring growth on the aspen amidst an early June snow squall. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4070/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6297-II.jpg Blondie In the Flowers The grizzlies of Grand Teton National Park are stunning in early spring as they graze among the countless flowers that quickly bloom in these shallow soils and shortened season. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4069/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2144-II-watermarked.jpg Playtime A pair of young fox kits are full of playful curiosity as they explore their secret sanctuary in the woods of Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4068/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1907-watermarked.jpg Into the Sky In a matter of weeks, spring's flowers germinate, grow and bloom, stretching with apparent joy to the warm blue skies above. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4067/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1783-watermarked.jpg Moulton Classic The cottonwoods are just beginning to leaf and the grasses surrounding the Moulton barn have just turned green. The air is crisp. Snow clings to the mountain's peaks. It is springtime in the Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4066/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1699-watermarked.jpg Sunrise With a Friend Before the sun had risen, we made our way to this surreal setting of still, reflecting waters at Schwabacher's Landing, soaring cottonwoods and the still winter-cloaked peaks of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4065/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1666-watermarked.jpg Snake River Overlook in Spring Fog hovers below the Teton Range, just beyond this curve in the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4064/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1620-watermarked.jpg Jenny Lake's Display Countless berry bushes and wildflowers carpet the hillsides above Jenny Lake, serving as a popular home to many black bears. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4063/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1293-II-watermarked.jpg Curious Kit A young fox kit play atop his family home. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4062/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1248-II.jpg Peekaboo A young fox kit peeks through the shrubs the help camouflage this family's den. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4061/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0362-watermarked.jpg Willow Flats Spring After days of rain, snow showers and fog, the clouds have parted and a new day dawns over Willow Flats and the Teton mountain range. The Flats are a rich refuge for elk and moose, and the apex predators that hunt them. As the sun illuminates the freshly snow-covered mountain range, the elk that have been foraging in the open meadows of the Flats retreat to more secluded and safer havens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4060/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0264-copy.jpg Valley View It is nearly sundown and there is a cool breeze blowing. For weeks Grizzly 399 and her quad cubs have been on a relentless move in search of food and safety. But on this evening, they are at peace, grazing in the shadow of the Teton mountain range. These are better days Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4059/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7752-II-copy-2.jpg Bear Stroll Grizzly 399 and her cubs stroll across a Teton meadow on their way to a nearby willow thicket where they will search for their next meal. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4058/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3232-watermarked.jpg Pastel Sunrise Over Schwabacher The fading vapors of last night's showers glow pink and orange in the morning light above the beaver ponds of Schwabacher Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4057/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3402-watermarked.jpg Spring Morning on Oxbow Bend Spring has thawed the slow-moving waters at Oxbow Bend but the willows and shrubs along the shore need a few more weeks before they turn green. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4056/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3406-bw-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Elements One of the great vistas in any of our National Parks, Oxbow Bend is as stunning in black and white as it is in color. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4055/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3490-bw-II-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Black and White As the winds have calmed, the waters of Oxbow Bend become a perfect mirror of Mount Moran and the high clouds above. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4054/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I4573-watermarked.jpg Not Quite Clear at Schwabacher Passing clouds hang around the Teton peaks above Schwabacher Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4053/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3490-watermarked.jpg Morning Retreat at Oxbow Bend Home to countless fish, fowl and wildlife, Oxbow Bend is a retreat that offers balm to all who can experiences its beauty and perfection. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4052/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1688-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Spring Sunrise, 2021 The cottonwoods and grasses around Moulton Barn need a few more weeks before they will turn green. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4051/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1739-watermarked.jpg Western Settlers The Moulton barn and corrals epitomize the western setting. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4050/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I2359-watermarked.jpg Spring Palette Spring's flush is as colorful - and brief - as the mosaic of colors that emerges in late September. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4049/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3974-II-watermarked.jpg Beaver Pond Delight Lifting clouds soften the edges of sunrise above the original beaver pond at Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4048/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3971-watermarked.jpg Golden Retreat Even in late May, heavy snow continues to cloak the high peaks of the Teton range but the golden glow of this sunrise hints at warmer days ahead. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4047/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I4035-watermarked.jpg Moran's Presence Mount Moran, still cloaked in winter's snow, looms high above the landscape. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4046/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2112-watermarked.jpg Dancing One of Felicia's two cubs, with a blaze like a prior litter's cub by this same mom, puts on some dance moves. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4045/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2289-II-Felicia-watermarked.jpg Checking Things Out Felicia, with her two cubs close at hand, checks out the valley below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4044/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2470-watermarked.jpg Waiting Again 399 has to wait on her four cubs a lot as they make their toward Willow Flats! Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4043/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2776-watermarked.jpg On the Way 399 and two of her cubs emerge Willow Flats on their way to the river. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4042/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2856-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Swim 399 and her four cubs swim and enjoy some fun in the water. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4041/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I2789_1-watermarked.jpg Time to Swim Back On the constant move,399 prepares to lead her cubs back across the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4040/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3023-watermarked.jpg Lakeside Stroll A walk along this lakeshore is a faster way to reach a distant flat than climbing through and around trees. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4039/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3031-watermarked.jpg Thirsty 399 grabs a deep drink in the recently-thawed waters of Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4038/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3085-watermarked.jpg A Walk Along the Lake 399 and her cubs walk along the rocky shore of Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4037/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3766-1-moved-watermarked.jpg Above the Lake On this hillside above the lake, 399 and her family find a few quiet moments to graze. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4036/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3144-watermarked.jpg Time for a Quick Bite 399 grazes for a quick moment before preparing to lead her growing family to a more promising meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4035/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3785-1-watermarked.jpg The Grazers As her four cubs graze on spring's early flowers and emerging greens, 399 is constantly surveying their surroundings, Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4034/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I3863-II-watermarked.jpg Still Powerful - 2021 At the advanced age of 25 or so years, Grizzly 399 is still a healthy and imposing force. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4033/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I4160-watermarked.jpg Long Walk Home II Grizzly 399 and her four cubs disappear into the approaching night. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4032/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I4178-1-watermarked.jpg Long Walk Home Grizzly 399 and her four cubs walk quietly in the fading light and down a hidden trail below my cabin. There is no one around and the sighting is a surprise but there is something deeply moving as this mom leads her cubs into the night. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4031/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I5919-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Spring Grizzly 399 leads one of her four cubs through a light June snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4030/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I5802-watermarked.jpg Wet Looking a bit bedraggled, this subadult grizzly is not deterred by the rain and snow as it feeds alone near Pacific Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4029/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021B86I5997-III-watermarked.jpg Fly Away A startled canadian goose flies away as Grizzly 399 marches across this flat. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4028/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0071-watermarked.jpg One on One A cub enjoys feeding next to the most celebrated mom of the Tetons, grizzly 399, as her 3 siblings play nearby. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4027/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0118-II--watermarked.jpg Hillside Spring Spring has gotten an earlier start on this hillside and this family of bears welcomes the opportunity to graze on some of spring's first flowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4026/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0756-II-watermarked.jpg A Mother's Watch Grizzly 399 warily watches as her four cubs graze and play nearby. She is nearly 25 year old and she has motherhood down to an art. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4025/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0730-III-watermarked.jpg 399 Cub Bearing the signature golden color of his mom, a curious cub bounds into the open for a better view. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4024/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0935-II-watermarked.jpg My Time to Look Grizzly 399 and her quad cubs graze in the cool below the Teton range. It is an iconic scene this summer evening, watching this remarkable grizzly raising her four cubs, ever alert and seemingly always on the move. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4023/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1870-watermarked.jpg No Turning Back For the cubs, this river crossing is an adventure, a time to play, but for 399 it is just a crossing to the flats and willow thickets where she hopes to find a young elk or moose. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4022/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1900-III-watermarked.jpg Time to Cross Grizzly 399 has decided the waters are now low and slow enough - it is time to cross the Snake River with her four cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4021/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1965-II-watermarked.jpg The Crossing Grizzly 399 swims with her four cubs across a slow moving stretch of the Snake River as a family of Canadian geese look on with some surprise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4020/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I2225-Felicia-watermarked.jpg The Boss A large female grizzly presides over this remote swath of flats, streams and mountains, where she roams widely and raises her two young cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4019/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I2260-watermarked.jpg Time for Some Peace Felicia leads her two cubs into a willow thicket where they will sleep and spend much of the day before they emerge to forage again. It is too early in the season to find elk calves so for now they must feed mostly on greens and rodents. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4018/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I2749-watermarked.jpg My Road Grizzly 399 leads two of her four cubs down a dirt road near Pilgrim Creek where she has made her home and raised nearly 20 cubs over more than two decades. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4017/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I4716-watermarked.jpg Hillside Wonder Grizzly 399 leads there of her four cubs from the forest's edge. No matter how many times she appears suddenly from the woods it is a sight that is captivating and precious. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4016/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3256-watermarked.jpg A Walk in the Snow The line between the seasons in Grand Teton National Park is always illusory as a late May snow squall falls on grizzly 399 and her family of four cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4015/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I6419-watermarked.jpg Companions Two subadult grizzly bears, from different moms, find comfort in each other's presence as they learn the difficult ways of the world they have now before them. For at least a few months, these cubs of 610 and Blondie have struck up a friendship that will, at least for a while, serve both well. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4014/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I6657-watermarked.jpg Adolescence Recently emancipated, this subadult grizzly cub of Blondie needs to make smart decisions as it learns to live on its own. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4013/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I7400-felicia-watermarked.jpg Emerging Out of her sanctuary in the woods a large grizzly emerges with her two cubs.. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4012/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I7600-III-watermarked.jpg Passage There is a simplicity and raw power in the movement of a large grizzly across a snow-covered mountainside. For more than 10 years I had envisioned a photograph like this, the powerful grizzly and a pure white background of snow, with nothing to distract. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4011/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I7447-watermarked.jpg Felicia An imposing and healthy large female grizzly scans a distant meadow, with her nose more than her eyes, for any signs of a male bear who could threaten her two young cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4010/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I7776-III-watermarked.jpg Evening Stroll Grizzly 399 is on the move with her four cubs, now more than a year old, moving out of the forest and into the open. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4009/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I7830-watermarked.jpg Into the Thicket A family of grizzlies disappear into the thicket where they will spend much of the day sleeping and hunting for newborn elk. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4008/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I8067-watermarked.jpg Follow Me Felicia's two cubs follow mom closely as she makes her way to the nearby trees. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4007/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I8289-II-Felicia-watermarked.jpg The Approach A large grizzly slowly makes her way across the still-deep snow of late May, along with her two cubs. Mom may be stronger but the cubs are lighter and that can be an advantage in the softening snow of spring. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4006/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I8163-watermarked.jpg The Scamper A grizzly scampers with her two cubs across the still deep snow near the Continental Divide. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4005/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I8335-watermarked.jpg Nuzzle A large grizzly nuzzles her two young cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4004/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I8535-II-watermarked.jpg Grand Teton Spectacle Five grizzlies - 399 and her quad cubs - forage in the still-greening flats near Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4003/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I9861-watermarked.jpg Wading In Three of Grizzly 399's four cubs play at the shore of Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4002/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3389-watermarked.jpg Golden Forest A late autumn sun sets to the west, shining through the golden forests that can be found in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4001/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3103-watermarked.jpg Where Geese Linger As the waters grow still below the golden aspen at Oxbow Bend, a group of Canadian Geese paddle into the rich and shallow waters where they will dive for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/4000/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I3088-watermarked.jpg On Eagle's Wings A bald eagle soars, ever higher, above the meandering waters of this curve in the Snake River at Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3999/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I2344-II-watermarked.jpg Not Ready A young bull moose ambles through the willows and golden cottonwoods. He is not ready to challenge the large males that also call this area home but his time will come. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3998/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I1036-watermarked.jpg Felicia in Autumn Dress A grizzly makes her way across an opening in the willows with her two cubs not far behind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3997/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0976-watermarked.jpg Felicia and Cubs in an Autumn Meadow A large and beautiful Grizzly mom, known locally as Felicia, leads her two cubs across the willows and stream beds where they have been hunting this autumn afternoon. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3996/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0628-watermarked.jpg Aspen Ablaze In the final days of September, the aspen of Grand Teton National Park change from green to brilliant yellows and golds, where, for just a few days, they glow in the sun, before giving way to life's journey, falling to the rich soils below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3995/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0605-watermarked.jpg Ascension Into the high blue sky above, a grove of aspen, with their finest golden coat ablaze, stretches higher and higher, creating a golden canopy above, that sways with the breeze, leaves quaking and rattling. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3994/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0579-watermarked.jpg Aspen Show A grove of golden aspen ignite in the brilliant light of a warm afternoon sun. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3993/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0564-watermarked.jpg The Cathedral A brilliant canopy of golden hued aspen stretch to the heavens above. Standing beneath these trees gives the sense of what it must be like to kneel below the Sistine Chapel. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3992/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-2021_W1I0182-watermarked.jpg The Bugle One of the most haunting calls of the wild, a male elk bugles in the cold dawn, coralllng his harem of cows during the autumn rut. It is a sound that you never forget, echoing off the surrounding hillsides and across this frosted meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3991/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6183-III-watermark.jpg On the Prowl It is late fall and the search for food is relentless. This large grizzly has been foraging on autumn's last berries and is now searching for ground squirrels and other rodents that burrow in these hills. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3990/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9887_1-II-watermarked.jpg Summer Bloom Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3989/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9665-watermarked.jpg Barren Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3988/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9616-watermarked.jpg Tekarra Peak Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3987/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9351-watermarked.jpg 15 More Miles Shortly after crawling up and over the Notch, the view toward the end stretches on, and on, for some 15 miles and past Tekarra Campground. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3986/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9116-watermarked.jpg Curator Lake Below the Notch Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3985/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8978-shovel-pass-watermarked.jpg Shovel Pass Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3984/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8856-the-notch-watermarked.jpg To the Notch After leaving Curator Campground and Shovel Pass Lodge, the Skyline Trail climbs steeply toward The Notch, the highest elevation on the Trail at some 2500 meters. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3983/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8757-watermarked.jpg Curator Mountain Wildflowers Summer wildflowers emerge in the thin soils below Curator Mountain before leading to Big Shovel Pass. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3982/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8710-watermarked.jpg Skyline Trail at the End of the Day Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3981/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8639-watermarked.jpg Skyline Wildflowers Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3980/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8621-watermarked.jpg Summer Stroll Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3979/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8605-watermarked.jpg Skyline Trail Valley Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3978/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8588-Pano-II-watermarked.jpg Skyline Trail Panorama Expansive meadows feature stunning wildflower displays on the way to Big Shovel Pass along the Skyline Trail. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3977/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8578-watermarked.jpg Skyline Trail II Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3976/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8539-watermarked.jpg Skyline Trail Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3975/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8486-watermarked.jpg Fireweed Along the Skyline Trail From Little Shovel Pass to Big Shovel Pass, the Skyline Trail descends and then passes through great meadows of wildflowers with stunning views in all directions. 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Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3967/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6735-watermarked.jpg Spirit Island on Maligne Lake In the heart of Jasper National Park sits magnificent Maligne Lake and its tiny jewel, Spirit Island. Considered a sacred place by the Stoney Nakoda First Nation, Spirit Island is surrounded by emerald-colored waters as a result of the glacial flows from the Hall of the Gods, as this box canyon is called. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3966/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6384-maligne-lake-tour-watermarked.jpg Above Maligne Lake Hall of the Gods box canyon surrounds the still waters of Maligne Lake and is the source of the glacial melt that provides this lake its distinctive emerald color. 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Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3962/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5228-watermarked.jpg Moraine Morning Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3961/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5179-watermarked.jpg Atop the Rockpile On the eastern shore of Moraine Lake, a tall pile of glacial rock is a popular place to witness sunrise as is it reaches the Valley of Ten Peaks and its stunning jewel, Moraine Lake. Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3960/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5117-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Moraine Lake Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3959/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5112-watermarked.jpg Golden Peaks Sunrise paints the tips of the Valley of Ten Peaks a vibrant orange, high above the cold blue waters of Moraine Lake in Banff National Park. 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Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3953/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4249-watermarked.jpg Lake Louise's Glaciers Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3952/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4194-lake-louise-watermarked.jpg Dawn on Lake Louise Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3951/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1752-watermarked.jpg Canoes By the Shore Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3950/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1729-moraine-canoes-watermarked.jpg Quiet Time on Moraine Lake The warm light of late afternoon highlights the colorful canoes that are now tied up for the day on beautiful Lake Moraine. Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3949/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1650-II-moraine-lake-watermarked.jpg Morning Show on Moraine Lake Moraine Lake is one of the truly great places to witness sunrise, as the first rays tip the ten high peaks that soar above the blue waters of beautiful Moraine Lake. Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3948/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1629-moraine-lake-watermarked.jpg Moraine Lake Sunrise Glacially fed, Moraine Lake is a stunning spectacle at sunrise, surrounded by ten soaring peaks that catch the first light of morning that reflects in the still, cold waters below. Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3947/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1615-moraine-lake-watermarked.jpg When It is Still Quiet Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3946/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1562-moraine-lake-watermarked.jpg Fading Light Over Moraine Lake Banff National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3945/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1517-watermarked.jpg Twilight in the Canadian Rockies Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3944/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1514-watermarked.jpg Evening Light on the Icefields Parkway Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3943/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1490-watermarked.jpg Dusk on the Parkway Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3942/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1468-bow-lake-watermarked.jpg Bow Lake Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3941/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1410-watermarked.jpg Evening Light on the Canadian Rockies Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3940/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1295-watermarked.jpg Athabasca Glacier and the Columbia Icefield Measuring more than 120 square miles and with depths over 1000 feet, the Columbia Icefiield is the largest in North America and sits astride both Banff and Jasper National Parks. Athabasca Glacier is one of the six toes of the Columbia Icefield and is itself over 3 miles long. Banff and Jasper National Parks https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3939/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1250-watermarked.jpg Pilgrimage to the Icefields The most visited glacier in North America, Athabasca Glacier, some 3 miles long, is steadily shrinking. Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3938/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1246-columbia-icefield-watermarked.jpg Glacial Flow https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3937/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1217-watermarked.jpg Glaciers of the Canadian Rockies The drive between Banff and Jasper National Park passes by countless lakes and seemingly as many massive glaciers that hang from these mountain peaks. Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3936/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1213-columbia-icefield-watermarked.jpg Frozen The Icefields Parkway is a stunning drive, more than 120 miles long, connecting Banff and Jasper National Parks. It has been often rated one of the world's top ten best drives. Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3935/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1201-watermarked.jpg Saskathewan Crossing Saskatchewan Crossing is a junction of the North Saskatchewan, Howse and Mistaya rivers. This was an important settlement for over a hundred years, starting in 1807 when fur traders and explorers first traveled through the Rockies into British Columbia. Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3934/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1080-watermarked.jpg Canadian Weeping Wall Waters tumbles down from Cirrus Mountain above and the Weeping Wall along the amazing Icefields Parkway. Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3933/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1036-watermarked.jpg Icy Mountain Icefields Parkway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3932/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0771-watermarked.jpg Edith Cavell Glacier A glacial tongue hangs from Edith Cavell above the iceberg strewn lake below. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3931/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0717-watermarked.jpg Edith Cavell Chunks of ice float in the late summer waters below Edith Cavell. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3930/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0280-II-watermarked.jpg Athabasca Falls Athabasca Falls is a gorgeous and powerful waterfall, with a stunning backdrop of forests and mountains. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3929/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0137-watermarked.jpg Maligne Canyon Overlook Located in Jasper National Park, Maligne Canyon is a beautiful box canyon with Pyramid Mountain looming in the distance. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3928/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0090-watermarked.jpg Edith Lake Pyramid Mountain reflects in the still sunrise waters of Edith Lake in Jasper National Park. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3927/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0059-watermarked.jpg The Forest's Edge A grove of aspens is home to a solitary pine with a haunting mix of light and dark at this forest's edge. Jasper National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3926/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A9405-1-watermarked_.jpg Aerial Perspective Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3925/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A9362-1-watermarked_.jpg Above the Valley One of Denali's many rivers courses between the mountains that rise to the east and west of this valley. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3924/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A9335-1-watermarked_.jpg River View A river slices through this autumn valley. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3918/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A8568-II-watermarked_.jpg Road Crossing A grizzly bear enjoys the easy passage that the road - closed for more than a year - allows. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3917/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A8441-watermarked_.jpg Young Bull A young bull moose looks up from his evening grazng. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3916/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7947-watermarked_.jpg Caribou Alert A herd of caribou is on constant alert. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3915/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7898-II-watermarked_.jpg Band on the Run A herd of caribou flee some predator they smell or hear approaching. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3909/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7453-1-muldrow-glacier-watermarked_.jpg Muldrow Glacier and Autumn Tundra Flowing some 40 miles from Denali's northeastern slopes, Muldrow Glacier cuts though the autumn tundra. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3908/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7352-1-watermarked_.jpg Autumn Palette Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3907/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7339-mr-chocolate-watermarked_.jpg Mr. Chocolate A large chocolate grizzly bear pounces on a marmot or ground squirrel. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3906/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7334-1-watermarked_.jpg Gorge Creek Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3905/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A7303-1-Pano-II-watermarked_.jpg Gorge Creek Panorama One of the most inspiring vistas in any season, the Gorge Creek, Thorfare River bar and surrounding mountain ranges below Eielson Visitor Center are especially dramatic when cloaked in fog and autumn's colors. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3893/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A6090-1-watermarked_.jpg Above the Park Road Autumn's colors reach peak above the Park road to the west of Eielson Visitor Center. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3892/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A6003-1-watermarked_.jpg Suspense Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3891/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5916-1-II-watermarked_.jpg Quiet The 2021 landslide has brought an enduring quiet to the Denali Park road. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3890/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5831-1-II-watermarked_.jpg Descent The first snows of autumn creep lower, almost every night, gradually cloaking all of the great mountains foothills that surround Denali's sweeping valleys. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3889/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5607-1-watermarked_.jpg Nugget Pond Fog Early morning fog hangs low above Nugget Pond Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3888/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5606-1-watermarked_.jpg Serenity With the roadway closed to vehicles, and heavy fog in the air, a walk along the Denali Park Road is a study in silence and serenity. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3887/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5588-1-watermarked_.jpg Sentinels on the Ridge Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3886/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5570-watermarked_.jpg Berry Time A grizzly feeds on fall's remaining blueberries. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3885/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5565-1-watermarked_.jpg Fog Roll Fog rolls in over the western hills near Kantishna. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3884/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5458-1_1-watermarked_.jpg Gathering Autumn Storm Storm clouds gather around Denali, high above the still colorful autumn tundra. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3883/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5453-1-watermarked_.jpg Autumn View Toward Muldrow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3882/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5290-1-watermarked_.jpg Autumn Kettle Ponds Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3881/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5253-1-watermarked_.jpg A Place for a Yurt Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3880/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A5236-1-watermarked_.jpg A View From the Valley Denali Park Road passes though miles of berry bushes and grasses before beginning its ascent to the more rugged ridges and gorges of the highlands toward Eielson. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3872/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A4054-watermarked_.jpg Wonder Lake Wonder Lake spills under the Parkway Road, reflecting autumn's colors. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3871/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A4028-2-watermarked_.jpg Denali Caribou Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3870/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3790-watermarked_.jpg Denali Ahead Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3869/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3685-watermarked_.jpg The Face of Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3868/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3669-watermarked_.jpg Muldrow's Origins Muldrow Glacier flows down the northeastern face of Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3867/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3232-watermarked_.jpg Braids Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3866/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3225-watermarked_.jpg On Eagle's Wings There is no better vantage to appreciate the twists and turns, interconnectedness and abstract beauty of Denali's rivers than from above. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3865/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A3060-watermarked_.jpg Denali at Sunrise, from Savage River Clear skies allow the early morning sun to paint massive snow-covered Denali a golden hue, rising in the distance more than 50 miles away from Savage River. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3864/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2999-2-watermarked_.jpg Early Wonder A cow moose feeds in the still waters of Wonder Lake just before sunrise, below Denali's towering peaks. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3863/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2961-watermarked_.jpg Golden Entrance Just before dusk, the low-growing shrubs and berry bushes appear to glow as fog begins to rise from the nearby river. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3862/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2901-watermarked_.jpg Denali's Promise The sky turns all shades of pink and magenta as sunset falls over Denali National Park. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3861/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2650-1-watermarked_.jpg The Morning After Last night's storms have cleared and a clear morning reveals the first snow of the season has arrived as the autumn tunda reaches its fiery peak. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3860/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2625-1-watermarked_.jpg Passing Storm Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3859/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2530-1-below-grassy-patch-watermarked_.jpg Where the Valley and Mountains Meet Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3858/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2430-1-watermarked_.jpg Bullseye Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3857/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A2084-II-watermarked_.jpg River Bar Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3856/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A1526-highway-mountain-watermarked_.jpg Highway Mountain Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3855/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A1509-stony-hill-overlook-watermarked_.jpg Stony Overlook Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3854/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A1442-watermarked_.jpg A Study in Contrasts Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3853/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A1412-watermarked_.jpg Fresh Snow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3852/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A1379-watermarked_.jpg Passageway Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3851/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A0705-III-watermarked_.jpg Across the Valley Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3850/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Denali-2022187A0402-watermarked_.jpg Denali Autumn Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3849/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A3199-1-Josephine-Lake.jpg Storm on Lake Josephine A storm sweeps over Mount Gould and Angel Wing, bearing down on normally idyllic Lake Josephine. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3848/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A3080-jackson-glacier.jpg Jackson Glacier Jackson Glacier hangs from Jackson Mountain, over 10,000 feet high, the fourth highest peak in the Park and is thought to be the seventh largest glacier in the Park. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3847/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1423-II.jpg Summer at Iceberg Lake This beautiful alpine lake lies nestled in a spectacular steep-walled cirque. Mt. Wilbur (9,321-ft.), to the south, and Iceberg Peak (9,146-ft.), to the west, soar over 3,000-ft. above the lake's aquamarine waters. Ice floes, calved from snowfields along the lake's western shore, often last well into the summer and in some years still bob along the lake's surface in early fall. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3846/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8085-II.jpg Early Morning on Swiftcurrent A boat provides a tempting way to explore the beauty of Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3844/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8167-bw.jpg Classic View A classic view of Wild Goose Island and St. Mary Lake in Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3843/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Avalanche-Gorge-Untitled_HDR-2.jpg Avalanche Gorge Flow A swollen avalanche creek crashes through the narrow gorge below Avalanche Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3842/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8470.jpg Virginia Falls Virginia Falls is a cool getaway on a warm summer day. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3841/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A3377-1-hidden-lake.jpg Hidden Lake Hidden Lake begins to thaw in early July below the looming shadow of Bearhat Mountain. In the distance, snow-covered Gunsight Mountain looms. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3840/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2992-st-mary-bear-III.jpg Cinnamon A cinnamon black bear forages near St. Mary's and cranes for a better view. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3839/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0765.jpg Sunrise Panorama at Lake Sherburne Sunrise brings an early glow to the mountains of Many Glacier that surround Lake Sherburne. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3838/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A7674-watermarked.jpg Many Glacier Sublime Swiftcurrent Lake and the Many Glacier region is on surely one of the most beautiful places to watch sunrise in any of our national parks. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3837/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9967.jpg St. Mary's Meadow Wildflowers emerge in early summer in the meadows along the St. Mary's entrance. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3836/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4670-mcdonald-creek.jpg McDonald Creek at Sundown McDonald Creek is a powerful and dangerous river as the early summer melt of the snows high above swells this beautiful river. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3835/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9998-watermarked.jpg Monkey Flower After the snows recede in early July, countless alpine wildflowers quickly emerge in the short growing season that characterize this high mountain park. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3834/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9922_2-haystack-watermarked.jpg Haystack Creek Falls Nearly 500 feet, with endless steps and cascades, this beautiful waterfall appears to emerge from the mountain's top, tumbling down and under the Going to Sun Road and finally down a steep cliff. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3833/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9815-Pano-watermarked.jpg Logan Panorama Reynolds and Clements mountain dominate the skyline above Logan Pass, with countless yellow Glacier Lillies blooming as the snow recedes. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3832/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9701-Lunch-Creek-watermarked.jpg Lunch Creek In the shadow of Piegan Mountain, just east of Logan Pass, Lunch Creek is a quiet, cool oasis that attracts wildlife and lots of wildflowers. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3831/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9638-watermarked.jpg Eastern Approach Less frequently traveled, the approach toward Logan Pass from the east in the early morning is a stunning passage, with hanging glaciers, flowing waterfalls from Reynolds Creek as it drains Reynolds Mountain, and jagged mountains. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3830/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9400-watermarked.jpg Wending Its Way The Going to Sun Road wends its away around the twists and turns of St. Mary Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3829/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9313-watermarked.jpg Empty Road With snow clearing operations still keeping the Going to Sun Road closed in early July 2022, cyclists have the road to themselves, especially in this area near St. Mary. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3828/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A9185-watermarked.jpg Two Dog Flats A young grizzly digs tubers and roots in the open meadows of Two Dog Flats near St. Mary's Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3827/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8987-watermarked.jpg Sherburne Quiet Lake Sherburne Lake guards the entrance to the incomparable Many Glacier hotel. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3826/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8942-Mt.-Wilbur-watermarked.jpg Mount Wilbur A rainbow signals another storm has passed high above Mount Wilbur and Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3825/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8884-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Glory at Many Glacier Overnight storms suggested this would be a sunrise to sleep in; but for a few brief moments the early sun finds an opening in the streaming clouds to color Mt. Gould and Grinnell Mountain in a glowing orange. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3824/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8832-watermarked.jpg Morning Glow Grinnell Point glows at sunrise on the western shores of Swiftcurrent Lake across from Many Glacier Hotel. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3823/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8785-watermarked.jpg Remembering the Original More than two decades ago, my father photographed this exact scene with my mom as the journeyed across the western landscape. That image has stuck with me all these years. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3822/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8732-III-watermarked.jpg Above Many Glacier Hotel From the hills above Many Glacier Hotel at sunrise. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3821/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8687-watermarked.jpg Sunset Warmth The late light of day warms the mountain range east of Many Glacier. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3820/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8554-watermarked.jpg Evening Lupines Blue lupines dance in the winds as evening draws near. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3819/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8110-watermarked.jpg Swiftcurrent Lake Mount Wilburn looms above Swiftcurrent Lake as viewed from the trail enroute to Josephine Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3818/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A8009-watermarked.jpg Morning Calm On most days the western winds rip across Swiftcurrent Lake, but in the early cool of dawn, the winds often calm for just a bit. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3817/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A7921-watermarked.jpg Loons on Swiftcurrent Lake Grinell Point, Mt. Gould, Angel Wing and the Garden Wall reflect in the still waters of Swiftcurrent Lake as a family of loons search for food near shore. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3816/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A7687-watermarked.jpg Grinnell Point Grinnell Point is the exclamation point above Swiftcurrent Lake on a brilliant sunrise. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3815/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A7682-watermarked.jpg Today's Promise Mt. Gould is flanked to the right by Angel Wing and the Garden Wall in the warm light of early morning. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3814/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A7579-mt-wilbur-II.jpg Spirit in the Night Ethereal spirits dance across the evening sky above Mount Wilbur. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3813/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6478-bear-III-watermarked.jpg Glacier Guardian A grizzly bear grazes along Going to the Sun Road as a nearby drift of slow-melting snow provides a cool sanctuary. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3812/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6391-bird-woman-falls.jpg Bird Woman Falls Even from two miles away, this nearly 600 foot waterfall is a sight to behold from the Going to Sun Road, just west of Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3811/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6386-watermarked.jpg Rainy Ride With the GTTSR now open yet to vehicles, the road is a quiet path through some of the most serene and amazing mountains in any of our national parks. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3810/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6379-Mount-Oberlin-watermarked.jpg Mount Oberlin Mount Oberlin guards the entrance from the west to Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3809/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6366-rainbow-over-bird-woman-falls-watermarked.jpg Rainbow Over Bird Woman Falls A rainbow emerges above Bird Woman Falls after a quick summer storm. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3808/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6290-watermarked.jpg Weeping Wall Countless cascades and falls tumble down the vertical rock walls that rise straight above Going to the Sun Road. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3807/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6220-Pano-watermarked.jpg Evening Perspective The Going to the Sun Road is late opening this year as record snows are slow to clear, allowing for quiet enjoyment of the sweeping panoramas below Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3806/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A6162-watermarked.jpg Garden Wall Even in mid July, the Garden Wall above the Goin to Sun Road is guarded by heavy snow. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3805/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A5971-watermarked.jpg Glacier Valley View Going to Sun Road slides below the Garden Wall as it quickly descends to the west. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3804/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A5826-watermarked.jpg Approaching Mount Reynolds The lush green of early summer in the valleys below the Going to Sun Road provide a mesmerizing view on the approach to Logan's Pass. Mount Reynolds dominates straight ahead with the notched crown of Mount Oberlin flanking on the right. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3803/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A5288-watermarked.jpg Avalanche Gorge Colored by glacial silt, and powered by melting snows, avalanche creek is a deafening roar as it twists through this moss-covered gorge. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3802/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A4976-watermarked.jpg Glacier Bear A black bear forages along the lush forest's edge of west Glacier. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3801/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A4892-McDonald-Sunrise-V.jpg Rocky Shore Colorful rocks along the shore of Lake McDonald Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3800/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A4793-trail-of-cedars-watermarked.jpg Trail of Cedars Sanctuary A quiet trail through the 500 year old cedars that grow near Avalanche Gorge. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3799/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A4744-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise at Lake McDonald The skies above Lake McDonald turn golden just before sunrise. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3798/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A4429-watermarked.jpg Ragged As the season turns from spring to summer, the mountain goats of Glacier National Park lose their winter coats. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3797/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A3894-watermarked.jpg Lake Josephine One of the prettiest lakes in Glacier, Lake Josephine is a great place to hike, and to be extra alert for the grizzly bears that feed on the berries and flowers that grow along its shores. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3796/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A3693-1-watermarked.jpg Evening Sky After dusk, an infinite number of stars emerge above the serenity of Many Glacier. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3795/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A3488-Mt.-Gould-watermarked.jpg Sunrise at Mt. Gould An evening storm is slow to pass giving way to a fiery sunrise above Mt. Gould and the Garden Wall. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3794/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A3340-watermarked.jpg Moonlight A full moon silhouettes Mt. Gould and shines a strong beam across Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3793/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A3123-1-Grinnell-Lake-Overlook-II.jpg Grinnell Lake Overlook Storm clouds are gathering and thunder reverberates across the mountain sides above Grinnell Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3792/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2952-1-watermarked.jpg Windswept Decades if not hundreds of years of fierce winds have left their mark on the pines along this rocky cliff above Grinnell Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3791/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2549-jackson-mountain-watermarked.jpg Jackson Mountain Jackson Glacier and its namesake mountain are now more easily viewed from the Going to Sun Road east of Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3790/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2414-wild-goose-pano.jpg Wild Goose Panorama A new day breaks across the high mountains that shelter Wild Goose Island and St. Mary Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3789/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2396-wild-goose-island-II.jpg Wild Goose Island Early summer brings clear skies and a warm sunrise to Wild Goose Island. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3788/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2360-watermarked.jpg Wild Goose Sunrise In the quiet of dawn the faint echoes of ancient lore can be heard, the story of the young warrior and the beautiful maiden, from competing tribes, who swam across St. Mary's Lake where they would meet. When the tribal leaders learned what they had done they raced to the island to return them home and to banish them from one another. But before they could arrive, the Great Spirit took pity on the young lovers and turned them into geese that mate for life. When the tribes arrived, they found only two geese, stroking one another's necks lovingly. As the tribes approached, the two geese flew away never to return. From that day, this little island in the sea has been named Wild Goose Island. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3787/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2277-watermarked.jpg Moonset A full moon sets above the mountains east of St. Mary's Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3786/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A2041--mount-oberlin-and-cannon-mountain-from-gtts.jpg Mountain View Mount Oberlin and Cannon Mountain viewed at sunset from Going to the Sun Road. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3785/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A1404-iceberg-lake.jpg Iceberg Lake Snow continues to cling to the meadows and cliffs along Iceberg Lake, where large chunks of ice float throughout the summer. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3784/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A0381-watermarked.jpg Reynolds Mountain Rising prominently above Logan's Pass, Reynolds Mountain is one of the landmark peaks that dominates the Glacier skyline. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3783/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-2022_187A0367-watermarked.jpg Summer Clearing Even in mid July, significant snow can be found near Logan Pass. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3782/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A9775-watermarked.jpg Big Drift Often more than 50 feet deep, and occasionally closer to 100 feet, this big drift of snow near Siyeh Bend routinely delays opening the GTTSR until after the Fourth of July, and even then the wall of snow that remains above the road presents a real avalanche danger. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3781/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A8829-grinnell-and-mt-gould-watermarked.jpg Many Glacier Sunrise A beautiful pink sky and golden lights paint Mt. Grinnell and Mt. Gould above Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3780/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7719-watermarked.jpg Swiftcurrent Reflections Mounts Gould, Grinnell and Wilburn reflect at sunrise in the rarely still waters of Swiftcurrent Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3779/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7572-swiftcurrent-creek.jpg Swiftcurrent Creek Evening's glow paints the peaks above Swiftcurrent Creek, reflecting in the still waters of the creek's bend. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3778/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7481-thimbleberry.jpg Thimbleberry A dense thicket of thimbleberry is an important place to remain bear wary! Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3777/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7425-Heavens-Peak-from-above-mcdonald-crk.jpg Heaven's Peak Heaven's Peak rises above McDonald Creek a few miles east of Avalanche Gorge. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3776/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A7381.jpg Snow Summer Peak Even in mid July, significant snow clings to Heaven's Peak. At nearly 9000' it is the highest of four peaks that divide McDonald Creek and Camas Creek at the head of Lake McDonald. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3774/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6342.jpg Logan Creek A summer storm clears over Logan Creek as it meanders westward before meeting up with McDonald Creek. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3773/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6316-watermarked.jpg Haystack Cascade Haystack Falls cascades down from its namesake butte. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3772/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A6081.jpg Glacier Rainbow The high elevations and the incessant storms, squalls and showers create countless rainbows. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3771/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5775.jpg Above the Loop West of the Loop, Heavens Peak and McDonald Creek stretch into the distance. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3770/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5591.jpg Where the Climb Begins From this scenic flat approach, just east of Avalanche, the Going to the Sun road begins a steep 4000 foot ascent to Logan Pass before descending toward St. Mary on what may be the most scenic road in any Park. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3769/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A5429-avalanche-lake.jpg Avalanche Lake One of the most scenic lakes in the Park, Avalanche Lake, is surrounded by steep mountains, flowing waterfalls, including Monument Falls, the tallest, and hanging glaciers. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3768/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4731.jpg McDonald Rush Swollen by early summer snow melt, McDonald Creek rushes down to the head of Lake McDonald at Redrock. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3767/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4359-grinnell-lake.jpg Grinnell Lake Wildflowers abound high above Grinnell Lake as Angel Wing summit looms. In early summer nearly two dozen waterfalls flow from the melting snows, with Grinnell Falls draining Grinnell Glacier to the right. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3766/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A4204-Pano-Grinnell-Lake.jpg Grinnell Lake Panorama Mid-summer snow drifts block the trail to Grinnell Glacier but afford a scenic place to lunch above Grinnell Lake. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3765/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A3892-Josephine-Lake.jpg Grinnell Glacier Trail Grinnell Glacier trail passes along the north shores of Josephine Lake, an area frequently closed due to bear activity. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3764/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A2814-Grinnell-Glacier-Trail-in-Thimbleberries.jpg Dense Walk The trail to Grinnell Glacier passes through a thicket of thimbleberry. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3763/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1666-II-iceberg-lake-tr-II.jpg Iceberg Lake Beargrass One of the great wildflower hikes anywhere, Iceberg Lake trail passes through valley and hillsides covered in paintbrush, lupines, beargrass and more. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3762/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A1024.jpg Monkey Flower Found along many streams and low-lying areas, the beautiful Monkey Flower, with its five petals is among the many alpine flowers found in Glacier NP. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3761/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/187A0197.jpg St. Mary's Above St. Mary's, wisps of clouds float by above the mountain peaks of east Glacier. 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https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3752/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I8631-III-watermarked.jpg Hidden Mystery https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3751/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5480-watermarked.jpg Glacier Trek https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3750/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5401-II-watermarked.jpg Exploring the Unknown https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3749/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5400-watermarked.jpg Frozen https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3748/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5009-1-trimble-glacier-hike-watermarked.jpg Trimble Glacier Hike https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3747/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4870-watermarked.jpg Crevasse https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3746/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4804-1-watermarked.jpg Blue Crevasse https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3745/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4553-watermarked.jpg Early Morning Near Thompson Pass https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3744/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4218-pano-watermarked.jpg Thompson Pass Morning Thompson Pass https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3743/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3701-watermarked.jpg A Time to Die Salmon Rush https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3742/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3350-watermarked.jpg Meares Glacier https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3741/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2627-watermarked.jpg Seal Colony in Prince William Sound https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3740/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1899-Pano-watermarked.jpg Thompson Pass Panorama https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3739/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1572-watermarked.jpg Thompson Pass Glacier https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3737/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1508-II-glenn-hwy-watermarked.jpg Glenn Highway Autumn Glenn Highway Autumn https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3736/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1491-II-watermarked.jpg Hard Winterlake, Alaska https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3735/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1425-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Near Thompson Pass https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3734/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1316-watermarked.jpg Bridal Veil Falls https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3733/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1291-watermarked.jpg Richardson Highway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3732/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1284-II-watermarked.jpg Scramble on the Glacier https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3731/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1270-watermarked.jpg Glacier Trek https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3730/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1144-trimble-glacier-1-watermarked.jpg Glacier Melt https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3729/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1141-watermarked.jpg Valdez Arrival Near Valdez Highway View Before Valdez https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3728/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0939-II-nelchina-glacier-view-from-glenn-hwy-watermarked.jpg Glenn Highway View Nelchina Glacier View from Glenn Highway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3727/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0916-watermarked.jpg Trimble Glacier Trimble Glacier Autumn Glory https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3726/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0916-IV-watermarked.jpg A Splash of Color Worth the Hike https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3725/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0881-watermarked.jpg Glacier View Red Carpet at Trimble Glacier https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3724/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0846-III-watermarked.jpg Fall at Winterlake Trimble Glacier https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3723/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0810-watermarked.jpg Glenn Highway to Valdez https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3722/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0676-nelchina-glacier-from-glenn-hwy-watermarked.jpg Nelchina Glacier by Glenn Highway https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3721/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0460-II-watermarked.jpg Hiking with a Friend Winterlake, Alaska https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3720/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0442-watermarked.jpg Fall Stroll at Winterlake https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3719/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0404-winterlake-hike-watermarked.jpg Winterlake Hike https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3718/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0247-watermarked.jpg Alaska https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3717/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9633-II-watermarked.jpg Sunset on Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3716/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9402-watermarked.jpg Twilight Up High Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3715/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7608-II-muldrow-and-traleika-glaciers-watermarked.jpg Denali's Glaciers Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3714/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0288-watermarked.jpg Alaskan Range After Dusk Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3713/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8888-watermarked.jpg Shadows on Denali Denali 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https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3705/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4165-II-watermarked.jpg Daybreak Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3704/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4141-watermarked.jpg Ethereal Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3703/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4112-II-watermarked.jpg Shadow and Light Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3702/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3811-watermarked.jpg Toklat Valley View from Polychrome Pass Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3701/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3774-II-watermarked.jpg Toklat Valley Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3700/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0043-watermarked.jpg A Fine View for Lunch Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3699/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7523-watermarked.jpg A River Runs Through It Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3698/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7514-watermarked.jpg Braided Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3697/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7504-II-watermarked.jpg Winter's Arrival on the Alaskan Range Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3696/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7460-II-watermarked.jpg Snow Covered Peaks on Alaskan Range Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3695/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7411-watermarked.jpg Windswept Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3694/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7356-watermarked.jpg Cathedral Mountain Cathedral Mountain rises above Teklanika River as an early wave of light snow arrives on autumn's strengthening winds. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3693/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7288-watermarked.jpg Termination Dust Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3692/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7278-watermarked.jpg Autumn Tributary Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3691/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7250-watermarked.jpg Where the Water Begins Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3690/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7225-watermarked.jpg Autumn Tundra in Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3689/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7216-watermarked.jpg Below the Glacier Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3688/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7204-III-watermarked.jpg Denali's Prismatic Pools Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3687/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7170-watermarked.jpg Toklas River and Snow Showers Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3686/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7134-watermarked.jpg Muldrow Glacial Pool Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3685/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7071-watermarked.jpg Muldrow Glacier Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3684/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6961-watermarked.jpg Rising Clouds Above Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3683/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6861-III-watermarked.jpg Autumn Farewell Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3682/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6859-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Farewell Panorama Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3681/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6618-denali-from-overlook--watermarked.jpg Denali Overlook Near a bend in the road in Talkeetna, a high ridge affords a compelling view as Denali greets the new day. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3680/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9989-watermarked.jpg Polychrome Pass Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3679/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9950-watermarked.jpg Denali Park Road Near Polychrome Pass Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3678/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9943-watermarked.jpg Fading Autumn Tundra on Polychrome Pass Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3677/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9919-watermarked.jpg Aerial View of Polychrome Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3676/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9911-watermarked.jpg Painted Hills, Polychrome Mountains Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3675/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9862-watermarked.jpg Denali Park Road Carving Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3674/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9853-II-watermarked.jpg Polychrome Mountains Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3673/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9789-watermarked.jpg Polychrome Meander The Denali Park Road twists and turns through and across the Polychrome Mountains. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3672/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9729-II-watermarked.jpg Snow's First Arrival on Polychrome The first snow of the season atop Painted Hills and the Polychrome Mountains of Denali signal the imminent arrival of winter. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3671/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9706-watermarked.jpg Autumn Palette In autumn the Denali valley floor turns a colorful bouquet of colors and hues. 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Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3650/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7344-watermarked.jpg Savage Alpine Trail Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3649/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7334-watermarked.jpg The Trail The Savage Alpine Trail begins with a gentle glide through the low growing shrubs of the tundra before ascending to the ridges above Savage Creek. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3648/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7332-watermarked.jpg Denali's Greeting Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3647/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7167-III-pano-watermarked.jpg Denali Autumn Panorama Autumn tundra reaches peak colors below Primrose Ridge. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3464/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5905-II-abrams--watermarked.jpg Abrams Fall Roar Heavy autumn rains have brought new energy to Abrams Falls and turned this popular hike into a beautifully quiet and tranquil scene. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3463/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5872-III-abrams-falls_-watermarked.jpg Autumn at Abrams Falls A slow uphill hike in a driving rain was rewarded upon reaching the solitude and rich beauty of Abrams Falls in late fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3462/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5610_-watermarked.jpg Spruce Flats Cascades Spruce Flats Falls is a dramatic falls located on the steep hillside near Tremont. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3461/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5596-II-spruce-flat_-watermarked.jpg Spruce Flats Approach Spruce Flats Branch continues its cascade below the Falls and down toward the Middle Prong. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3460/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5587_-watermarked.jpg A Special Place Few waterfalls are more special than Spruce Flats, especially after a good rain on an autumn day. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3459/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5557-II_-watermarked.jpg Swirling Leaves at Spruce Flats Autumn leaves swirl in the waters below Spruce Flats falls. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3458/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5487_-watermarked.jpg Spruce Flats in Autumn Dress Spruce Flats Falls is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Smoky Mountains, especially in fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3457/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5420_-watermarked.jpg Always Amazing For 40 years this cascades, with its yellow beech trees and moss-covered boulders and tree trunks has captivated me. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3456/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5385_-watermarked.jpg A Rainy Fall Drive Laurel Creek Road wends its way 7 miles to Cades Cove and is one of the most spectacular autumn drives in any Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3455/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5374-II_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Cascades The West Prong is draped in autumn colors a few miles above where it meets up with the Little River. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3454/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I5301_-watermarked.jpg Rainy Day Glow Laurel Creek Road reflects autumn's colors after an afternoon rain. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3453/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I4886_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Reflections Laurel Creek Road is beautiful in fall but especially after a modest rain that saturates the colors, creates reflections and leaves the Park remarkably quiet. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3452/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I4874-II_-watermarked.jpg Leaving Tremont Autumn colors tease that rather than head home it might be a pretty day to explore Laurel Creek Road above Tremont. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3451/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I4839-II_-watermarked.jpg Sourwood Fire A sourwood puts on its dramatic red attire along the banks of this mountain stream. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3450/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I0791_-watermarked.jpg Spring's Emergence There is something powerful in the emergence of new leaves in the foggy light of an early morning that hangs in the historic valley of Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3449/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-B86I0253_-watermarked.jpg Strike the Pose A black bear poses after exploring this fallen timber for insects. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3448/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2018-9J9A4465-2018_-watermarked.jpg Road Crossing A large black bear slowly crosses the Loop Road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3447/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-L25A0742-2017_-watermarked.jpg Apple Blossom A large apple tree blooms in early spring. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3446/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-L25A0732_-watermarked.jpg Spring Mosaic A mosaic of spring colors and dogwood blossoms paints a pasture's edge in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3445/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-L25A0500-II-2017_-watermarked.jpg Winter's Haven A high mountain ridge is coated in snow in late April. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3444/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-B86I1692_-watermarked.jpg Sunset Above a Snowy Ridge A passing winter storm has coated the pines in snow below Clingman's Dome and an evening sky. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3443/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-B86I1665_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Vista, Morton's Overlook Morton Overlook offers one of the best view for sunset. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3442/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-B86I1461_-watermarked.jpg Fading Light on 441 The last rays of sun tip the snow-covered pines above 441 just below Newfound Gap. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3441/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2017-0207Smokies-II_-watermarked.jpg Buck Chase In the autumn fog, a young buck gives chase to two does. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3440/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-L25A7687_-watermarked.jpg Smoky Mountain Rainforest The Upper regions of the Smokies can receive more than 60 inches of rain a year, contributing substantially to one of the world's great biospheres. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3439/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-B86I8915_-watermarked.jpg Spring Vista Just below Clingman's Dome, a spring vista stretches into North Carolina. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3438/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-B86I2509-1-by-Mahoney-overlook_-watermarked.jpg Mahoney Overlook on an Autumn Afternoon Mahoney Overlook offers colorful autumn views to east. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3437/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-5L9A8900-2016_-watermarked.jpg Dusk Mountain ridges recede below dusk's final curtain call. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3436/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-5L9A8758-2016_-watermarked.jpg Spring View, Cades Cove A vibrant spring day in Cades Cove with views that stretch for miles. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3435/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-L25A8062-II_-watermarked.jpg Fall's Descent Autumn's colorful parades gradually flows down the high mountain slopes in the northeast corners of the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3434/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-L25A7852_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Dogwood An dogwood puts forth a final fiery display in the cool of an autumn fog. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3433/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-L25A7846-III_-watermarked.jpg Dogwood Impression A dogwood puts on its final autumn show on the edge of a woodland forest in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3432/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-_X5T8754-II_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Vista into Deep Creek The rugged and relatively deserted Deep Creek region contains some of the Park's best autumn colors. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3431/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-_X5T8734-Newfound-Gap-IV--watermarked.jpg Autumn Vista, Newfound Gap In every season Newfound Gap offers a stunning panorama to the east but perhaps no season is quite as dramatic as October when colors peak at the Park's highest elevations. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3430/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2013-_X5T8734-Newfound-Gap-III-2013_-watermarked.jpg Autumn Panorama, Newfound Gap In mid October, the colors of the upper elevation of the Park reach peak. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3429/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies-2016-B86I8878-III_.jpg Dawn's Early Light Dawn breaks above Newfound Gap, with a subtle blend of pinks and magentas as clouds stream overhead. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3428/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Roaring-Fork-3X5T1953-III-2009-watermarked.jpg Roaring Fork in Spring In early spring, the Roaring Fork is a study in green, green moss, lichen and leaves. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3427/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6509.-III-2012-watermarked.jpg Autumn Reflections on a Still Day A colorful autumn canopy reflects in a pool of still water on the Little River. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3426/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6242-V-2012-watermarked.jpg Autumn's Sentinels in Cades Cove Autumn maples that grow along a stream's edge glow through a lifting fog. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3425/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6175-III-john-oliver--2012-watermarked.jpg John Oliver's Autumn Home The last colors of autumn hang in the fading light of a late autumn afternoon. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3424/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cades-Cove-Fall-2013Untitled_HDR-2.jpg Foggy Fall Morning Fog often swirls around and through the Cades Cove valley in early morning. On this autumn day as the Cove's colors peaked the fog created a dreamy scene of magic and light. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3423/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2400-II-watermarked.jpg A River's View A mountain stream rolls through a verdant woodland. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3422/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1255.jpg Winter's Ghosts The firs and pines that grow just below Clingman's Dome are coated in snow from a surprise April storm. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3421/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0521-II-2020.jpg Time to Find a Place to Hibernate A black bear, half-awake, struggles to shake the snow that has fallen on him overnight. It is time to find a dry place for the winter. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3420/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0278-bw-2017.jpg A Spring Stream in Cades Cove For more than 45 years I have crossed this stream, admiring it in all seasons of color and conditions. But on this spring morning, as dogwoods bloomed, I saw new beauty in black and white. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3419/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0245-2017.jpg Springtime on Spark's Lane Dogwood blossoms and tender green leaves emerge in early spring along Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3418/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9670-II-pan-2019-watermarked.jpg A New Day Dawn's early light and lifting fog greet the first visitors to Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3417/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7087-2019-watermarked.jpg Carter Shield's Cabin in Autumn One of the most picturesque historic cabins in Cades Cove, Carter Shields is especially magnificent as its woodland setting puts on its autumn robes. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3416/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7067-2019-watermarked.jpg Early Fall, Loop Road At just over 3500' feet elevation, Cades Cove begins to change colors weeks after the higher elevations. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3415/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4465-II-2018.jpg Intimidation A large black bear commands respect as he slowly strolls across the Loop Road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3414/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0428.jpg Bud Ogle in Fog A cabin on the historic Jim Bales homestead along Roaring Fork is shrouded in fog that clings to this mountain valley. Bales lived on the homestead from the 1860s to the 1930s. The cabin here actually belonged to Alex Cole and was relocated by the Park Service from the Sugarlands. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3413/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0388-2010.jpg Spring Swell Weeks of rains have swollen the streams that cross throughout the Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3412/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0383-2010-watermarked.jpg Rush Weeks of rain have transformed the Park's streams into a powerful and dangerous force. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3411/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6614-II.jpg Winter Valley View Cades Cove stands desolate and quiet after an overnight snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3410/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1810-watermarked.jpg Mount St. Elias Mount Saint Elias, the second highest mountain in both Canada and the United States, rises from the shores of the Pacific Ocean for over three vertical miles. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3409/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1847-watermarked.jpg Sea Lions in Icy Bay Sea Lions rest on a large iceberg in Icy Bay. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3408/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1873-II-watermarked.jpg Glacier Calving into Icy Bay Giant sheets of ice, hundreds of feet tall, break into aptly named Icy Bay. Because of the safe distance required, the thunderous boom of these calving glaciers is not heard for a few seconds. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3407/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1989-watermarked.jpg Tidal Glaciers and Mount St. Elias Some 18,000' high, Mount St. Elias rises above Icy Bay, as glaciers advance and retreat. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3406/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2001-II-watermarked.jpg Glacial Advance For miles and miles the snow and ice rise above and beyond Icy Bay. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3405/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2023-watermarked.jpg Glacier Stairwell Near Icy Bay What appears from the distance as smooth snow and ice is often anything but, as the jagged edges reveal. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3404/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2120-watermarked.jpg High Mountain Run Mountain goats run across the autumn tundra atop the Chittisone mountain range in Wrangell-St. Elias NP. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3403/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2321-watermarked.jpg Moose Meadow A verdant valley with meandering streams provides rich habitat for moose, beavers, swans and bears. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3402/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2409-watermarked.jpg Autumn Flow Autumn brings a colorful palette of colors in this valley in Wrangell St. Elias National Park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3401/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2779-III-watermarked.jpg Creek Bed Minerals long ago deposited paint an intriguing pattern in this dry creek bed. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3400/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2785-watermarked.jpg Aerial Arteries A braid of streams criss cross this mountain valley. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3399/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2804-watermarked.jpg Copper Stream While gold drew the first prospectors to this Park, copper sustained them and its red signal can be seen in many of the mountain's streams. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3398/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2807-watermarked.jpg Copper Stream II A red copper-colored stream twists and turns across this valley. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3397/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3009-mount-miller-in-middle-back-watermarked.jpg Mount Miller and Jefferies Glacier The massive Jefferies and Barley Icefields are punctuated by the even more massive St. Elias mountain chain and Mount Miller. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3396/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3128-watermarked.jpg Glacial Pool A vibrant blue green pool of melted glacier ice contrasts with the miles and miles of ice and glacier. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3395/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3178-watermarked.jpg High Mountain Pool Fall's colors have arrived on this high mountain tundra with a beautiful blue pond Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3394/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3188-II-watermarked.jpg Early Autumn in the Wrangells By late August, fall is in full swing in Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3393/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3216-watermarked.jpg Mount Blackburn Mount Blackburn is the highest peak in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains and perhaps its most dramatic, ascending more than 16,600' feet. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3392/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3257-II-watermarked.jpg Contemplation Standing where few if any have stood, gazing across the University range, there is a profound sense that in this amazing preserve, we have found, somehow, not so long ago, a way to save the very best of our ideals. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3391/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3257-watermarked.jpg Contemplation in Color Even now I cannot believe this is where I stopped to rest. How blessed! Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3390/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3299-watermarked.jpg University Perspective On a morning so clear, with every ridge and edge coated and fresh, the heart beats quickly. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3389/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3363-watermarked.jpg Waiting The early clouds have peeled away and there is now just a ribbon to remind us of what was, and will soon be. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3388/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3427-watermarked.jpg Uncharted In a park so vast and so unexplored, many incredible sights that would be a highlight anywhere else, remain unnamed and uncharted. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3387/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3459-watermarked.jpg The Very Top In thin air we flew, higher and higher, for perspectives unimagined. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3386/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3482-watermarked.jpg Weather Maker With their incredible elevation, the peaks of Wrangell-St. Elias catch and create their own weather. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3385/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3495-watermarked.jpg Jagged Peak Soaring across these mountain ranges it is easy to understand why this area is indeed the Crown of the Continent. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3384/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3501-watermarked.jpg Clarity On a morning so clear we flew to heaven on angel's wings, sweeping across the University Range of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3383/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3502-watermarked.jpg Imagination Along with Everest, the stunning peaks of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park create an immediate hold on the imagination and a root into your soul. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3382/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3507-watermarked.jpg Little Sister Ascending in the shadow of her larger University peak, this peak is well over 12,000' high. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3381/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3513-II-watermarked.jpg Almost Hidden University Peak peeks above a towering ridge, hinting at what lies just ahead. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3380/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3520-watermarked.jpg Miracles at Mount Blackburn? The fact that there are places like this, unexplored and inaccessible, is indeed miraculous. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3379/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3560-university-peak-from-landing-watermarked.jpg University Peak at Lunch A long morning brings with it a chance to touch down for lunch on a high mountain shelf, with this stunning view. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3378/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3563-watermarked.jpg Wrangell's Rugged Mountains Revealing their volcanic origins, these mountain ridges will soon be buried under some 500 inches of snow. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3377/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3570-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Ridges Slightly lower in elevation, only the peaks of this mountain is coated still in snow this late August day. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3376/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3618-II-watermarked.jpg Mountain Wall Vertical faces thousands of feet high rise into the clouds. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3375/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3677-regal-mountain-II-watermarked.jpg Regal Mountain The peak of Regal Mountain rises behind mammoth Mount Wrangell. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3374/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3703-regal-mountain-watermarked.jpg Mount Regal In these elevations, the line between the seasons is illusory, and the sense of remote wilderness, untouched by man, overpowering. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3373/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6172-II-watermarked.jpg Classic View A classic aerial view of the western entry into Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, where snow and glacier-capped mountains retreat to infinity. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3372/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6324-watermarked.jpg Lenticular Cloud Atop Mount Sanford Lenticular clouds sweep across Mount Sanford and its sheered south wall. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3371/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1877-watermarked.jpg Fall's Colors in Wrangell-St. Elias Fall's colors are as spectacular as the season is short on these mountain ridges below the snow and ice line, as a small herd of mountain goats look on. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3370/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1891-watermarked.jpg Autumn's Hold Descending from the icy realms of Wrangell-St. Elias' highest peaks we reach still more massive mountains, a few thousand feet lower, showing off for a few days their autumn splendor. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3369/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1992-watermarked.jpg Glacial Deposit in Chitina River The Chitina River wends its way through and along Wrangell-St. Elias National Park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3368/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2016-watermarked.jpg Chitina River Above the river we fly, with towering mountains on either side in search of the canyon through which we will fly still higher. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3367/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2072-watermarked.jpg The River's Divide Below Barnard Glacier we turn, gliding above Chitina Creek that courses between these giant mountain ranges. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3366/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2125-watermarked.jpg Pools of Blue Melted glacial waters pool in the sedimentary deposits left behind by flowing rivers and moving ice. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3365/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2207-watermarked.jpg A Place for Lunch Near Bernard Glacier After circling and eyeing, we have found our place for lunch! What a view! Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3364/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2221-watermarked.jpg Across the Chitina River Baldy Mountain and the Chugach Mountain range rise high above us on the Chitina River. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3363/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2305-watermarked.jpg Darkening Sky Dark clouds descend from the Wrangell Mountain peaks into and down Barnard Canyon. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3362/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2356-watermarked.jpg Where Glaciers Hang Barnard Glacier is a moody place this afternoon as clouds and fog swirl through this canyon, opening at times to allow us peeks where glaciers hang. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3361/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2442-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Spires Mountain spires guard the entry to Barnard Canyon. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3360/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2509-watermarked.jpg Barnard Glacier Nearly 33 miles long, Barnard Glacier flows through this narrow canyon to the Chitina River. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3359/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2644-watermarked.jpg Winter's Reach The start of Barnard Glacier. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3358/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2663-watermarked.jpg Blue Sky Tease Into the ether above Barnard Glacier. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3357/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2705-watermarked.jpg Barnard Glacier Track The miles long track of Barnard Glacier flowing to the Chitina River. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3356/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2839_1-II-watermarked.jpg Winter's Arrival Atop Wrangell-St. Elias High atop Barnard Glacier, winter has begun, this Labor Day weekend. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3355/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2902-watermarked.jpg Below the Clouds in Barnard Canyon As the sun prepares to set, clouds fall down these cathedral spires into the canyon below. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3354/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3231-watermarked.jpg A Home for Wildlife Goats, sheep, bears and eagles find shelter and food in these autumnal plateaus, below the perpetual snow and ice that resides above. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3353/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3544-II-watermarked.jpg Massif Another of Wrangell-St. Elias' large and remote mountain peaks rises above the volcanic below. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3352/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3872-watermarked.jpg Icy Bay Surrounded by the giant St. Elias mountain range, Icy Bay is a collection of icebergs. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3351/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4016-II-near-icy-bay-watermarked.jpg Waterfall at Icy Bay Countless waterfalls pour into Icy Bay from the melting glaciers and surrounding mountainsides. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3350/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4071_1-icy-bay-and-st-elias-watermarked.jpg Mount St. Elias and Icy Bay St. Elias dominates above Icy Bay as even larger Mount Logan, located in Canada, rises to the right. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3349/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4344-watermarked.jpg On the Way Home Mount Blackburn beckons in this distance as we cross hidden lakes in the high country to the east. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3348/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4369-II-watermarked.jpg Mount Miller? Mount Miller and the massive surrounding icefields that stretch on for more than 30 miles. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3347/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4884-watermarked.jpg Hidden Lake in Wrangell-St. Elias Countless hidden lakes can be found in every mountain valley. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3346/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5004-mt-drum-bw-II-watermarked.jpg Mount Drum Above Willow Lake One of the classic views from outside the Park. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3345/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5135-II-drum-watermarked.jpg Mount Drum Approach Mount Drum is a stratovolcano located at the extreme western end of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and rises 12,010 feet and is a massive presence behind the town of Glenallen. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3344/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5269-drum-watermarked.jpg Mount Drum Aerial View of Mount Drum Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3343/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5457-II-watermarked.jpg Glacial Span and Barkley Ridge Sweeping down from mountains high, massive glaciers stretch as far as the eye can see. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3342/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5569-watermarked.jpg Swirling Clouds For all the moments of clarity and bluebird skies, the reality is that Wrangell-St. Elias is often shrouded in clouds and fog as warmer moist water gets pushed off the coast and across these colder higher peaks. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3341/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5614-watermarked.jpg A Mile Deep The massive Bagley Icefield is 127 miles long, 6 miles wide and up to 3000 feet thick! Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3340/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5633-zanetti-and-wrangell-watermarked.jpg Mount Zanetti and Mount Wrangell Mount Wrangell, a massive shield volcano, is the only volcano that remains at least somewhat active, rising 14,163 feet in an immense white mound. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3339/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5678-Logan-and-Elias-II-bw-watermarked.jpg Bagley Icefield A panoramic view of enormous icefields, 19,551' high Mount Logan, the second highest peak in North American after Denali, and Mount St. Elias to the right, 18,008'. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3338/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5678-watermarked.jpg Bagley Icefield, Mount Logan and Mount St. Elias Enormous icefields stretch as far as the eye can see and are surrounded by massive Mounts Logan on the very far left, Mount St. Elias straight ahead and Mount Miller on the right. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3337/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5787-miller-and-st-elias-III-watermarked.jpg Mount Miller, center, and St. Elias Mount Miller is an isolated peak of the Saint Elias Mountains, rising 10,700' above the spectacular icefields that surround it. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3336/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5870-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Valley in Wrangell-St. Elias Valleys cloaked in autumn's colors provide a welcome contrast to the massive mountains of snow and ice. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3335/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5928-watermarked.jpg Glacial Tracks Colossal glacial tracks converge and run through and across the landscape. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3334/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6025-watermarked.jpg University and Bona Rising above the Russell Glacier, Mounts Bona and Churchill glow in the early light of morning. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3333/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6080-watermarked.jpg Knife Ridge of Mount Churchill with Mount Sanford In Background? Aerial view of Mount Sanford in distance. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3332/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6131-pano-II-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Panorama Near University and Bona Panoramic view of Mount Bona, Mount Churchill and the University Range Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3331/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6151-watermarked.jpg Aerial View of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Aerial view of the snow and glacier covered peaks of Mount Regal and Blackburn Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3330/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6202-watermarked.jpg Mountain Sweep Mount Bona rises in the distance above the University Range. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3329/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6247-watermarked.jpg A Touch of Fog Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3328/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6365-watermarked.jpg Wrangell-St. Elias Splendor Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3327/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6371-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Perfection Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3326/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6385-watermarked.jpg Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3325/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6433-watermarked.jpg Mount Bona Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3324/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6468-watermarked.jpg Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3323/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6523-watermarked.jpg The High Peaks Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3322/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6543-watermarked.jpg A View of the University Range Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3321/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6582-watermarked.jpg Into Thin Air Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3320/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6603-watermarked.jpg Above the Clouds Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3319/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6637-watermarked.jpg University Peak II Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3318/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6656-watermarked.jpg University Peaks Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3317/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6672-watermarked.jpg University Peak - Above the Clouds Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3316/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6715-watermarked.jpg Where Glaciers Run Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3315/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6798-watermarked.jpg University Peak Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3314/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6884-watermarked.jpg The High Mountains of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3313/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6893-watermarked.jpg Where Glaciers Hang Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/wrangell-elias-3312/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6914-bona-and-university-watermarked.jpg Mount Bona and Mount University Above the ridge line, the tower peaks of University and Bona stretch some 16,000' to a bluebird sky. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3311/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6923-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Mountain Peak Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3310/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6963-watermarked.jpg Mountain Wall Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3309/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7095-watermarked.jpg South Face of Mount Sanford Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3308/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7173-II-watermarked.jpg A View from the Edge Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3307/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7271-watermarked.jpg Wrangell Panorama Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3306/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7344-1-watermarked.jpg Mount Blackburn and Root Glacier Surrounded by fall's colors, Root Glacier sweeps down from massive Mount Blackburn. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3305/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7442-watermarked.jpg Mountain Plateau Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3304/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7516-watermarked.jpg Volcanic Dikes and Igneous Rocks Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3303/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7682-stairway-icefall-watermarked.jpg Stairway Icefall and Mount Blackburn Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3302/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7782-watermarked.jpg Looking Up Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3301/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7789-watermarked.jpg Icy Stairwell Above Root Glacier Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3300/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7819-watermarked.jpg Just Below the Clouds Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3299/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7878-root-glacier-watermarked.jpg Root Glacier Surrounded by Autumn Autumn gold blankets the hillsides abutting Root Glacier. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3298/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7895-watermarked.jpg The Final Ascent Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3296/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7987-kennicott-watermarked.jpg Abandoned Kennicott Copper Mine After copper was first discovered in 1900, this mine, located in the heart of the Park, was developed at incredible cost and effort - nearly 200 miles of rail had to be built, with some 44 miles of bridges and trestles that were wiped out most springs. At its peak, the mine employed more than 500 and as of the time of its closing in 1938, more than half a million tons of ore valued at more than $200 million had been been extracted. Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3295/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I8147_1-watermarked.jpg Mountain Spires Wrangell-St. Elias National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3293/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5093-Pano-franklin-cliffs-II-web-copywrite-2x1.jpg Franklin Cliffs Last night's storms have given way to a new dawn. The final trailing remnants of cloud and fog rise from the valley below, flowing up the mountain's western slopes and finally across this rocky cliff high atop Shenandoah National Park. Puddles in the dips and crags of these cliffs will dry soon in the sun and wind of a new day. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3292/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3361-svinafellsjokull-II-watermark.jpg Crevasse on Svinafellsjokull Deep crevasses cross throughout Iceland's many glaciers. The snow and icy layers absorb and filter the red light spectrum, allowing only scattered blue light to penetrate. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3291/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A9891-budir-and-hamlet-and-holsfjall.jpg Budir Hamlet The beautiful hamlet by Budir gives way to the Holsfjall mountains on a beautiful cool evening. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3289/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4636-glacial-tongues-of-vatnajokull.jpg Vatnajokull Glacial Tongues Tongues of ice flow down the mountain from Iceland's largest glacier, Vatnajokull, which covers nearly one third of the island. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3288/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1268-btwn-seljalandsfoss-and-skogafoss.jpg A Peaceful Place to Call Home A homestead below an unidentified waterfall, located between its famous sister falls, Skogafoss and Selljalandsfos. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3287/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A0241-watermarked.jpg Mount Bjarnahafnarfjall In the late light of day, this small mountain reflects in the nearby bay. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3286/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A0274-snaefellsnes-meadow-watermarked.jpg Snaefellsness Meadow Though the soils on Iceland are thin and lava dominates, great meadows of wildflowers carpet wide swaths of the island. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3285/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A4577-2021-watermarked.jpg Iceberg Float An large iceberg floats in the late afternoon lagoon below the glacier from which it was calved. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3284/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A4627-II-watermarked.jpg A Place To Catch a Few Rays A seal soaks up some sun and warmth on a ice floe. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3283/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A4647-watermarked.jpg Icy Sea A light fog hovers above this lagoon as a iceberg shimmers in the distance. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3282/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland5L9A4727-III-watermarked.jpg Ice Glow The setting sun shines through a crystal clear berg of ice. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3281/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0190-Grundarfoss-watermarked.jpg Grundarfoss Waterfall Grundarfoss waterfall on the north side of Snaefellsness Peninsula beckons across the famlands. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3280/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0206-II-watermarked.jpg A Dirt Road Amidst the Lupines A dirt road leads to the sea at Breidafjordur through a field of lupines, below the church at Ingladsholl. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3279/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0328-II-snaefellsnesjokull-watermarked.jpg Final Light on Snaefellsnesjokull High above the surrounding peninsula, the massive glacier that sits astride Snaefellsness catches the final rays of light. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3278/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0343-III-watermarked.jpg Snasefellsness National Park A warm light belies the cold and snow that still embrace much of the wild lands of Snaefellsness National Park. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3277/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0371-arctic-fox-watermarked.jpg Arctic Fox An arctic fox searches for dinner. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3275/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0437-II-whooper-swan-watermarked.jpg Whooper Swans A couple of whooper swans, and their lone cygnet, paddle through the still waters of a shallow bay. These swans are the only swans that have survived in Iceland, thanks to their ability to migrate to the warmer winters on the British Isles and beyond. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3274/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0806-watermarked.jpg Eiriksjokull In the center of the island, the glacier Eiriksjokull rises above the cold lava and desolation. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3273/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0849-geysir-watermarked.jpg Strokkur Geysir Sunset Near sunset, Iceland's most famous geyser erupts into the cold blue sky. Strokkur is a fountain geyser that erupts every few minutes some 30 meters high in the geothermal area surrounding the Hvita River. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3272/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A0960-langjokull-pano-watermarked.jpg Langjokull Sunset A magical sunset bathes Langokull in a sweet mix of purples, pinks and magentas, providing encouragement for a tired driver at the end of the day. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3271/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1201-hekla-watermarked.jpg Hekla Desolation Hekla is the most active volcano on Iceland, erupting most recently in 2000. It is a foreboding and desolate area with warnings throughout that another eruption could occur any day. Hekla is Icelandic for a short hooded cloak which may relate to the frequent cloud cover on the summit. After the eruption of 1104, stories, probably spread deliberately through Europe by Cistercian monks, told that the mountain was the gateway to Hell. It has also been called the prison of Judas and there is still a legend that witches gather on the volcano for Easter. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3270/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1457-myrdalsjokull-watermarked.jpg Myrdalsjokull Glacier A snowmobile ride across and up this glacier, in a dense fog and cloud, can leave you disoriented and keenly aware that in an island of such stunning beauty are also vast swaths of cold and desolation. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3269/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1499-II-watermarked.jpg Black and White Black sand beaches stretch as far as the eye can see, to where banks of white clouds and fog rise. The experience is bracing. The land is barren. Desolate. There is an omnipresent reminder of the powerful volcanic forces that have repeatedly shaped this island. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3268/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1798-skoga-river-watermarked.jpg Skoga River Waterfalls More than 20 waterfalls can be found by hiking along the Skoga River above its most famous falls, Skogafoss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3267/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1901_1-watermarked.jpg Skoga Canyon Above Skogafoss is one of the great hikes in the world, following the contours, twists and turns of the Skoga River, through narrow canyons, lava and lush green and passing some 25 waterfalls! Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3266/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A1986-watermarked.jpg Skoga Falls The Skoga River courses its war to Skogafoss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3265/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A2062-Reyniskirkja-church-watermarked.jpg Reyniskirkja Church Not far from the desolate black sand beaches is a remarkable sign of hope, Reyniskirkja Church. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3264/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A2070-watermarked.jpg Cape Dyrholaev From the cliffs at Cape Dyrholaev stretch miles of black sand beaches. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3263/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A2193-watermarked.jpg Puffin Talk Two puffins exhange wild tales of life on the open ocean. Puffins mate for life generally and there is much for them to catch up on after their summer return to Iceland's rocky cliffs. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3262/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A2224-watermarked.jpg Puffin Lookout A couple of puffins preen and keep a lookout on the ocean below where they spend much of their life. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3261/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A2235-cape-dyrholaev-watermarked.jpg Puffins at Cape Dyrholaev Throughout Iceland are some of the great puffin rookeries in all the world, with few more accessible than these at Cape Dyrholaev. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3260/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3048-II-watermarked.jpg All That Remains Days or weeks ago a giant slab of ice breaks from the nearby glacier that rests above this lagoon. Time, sun and water have broken the slab to pieces, and now, before it disappears into the water, this small piece of ice radiates a final farewell. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3259/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3455-III-watermarked.jpg Skaftafell Lupines Numerous great fields of lupines can be found in the fields below Skaftafell National Park. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3255/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3883-2021-IV-pano-watermarked.jpg Jokulsarlon Sunset Pano One of the most eerie and moving scenes I have ever witnessed, here lies Jokulsarlon lagoon at sunset. Hundreds of icebergs float in the lagoon, soon to be floated to the sea where they will disappear. The nearby glacier is calving ice at an increasing rate and there is a profound sense that something fundamental is changing. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3254/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3883-2021-watermarked.jpg Jokulsarlon Serenity Beyond Jokulsarlon lagoon rises the glacier-covered mountains from which these icebergs have come. It is well past midnight and the sun seems determined not to set, as if refusing to draw the curtain once and for all on this scene and the countless icebergs that will soon wash to the sea where they will disappear once and for all. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3253/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3929-watermarked.jpg Fire In the Sky Lenticular clouds, made dramatic by the setting sun and sandstorms that have buffeted the island these past days, seem other worldly and disconcerting. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3252/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A3976-III-watermarked.jpg Lenticular Sunset Above Fields of Lupines Above a large field of lupines, a host of lenticular clouds blow across Skaftafell National Park toward the sea. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3251/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4041-watermarked.jpg Sunrise On Mt. Lomagnupur Mount Lomnagur is silhouetted against the pink morning sky above this promontory that juts toward the Ring Road east of Klaustur and before Skaftafell NP. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3250/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4305-watermarked.jpg Ice on a Black Beach The never ending fury of the ocean hurls the ice from its midst and to the black sand beaches for a final passing. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3249/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4373-watermarked.jpg Ocean Swell A summer storm has swelled the waves and the ocean seems determined to pound and destroy the ice that has flowed overnight from the nearby lagoon. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3248/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4499-watermarked.jpg Shrinking Diamonds Waves of ocean water flow to and from across the shrinking diamonds on this deserted beach. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3247/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A4728-watermarked.jpg Final Light At Skogafoss A long day of rain and clouds has given way and the final light of evening illuminates a rising wisp of cloud and fogs as it clears the hills below the icy mountains behind Skogafoss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3246/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A9662-hallgrimskirkja-saurbae-watermarked.jpg Hallgrimskirkja Church at Sauerbae One of Iceland's many beautiful churches is Hellgrimmskirche at Sauerbae on Snaefellsness Peninsula. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3245/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A9951-II-hellnar-church-watermarked.jpg Hellnar Church Located in the small town of Hellnar, whose population crested in the mid 18th century when nearly 150 fishermen lived there, Hellnar Church rises from the lava fields with the dramatic Mount Stapafell, a 1500 foot mountain of pillow lava rising behind, home reputedly to mysterious elves. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3244/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IcelandL25A9964-snaefellsjokull-from-rte-570-watermarked.jpg Snaefellsjokull View From Rte 570 On Iceland even mid summer offers many reminders that winter and cold and ice are never really far away, especially near the massive glacier Snaefellsjokull that shapes the winds and weathers across the peninsula.. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3243/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland_L9A0444-kolgrafafjordur-watermarked.jpg Kolgrafafjordur A beautiful harbor and bay, Kolgrafafjordur, provides a graceful introduction to the beauty of nearby Snaefellsness Peninsula. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3242/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland_L9A1604-grundarfjodur-sunset-watermarked.jpg Sunset at Grundarfjodur Bathed in the warm light of twilight lies the ring road and lands abutting Grundarfjodur on Snaefellsness Peninsula. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3241/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland_L9A1685-III-watermarked.jpg Kirkufellsfoss at Sunset One of the most stunning scenes to behold in Iceland is sunset on Snasefellsness Peninsula, with the sun setting behind the massive Kirkufell mountain and its graceful waterfalls, Kirkfufellsfoss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3240/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland_L9A2279-watermarked.jpg Gullfoss Power The mighty Hvita river makes its final dash for the stunning Gulfoss waterfall, where it will dive seemingly into the bowels of the earth. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3239/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Iceland_L9A2308-watermarked.jpg Sunset Above Gulffoss Waterfall As the waters roar at Gullfoss, sunset colors the skies above. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3238/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A9891-budir-watermark.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3237/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A9951-II-hellnar-church-watermark.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3236/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A0494-arnarstapi-II-watermark.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3235/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A1697-2020-copy-watermark.jpg Kirkjufellsfoss and Mt. Kirjufell Under the glow of a never ending midnight sun, the spectacular double falls of Kirkjufellsfoss and the indomitable Mt. Kirkjufell provide a magical setting to witness one day end and another begin with no real line between the two. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3234/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A1711-IV-watermark.jpg Mt. Kirkjufell at Sunset Rising 1519 feet above the sea, Mt. Kirkjufell stands at midnight above the shallow bay that separates Iceland's Snaefellsness peninsula and the Westfjords. Renowned as one of the 10 most beautiful mountains it is an an enchanting and beautiful scape of land and water and provides one of the best places to watch a sunset. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3231/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4483-watermarked.jpg Spillover Waves crest and spill over the icy remnant of a disappearing glacier. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3230/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4373-watermarked.jpg The Crash A large wave crashes into an icy boulder orphaned on this black sand beach. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3228/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4133-watermarked.jpg Thinking About Tomorrow It is past midnight and the sun will not completely fade away, allowing a rainbow to linger long after a summer squall has passed. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3227/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4105-IV-watermarked.jpg Iceland Sunrise In midsummer, sunrises and sunsets last hours. Here a 3:00 a.m. spectacular sunrise bursts on the Iceland horizon. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3225/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3948-watermarked.jpg Other Worldly Streams of lenticular clouds float across the midnight sky, casting an eerie glow across the volcanic landscape. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3224/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3920-watermarked.jpg Icelandic Midnight The fading light at the end of the day lingers and lingers and lingers into the rising light of a new day. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3221/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Lamar-sunset-2007-II-IMG_0053-watermark.jpg Sunset Over the Lamar Valley As a summer storm retreats, a spectacular sunset erupts over the magical Lamar Valley. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3220/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020-Panorama-1-lynn-camp-prong-cascade-watermarked.jpg Middle Prong Panorama One of the most beautiful cascades in the Park is stunning in any season. Surrounded by massive rhododendrons, last night's light snow creates a magical sparkle. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3219/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0248-laurel-creek-rd-II-watermarked.jpg Laurel Creek Road in Snow Laurel Creek road leads to Cades Cove. Normally crowded it is deserted this day after a recent snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3218/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0329-cades-cove-watermarked.jpg A Slice of Sun A few rays of light bring a strong glow to a slice of this snowy mountain ridge. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3217/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0460-sparks-lane-watermarked.jpg Winter's Majesty Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3216/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0651-II-sparks-lane-watermarked.jpg Through the Oaks Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3215/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0676-II-watermarked.jpg Wisp In the quiet just after dawn, layers of fog, hoar frost and the remnants of an early December snow beckon in Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a view of this great valley that is very rarely experienced, especially in silence and solitude. It is a time to stand still, to take it in and just be. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3214/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0708-watermarked.jpg Hoar Frost in Cades Cove Trees coated in hoar frost stand in dramatic contrast against the mountains that surround Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3213/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0757-III-watermarked.jpg Frosty Oak A large oak is etched in hoar frost and ice on this near zero degree morning in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3212/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020B86I0847-watermarked.jpg Etchings A heavy hoar frost transforms the trees of Cades Cove into a magical wonderland. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3211/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6649-3-II-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Snow Cades Cove is quiet and still under slate gray skies and a fresh coat of snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3210/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6661-road-to-church-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Road to Church A small dirt road leads to one of the numerous historic churches in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3209/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6770-Tipton-Place-II-watermarked.jpg Tipton Place in Snow The Tipton Place homestead was initially settled by Revolutionary War Veteran William "Fighting Billy" Tipton in the 1820s. Some 50 years later, this cabin was built by Bill's relative and Civil War Veteran Colonel Hamp Tipton where his two daughters, who taught school in the Cove, resided for years. Still intact, the cabin sits quiet on this snowy December morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3208/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6860-cades-cove-loop-watermarked.jpg Hiking the Loop With the roads closed, Cades Cove is stunningly quiet on this winter morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3207/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6872-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend Rarely experienced in snow's regalia, the Loop Road offers new visions around every turn. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3206/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I6962-II-carter-shields-watermarked.jpg Carter Shields Cabin Carter Shields cabin, one of the most beautiful in the Cove, sits quietly and fresh this winter morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3205/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7007-watermarked.jpg Snowy Loop Snow provides a new experience on the Loop Road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3204/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7023-watermarked.jpg A Place for a Quiet Walk A heavy wet snow blankets the hemlocks and first along Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3203/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7156-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Stream A gentle stream passes below snow-covered dogwoods. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3202/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7166-II-watermarked.jpg Guardian of the Cove A small herd of horses stand in the predawn cold at the entrance to Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3201/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7184_1-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Winter View A distant moon twinkles in the pre-dawn cool, high above Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains. Winter's first snow has coated the valley floor, nearby mountain slopes and every tree and shrub. The Cove is incredibly quiet this morning. There is no one around and even the wildlife is bedded down. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3200/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7223-II-watermarked.jpg John Oliver Cabin in Snow One of the oldest historical structures in the Park, John Oliver cabin sits quietly in the snow and shade as dawn breaks above. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3199/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7223-III-watermarked.jpg Waiting on Sunrise The gates are closed and Cades Cove is deserted. A several mile hike in the dark has brought me to the fields that buffer the old homestead of John Oliver to await sunrise. The temperature is in the teens and a new day is breaking. In minutes, the sun clears the horizon, striking a golden glow just across the frozen, snow-covered ridgelines of these mountains. Nearly 150 years ago when Lawson built this place, with assistance from his neighbors the Cables, I suspect there was a morning just like this. Cades Cove, Great Smoky Mountains NP. Dec.2020. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3198/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7254-watermarked.jpg Before Sunrise The original experience of the early settlers can be glimpsed when walking before dawn along the snow-covered loop road of Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3197/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7286-watermarked.jpg Winter Chill It is nearly zero and the Cove is serene and quiet. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3196/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7626-IV-watermarked.jpg Resilience In 1867, a young farmer, John Cable built this grist mill in Cades Cove. This mill, powered by water that flowed from an adjacent stream that turned the great wheel, allowed John to mill the flour that would provide sustenance to the hearty families who scratched out a living in this mountain cove. It was also a place where families would gather, where people could socialize and share their stories and talk about how - together - they would endure. There was a lot of heartache and tragic losses. But also some laughter. Now, after an early December snow, the mill stands quiet, the people are all gone but if you listen carefully, quietly, you can hear their voices in that nearby stream, and in the creaking boards. There will be better days. Together. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3195/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7665-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Loop Curve One of America's most beautiful drives curves through the pines and snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3194/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7676-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Loop Road in Snow Usually crowded, the road is empty after a winter snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3193/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7683-watermarked.jpg Winter Woods The woods have a new beauty under a fresh snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3192/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I7950-watermarked.jpg Snowy Embrace A wet snow clings to every branch and limb in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3191/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8002-carter-shields-watermarked.jpg Carter Shields Cabin in Winter Set in the shade of a beautiful clearing, the Carter-Shields cabin sits quietly, peacefully in a glen of trees cloaked in an early December snow. There is uncertainty when it was built, but some records suggest it was around 1820, when George Shields fled to Cades Cove in the Great Smoky Mountains to flee the typhoid epidemic. From 1910-1921, this simple one bedroom cabin became home to George Washington "Carter" Shields, who had been injured in the Battle of Shilo in 1862. Another century later and this simple cabin remains a place to find serenity and quiet repose. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3190/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8027-sparks-lane-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane in Winter II A quiet winter walk in winter through the snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3189/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8040-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane Winter Splendor Snow drapes the hemlocks and pines that line Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3188/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8050-watermarked.jpg Winter Warmth Sunlight streams through this winter scene. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3187/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8106-Pano-II-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane Panorama For all those who have shared the journey with me, who have graced my soul, kindled my heart and who kept believing that over that hill, we can find a better place to build together something anew. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3186/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8169-IV-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane Cathedral Hemlocks bow under the snow above Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3185/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8179-II-Sparks-Lane-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane in Snow A narrow dirt road cuts through the snowy woods in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3184/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8258-II-watermarked.jpg Mill in Snow This ancient mill where settlers in the Cove had corn meal and flour ground stands eerily quiet in the snowy solitude of winter. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3183/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8281-watermarked.jpg Golden Hemlocks The golden light of morning glows behind the snow-covered hemlocks in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3182/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8385-cades-cove-picnic-III-watermarked.jpg Abrams Creek and a Winter Picnic Anthony Creek flows through the snow-covered rhododendrons and trees that grow along its banks near the picnic sites of Cades Cove, after which it meets up with Abrams Creek. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3181/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8462-watermarked.jpg Rhododendrons in Snow A large mountainside of rhododendrons is covered in a winter coat of snow. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3180/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8531-little-river-II-watermarked.jpg Little River in Snow II The snow-covered Little River courses around the Smokies. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3179/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8553-watermarked.jpg Little River Snow Snow coats the trees alongside and the boulders of the Little River. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3178/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8661-watermarked.jpg Winter's Reminder Traces of snow remain in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3177/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8785-sparks-lane-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane Hoar Frost A heavy hoar frost has etched overnight the old trees along Sparks Lane. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3176/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8824-sycamore-watermarked.jpg Sycamores in Snow Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3175/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8885-persimmon-watermarked.jpg Persimmon Tree Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3174/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I8965-watermarked.jpg Snow in Shadows Yesterday's snow has largely melted across the cove except in the shade of some oaks and maples. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3173/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I9257-watermarked.jpg Middle Prong in Winter Lynn Camp Prong Cascades is a gorgeous small waterfall that tumbles here below the snow-covered rhododendrons. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3172/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2020_W1I9308-watermarked.jpg Winter's Grace A light snow coats the centuries old rhododendrons that bank the cascades of of the Lyn Camp Prong in Great Smoky Mountain National Park. Normally bustling, the mountains have grown still and there is a certain grace and beauty that can be found everywhere you look in this winter wonderland. 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For what seems like years, I would read this book -- perhaps their favorite - to my young daughters as they would slowly fall asleep to dream of places wide open and vast and free. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3144/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9033-watermarked.jpg Pacific Fall A colorful mix of aspen show off their autumn foliage along Pacific Creed Road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3143/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9995-watermarked.jpg Golden Aspen 2020 A hillside of aspen turn from yellow to gold overnight. In another two days, these leaves will fall and the landscape will turn mostly brown, ready to feel the embrace of winter's snows. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3142/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5211-II-bw-selenium-watermarked.jpg Alpine Splendor II A brilliant sunrise highlights the peaks of the Grand Teton, just above this still frozen alpine lake. These are those moments that come along a few times a year, if you are lucky. When everything comes together and your soul is opened. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3141/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4340-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Elk Elk are skittish by nature and generally quickly flee to the security of the brush and nearby woodlands except when the sun is well past the horizon. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3140/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I8545-pacific-creek-watermarked.jpg Pacific Vista Pines, willows and aspen create an autumn montage near Pacific Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3139/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I8659-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 Family Time Grizzly 610 looks down the hillside and into Pacific Creek as her two cubs, now more than two years old, forage on autumn roots. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3138/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9871-watermarked.jpg Early Aspen Light A grove of aspens show off their early yellow foliage against a morning sky. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3137/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1149-III-watermarked.jpg Alpine Sunrise Coated in ice, a high alpine lake reflects the glow or morning's first light, below the peak of the Grand. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3136/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1160-VI-watermarked.jpg A View of Heaven Shortly after sunrise, the highest peak of the Teton Range, the Grand, stands almost 14,000 feet high, or 3000 feet above this frozen alpine lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3135/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1193-IV-watermarked.jpg Turquoise Splendor The turquoise waters of this alpine lake lay only partly hidden below a thin layer of ice. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3134/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1204-II-watermarked.jpg First Snowfall The first snow of mid autumn still clings to the upper reaches of the Grand Teton peak, catching the first warming light of a new dawn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3133/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1211-watermarked.jpg Worth the Wait It takes a long and steep climb to reach the upper realms of the Grand, the highest peak in the Teton range. But a sunrise like this make you forget the hard work, and almost forget the cold that froze this lake overnight. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3132/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1273-watermarked.jpg Heavenly Reach The peak of the Grand stretches to the heavens above. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3131/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1229-II-watermarked.jpg A Place to Be The splendor of this hidden alpine lake, that cannot be reach by any maintained trail, is a stunning reminder of the truth that preservation of these national parks is the greatest gift we can give the next generation. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3130/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1282-delta-lake-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Reflections at 9000' Sunrise Reflectons Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3129/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7166-II-grizzly-610-watermarked.jpg What Do I Hear? Grizzly bear 610 listens intently for a rodent moving below a field of dried grasses. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3128/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7226-grizzly-610-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly View Grizzly 610 stands to get a better look at her trailing two cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3127/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7282-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn View An early snow has coated the Teton Range above the still colorful ridges below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3126/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7500-watermarked.jpg Along the Ridge A bull moose strides across a ridge with the Teton Range rising behind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3125/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8427-watermarked.jpg Keeping Watch Grizzly 399 watches over her four growing cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3124/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9024-watermarked.jpg Autumn 2020 A colorful grove of aspens and pine mix near Two Ocean lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3123/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9163-II-watermarked.jpg Aspen in Black and White There is a timeless quality to aspen groves, especially when viewed without the glitter and distraction of autumn's glow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3122/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9163-watermarked.jpg Last Leaves A few final fading leaves of fall cling in this grove of aspens. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3121/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9553-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Rays Shadows and light on Oxbow Bend, with Mount Moran looming above. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3120/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5211-II-watermarked.jpg Solitude High In the Tetons A panoramic sweep at this alpine lake at sunrise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3119/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5221--III-watermarked.jpg Icy Reach Last night's cold has frozen this alpine lake for the first time this fall. Soon it will freeze and stay frozen until next April or May. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3118/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0151-IV-sepia-watermarked.jpg Ahead of the Storm Grizzly 399 leads her quad cubs across a fall meadow with the Teton Mountain Range rising behind. For more than two decades 399 has symbolized the great west. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3117/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0151-IV-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 March Below the smoke from California's wildfires and advancing clouds of a late autumn storm, Grizzly bear 399 leads her quad cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3116/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0271-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Approach Grizzly 399 leads her quad cubs from the nearby forest into the open meadows across Pilgrim Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3115/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0276-IV-sepia-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Heads Home Grizzly 399 and her four cubs cross Pilgrim road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3114/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0276-IV-watermarked.jpg 399 and Her Fab Four Grizzly 399 and her four cubs cross Pilgrim road. Over the summer months 399 has led her cubs in a never ending search for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3113/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I0445-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Parade Against an autumn backdrop, grizzly 399 leads her parade, with four rapidly growing cubs dutifully in line. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3112/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1189-phelps-lake-watermarked.jpg Phelps View The shores of Phelps Lake have turned a vibrant red this late September afternoon. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3111/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1545-watermarked.jpg Halfway A Canadian goose swims alone in the shadows of Oxbow Bend. Fall's peak has come and gone and in a few days, most of the remaining leaves of aspen will have fallen. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3110/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2043-watermarked.jpg Autumn on Jenny Lake Enroute to Cascade canyon, the trail swings by the colorful berry bushes along the always scenic Jenny Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3109/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2241-watermarked.jpg Aspen Cathedral A grove of aspen along Moose Wilson Road towers above. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3108/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2454-watermarked.jpg Pacific Sublime The open expanse of Pacific Creek beckons enroute to Two Open lake. On this early autumn day the tawny bronze and yellows of the native grasses and aspen merge. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3107/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3234-IV-watermarked.jpg Waiting A large bull moose surveys the open sage meadows near the Gros Ventre River bottoms. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3106/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3440-VII-watermarked.jpg Moose Splash A young bull moose splashes across the Gros Ventre River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3105/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3694-II-watermarked.jpg Response The rut is on and a large bull moose displays a classic Flehmen Response or lip curl, a common response by bull moose when they smell the scent of a cow's urine. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3104/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3777-watermarked.jpg Time Waits For No One A large and aging bull moose, showing the wear and tear of time, slowly makes his way through the grasses and cottonwoods. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3103/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3811-V-watermarked.jpg Moose Autumn Approach A large bull moose looks for love in a grove of cottonwoods. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3102/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I8781-grizzly-610-II-watermarked.jpg Time to Go Grizzly bear 610 looks back before ascending a nearby hill to ensure her two cubs, now more than two years old and almost as big as she, know it is time to go. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3101/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4387-watermarked.jpg Sunset Through the Smoke The sun sets over Rendezvous mountain in the Teton Range, through the smoke and haze from California's wildfires Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3100/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9022-grizzly-610-cub-III-watermarked.jpg A Growing Cub Grizzly 610, daughter of 399, and mother to two large cubs, is in the prime of her life and cuts a powerful figure. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3099/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9090-grizzly-610-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Family Feeding Grizzly 610 and her two large cubs, now more than two years old, root for grubs, ants and yarrow roots along Pacific Creek road. Next spring, 610 will send her cubs on their own as she prepares to mate again. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3098/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9442-watermarked.jpg Autumn Aspens on Pacific Creek On this rainy autumn day, a grove of aspen, stands saturated and in peak color. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3097/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I9600-moose-pond-II-watermarked.jpg Remembering You Surrounded by fall's aspen, a pond reflects in Willow Flats. Aptly named, this "Moose Pond" frequently home to moose. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3096/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1319-delta-lake-II-watermark.jpg Sunrise With My Daughter The intense warm light of sunrise on the peaks of the Grand Tetons begins to cool to the purer white of day. The shadows shorten as the sun climbs. Soon the light reaches the walls of the cliffs. In a few more moments the lake will be bathed in light and the thin ice that has formed overnight will begin to melt. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/alpinesplendor-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1149-III-web-watermark.jpg Moments Later The trail began under a black sky and a billion stars. Dawn was hours away. The hike was long and up. And up. And up. Higher and higher we climbed. In the darkness. Through the woods, across the boulders, past where the trails disappeared. We arrived, alone, as the sun first reached this frozen alpine lake, high atop the Grand Tetons, with the silence and solitude punctuated only by the occasional crack of expanding ice. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3092/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6511-2014.jpg Sleeping Indian Splendor Late afternoon sun illuminates Sleeping Indian Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3091/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6095-2014.jpg Winter Sunrise at Schwabacher's Landing Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3090/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6075-II-2014.jpg Sunrise Panorama Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3089/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6058-copy-2014.jpg Dawn's Arrival Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3088/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T5995-copy.jpg Golden Tips Above the Clouds Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3087/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0330-2012-watermark.jpg Timeless Tetons One of the benefits of beings a skier is the heightened perspective it can provide when all the elements combine to create a moment that seems timeless. Here is an image I captured from a ski lift enroute to the Sublette and Thunder lifts of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3086/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0356-2012--bw-watermark.jpg Where Angels Dance High in the Tetons, a winter storm clears across Rendezvous Mountain and the upper regions of Sublette and Thunder at the Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3085/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6953-2011-watermark.jpg Christmas Sunrise, 2011 Christmas dawns with crystal blue skies and temperatures nearly 20 below atop Snake River Overlook. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3084/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T8956-II-watermark.jpg Christmas Flight A bald eagle takes flight after being spooked from the elk carcass where it had been feeding. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3083/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-497-2011-wolf-watermark.jpg 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. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3082/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-498.jpg Running White Wolf A white wolf sprints across the open meadow and snows toward its pack mates who are headed home. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3081/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-526-IV-watermark.jpg Wolf Connection Wolves are inherently communal creatures. Here, a dark colored wolf waits on the white wolf. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3080/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-540-2011-watermark.jpg Wolf on the Move A wolf moves across the snowy ridge toward its den on a nearby butte. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3079/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-564-II-2011-watermark.jpg Wolf Wait A wolf waits for one of its pack mates. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3078/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-569-2011-watermark.jpg Wolf Departure A wolf heads towards the butte where it will spend the day, high above the snowy meadows below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3076/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5425.jpg Elk Family An elk leads her baby across the open meadows. This is a dangerous time for baby elk. There are a lot bears in the area and young elk may be their favorite meal. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3073/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9206-II-watermarked.jpg Bear Silhouette A black bear sow walks along a strong cherry tree limb to reach the tender treats. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3072/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9378-II-watermarked.jpg Bear Cub in Cherry Tree, 2013 A black bear cubs pauses from his feasting to check out mom and two siblings who are high atop an adjacent cherry tree. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3071/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9382-III-watermarked.jpg High in a Cherry Tree In mid August, the black cherries have ripened and the bears of Cades Cove will spend much of their days high in these trees enjoying the bounty. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3070/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9388-watermarked.jpg Bear Cub in Cherry Tree A black bear cub of the year enjoys some cherries that have ripened in late summer. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3069/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9393-watermarked.jpg Time To Eat Some Cherries A black bear cub feasts on some cherries in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3068/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9428-watermarked.jpg A View From Above A black bear cub checks out a perch. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3067/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9450-watermarked.jpg Sleeping Cub A black bear cub naps in the cherry tree where it has been feeding all morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3066/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2013L25A9651-watermarked.jpg Ironweed Ironweed and goldenrod bloom in Cades Cove, a final splash as summer winds down. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3065/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Lewis-Springs-Falls00001-copy-watermark.jpg Lewis Springs in Fall, 2007 Fall rains have brought new energy and exuberance to the 70 foot Lewis Springs Falls Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3064/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-IMG_9423-II-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise I Moulton Barn Sunrise I Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3063/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-IMG_9423-III-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise in Winter Moulton Barn Sunrise III Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3062/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-IMG_9880-watermarked.jpg On the Way to Dinner A great oak is silhouetted by the Gros Ventre against a winter sunet. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3061/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-Teton-Sunrise-II-IMG_9324-III-watermarked.jpg Winter Sunrise from Antelope Flats 2007 Teton Sunrise II Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3060/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-tetons-IMG_9320-pano-watermarked.jpg December Sunrise Teton Sunrise Panorama, December 2007 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3059/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-tetons-IMG_9320-watermarked.jpg A Cold Morning for a Snowshoe Hike Everything is frigid - it is minus 26 degrees. The snow is brittle. The air is devoid of moisture. But the mountains are on fire. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3058/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2007-tetons-IMG_9334-III-pano-watermarked.jpg Worth the Snowshoe Hike Moulton Barn Sunrise Panorama, 2007 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3057/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Frigid-Sunrise-2007-II-watermarked.jpg Frigid Sunrise II, 2007 This image hangs as a large panoramic in my office, above a classic grizzly sculpture by Ken Bunn, a reminder of a magical, albeit cold sunrise in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3056/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Frigid-Sunrise-2007-9320-III-watermarked.jpg Frigid Sunrise III, 2007 Across the frozen meadows and valley, the Grand Teton mountain range is ignited by the glow of a clear winter's dawn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3053/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5301-watermarked.jpg Elk Migration A herd of elk head from the open meadow to a more protected area as another winter storm begin. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3051/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_5313-II-watermarked.jpg Running Elk II I was slow to migrate from my trusty films to the the world of digital photography. This image has always stayed with me as one of my very first captures using a digital camera. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3050/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_9418-watermarked.jpg Sun On the Barn The morning sun has quickly made its way down the mountain, across the valley and, now, to the Moulton Barns. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3049/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn-2007-Sunrise-II-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise II, 2007 In the summer, the Moulton Barn is often crowded at sunrise. But when the temperature is more than 20 below, and a one mile hike through the snow is required in the dark, you tend to find yourself alone as you witness sunrise on the Grand Teton range and beyond the Moulton Barn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3048/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/tetons-2007-IMG_9342-II-pano-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise, Panorama, 2007 The barn may be in shadow, but not for long. In another few minutes it too will be in sun, at least until another round of snow arrives on the afternoon winds. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3047/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/tetons-2007-IMG_9342-III-watermarked.jpg Tetons Fire on the Mountain From the shadow of the barns, sunrise breaks and the Tetons glow in the light of a rare clear winter day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3046/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/tetons-2007-IMG_9450-II-watermarked.jpg Wolf Tracks to Moulton Barn The hike in the dark and bitter cold has brought me to the barn for sunrise. On my way out, in the light of day, I see the solitary tracks of a large wolf in the snow, cuttting across the meadow and to the nearby butte where the wolf dens by day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3045/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/tetons-2007-IMG_9450-III-watermarked.jpg Wolf tracks in the snow, a clear winter morning and Moulton Barn stands in the snow. Moulton Barn basks in an illusory warm morning sun. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3044/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2011_X5T9621-1-2011-griz-399-III-watermarked.jpg 399 Nurses Her Triplets, 2011 Grizzly 399 retreats to the woodland edge to nurse her triplet cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3043/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2011_X5T9626-2011-griz-399-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Gives The Staredown Grizzly 399 reacts to an overeager cub who has nursed a bit too roughly. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3042/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2011_X5T9627-1-2011-griz-399-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Smackdown Tired of her cub's bites, grizzly 399 gives one of her triplet cubs an old fashioned smackdown in June 2011. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3041/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2011_X5T9521-2011-griz-399-III-watermarked.jpg Field of Dreams Girzzly 399 and her three cubs forage in a meadow of bitterroot and lupines. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3040/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2011_X5T9521-2011-griz-399-V-watermarked.jpg High Alert Grizzly 399, the grand matriarch of the Grand Tetons, remains on high alert as one of her three cubs checks out the meadow's flowers in the summer of 2011. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3039/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9600-2011-griz-399-watermarked.jpg Time to Explore Two of grizzly 399's cubs explore a post as mom continues her unending search for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3038/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9614-2011-griz-399-V-watermarked.jpg Follow Me Grizzly matriarch 399 leads her three young cubs across the meadow and into the forest where they will spend the majority of hte day nursing and napping. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3037/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9621-1-2011-griz-399-II-watermarked.jpg A Time to Nourish 399 nourishes her triplet cubs of the year. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3036/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9626-2011-griz-399-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Staredown II 399 has been a prolific and effective mom, in part because of her constant care and nourishment of her cubs over two decades. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3035/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9627-1-2011-griz-399-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Smackdown II Grizzly moms, like 399, know the importance of administering swift and firm lessons to wayward cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3034/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T0962-watermarked.jpg Spring Pond A pond of water, the final remnants of winter's heavy snows, is slow to drain in a spring meadow, reflecting twilight's fading colors. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3032/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9141-watermarked.jpg The March Grizzly 399 and one of her three cubs march slowly across a sage meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3031/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9141_1-watermarked.jpg The March II Grizzly 399 and one of her 3 cubs march slowly across the sage meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3030/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9147-watermarked.jpg Playtime Two of grizzly 399's three cubs play on fallen timbers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3029/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9188-II-watermarked.jpg Beaver Pond Ripples A small stream cascades across the stones, just downstream from the beaver dam that defines Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3028/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9229-watermarked.jpg Early Morning at the Beaver Pond Shortly after sunrise, the sun has now reached the still waters of a beaver pond in the shadows of the pines below the still snow-capped peaks of the Grand Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3027/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9287-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Art One of my most popular images for more than a decade, Moulton Barn is warmed by the light of an earl summer sunrise, with snow-capped mountains and still-green grasses in vibrant display. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3026/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9519-IV-watermarked.jpg A Quiet Morning in the Meadow Grizzly 399 and one of her three cubs enjoy a quiet morning in the sage and biterroot meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3025/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9540-2011-griz-399-II-watermarked.jpg 399 in a Flower Filled Meadow, 2011 A young 399 forages in the meadow as her three cubs play nearby. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3024/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9552-2011-griz-399-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 Approach, 2011 Grizzly 399 approaches through the wildflowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3023/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9565-watermarked.jpg Ever Alert Grizzly 399 looks into the nearby woods where she has detected some sound or smell. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3022/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9600-2011-griz-399-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Playtime Two of grizzly 399's cubs play on a meadow post. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3021/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9703-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Calm A purple majesty at dawn at Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3020/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9925-watermarked.jpg Teton Lupines Lupines bloom amidst a field of bitteroot. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3019/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9704-watermarked.jpg Beyond the Ridge Snow-capped peaks of the Teton mountain range rise above the slopes of Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3018/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2011_X5T9987-1-2013-griz-610_-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 and Two Cubs, 2011 Grizzly 610 stalks elk in an open meadow near Willow Flats. Not only are her two cubs anxious for success, but just out of view, a black wolf watches with equal interest. These are the moments that you never forget in the Grand Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3017/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4278-2.-IItif-watermarked.jpg Wily Coyote A coyote circles through the sage meadows to reach her den and young pups. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3016/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6640-1-watermarked.jpg A Cub's Cry One of grizzly 610's cubs cries in distress after mom and her two sblings scatter after smelling another approaching grizzly. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3015/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6635-watermarked.jpg Bawling In the quiet of dawn, a cub of grizzly 610 bawls a loud cry that literally carries across these large meadows. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3014/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6596-1-watermarked.jpg Where Are You? A cub stands in alarm, looking for 610 who has disappeared. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3013/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6547-1-watermarked.jpg Further On Two of grizzly 610's cubs scatter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3012/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6457-watermarked.jpg Signal Mountain Perspective Arrowroot blooms on the eastern slopes of Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3011/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6316-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 Cub One of grizzly 610's cubs walks quickly along a willow thicket. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3010/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6313-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 610 Cub Portrait, 2013 A cub of Grizzly 610, a daughter of Grizzly 399, pauses in her search for mom. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3009/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6294-watermarked.jpg Cub Closeup A close encounter with one of grizzly 610's cubs (from the safety of my parked truck). Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3008/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6292-II-watermarked.jpg Lost Grizzly Cub After being deserted in the meadow, one of 610's cubs searches for mom. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3007/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6291-IV-watermarked.jpg A Pretty Face 610 Grizzly Cub, 2013. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3006/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A6174-watermarked.jpg Gtizzly 610's Two Cubs, 2013 Grizzly's 610'ss two cubs forage on grasses and wildflowers, 2013. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3005/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A5975-II-watermarked.jpg Wildflowers and Tetons A bank of wildflowers lines the highway in early summer near the Grand Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3004/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A5708-watermarked.jpg Wet Face Wet from a morning grazing and digging, one of gtizzlyy 610's cub's peers across the meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3003/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A5704-watermarked.jpg Who Me? A grizzly cub, daughter of 610, breaks through a hole in the willow thicket with a wet and muddy face that gives proof to what he has been doing this early morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3002/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A5700-watermarked.jpg In the Shadows A grizzly cub stands in the shadows to get a better view. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3001/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4937-watermarked.jpg Double Rainbow A double rainbow over Cache Creek near the southern entrance to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/3000/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4902-watermarked.jpg Double Rainbow Promise As a summer storm passes, a double rainbow emerges with the promise of better tomorrows. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2999/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4478-2013-griz-610-cub-watermarked.jpg Stop A grizzly cub of 610 stands in a meadow near willow flats and practices his moves. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2998/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4468-2013-griz-610-cub-VII-watermarked.jpg Hands Down Grizzly cubs, like 610's, frequently stand to get a better view of their surroundings and to see over the grasses and sage. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2997/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A4464-2013-griz-610-cub-IV-watermarked.jpg The Crouch A grizzlyy cub crouches before standing tall. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2996/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A7921-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Oxbow Bend, 2013 A golden sunrise on Oxbow Bend of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2995/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A7495-watermarked.jpg Dusky Grouse A large, dark forest grouse closely related to the Sooty Grouse, this Dusky Grouse prefers the woodland edges near open meadows. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2994/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons2013L25A7341-watermarked.jpg Jackson Lake Sunrise, 2013 A glorious sunrise on Jackson Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2993/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A0005-watermarked.jpg South District Fall In the south district, fall's colors flow from the mountain slopes into the Shenandoah valley below. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2992/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A0067-pano-watermarked.jpg Shenandoah Sumac Panorama A colorful hillside of red sumac and fog on a late autumn day. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2991/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A3955-watermarked.jpg Fog and Fire After the Rocky Mount fire has long been extenuished, springs green emerges through the fog, contrasting with the eery black ash of an adjoining ridge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2990/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A4142-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Wonder Lower Doyles Falls 2016 Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2989/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A5232-III-south-river-watermarked.jpg South River Falls 2012 II Rarely crowded, South River Waterfall is one of the Park's most impressive falls in the rainy season. It is also one with the most snakes! Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2988/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A5290-II-south-river-watermarked.jpg South River Falls 2016 A small cascade drains the basin below South River Falls. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2987/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A5751-III-watermarked.jpg Sunset over the Shenandoah Valley A gentle sunset of purples, pinks and magentas color the evening sky this spring in 2016. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2986/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A6084-II-watermarked.jpg Big Meadow Ferns A growing patch of ferns adds to the texture and patterns of color that make Big Meadows a visual treat that offers something different every season, indeed, every day. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2985/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A6799-watermarked.jpg Snowy Entrance The entrance into Shenandoah is coated in a heavy snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2984/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen20165L9A6899-watermarked.jpg Driving Through the Scars The southern district of Shenandoah tends not to get as much snow as the higher regions further north. Here a light snows contrasts with the lasting scars of last year's wildfires. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2983/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0129-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Curve on Skyline Drive On a wet day, Skyline Drive glistens and the colors of fall dazzle. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2982/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0144-2-watermarked.jpg Fall Brilliance on Skyline Drive 2016 The fall colors of Shenandoah are almost always more spectacular when there is a bit of fog and rain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2981/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0297-watermarked.jpg Autumn Ferns Shenandoah has numerous tremendous patches of ferns that in summer exhibit all shades of green but in fall, as the temperatures first dip into the 30s, turn a radiant gold before going brown. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2980/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0400-II-watermarked.jpg Bear Feeding in a Tree A black bear feeds near Loft Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2979/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0434-1-II-watermarked.jpg Fall's Fallen Leaves Maple leaves color the autumn floor on a stretch of the Whiteoak Canyon trail. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2978/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0652-II-watermarked.jpg Fog Over Stony Man Mountain Fog blows across Little Stony Man Mountain as fall's color reaches peak. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2977/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I0842-III-watermarked.jpg Bear Curiosity A black bear is intrigued by sounds only he can hear from the slopes below. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2976/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1051-watermarked.jpg Maple Glory This maple never disappoints, turning a vibrant orange, every fall on an eastern slope north of Thorofare Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2975/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1083-1-pano-north-of-thorofare-watermarked.jpg Autumn Panorama 2016 A colorful bouquet of oranges, reds and yellows transform this vista into one of the finest autumn views in Shenandoah, but you have to hike to get to it. It is not at an overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2974/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1180-IV-watermarked.jpg Lofty Bear A large black bear peers down from his tree limb. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2973/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1238-II-watermarked.jpg Up Above A black bear feeds in a tree immediately above the road just 20 feet above the vehicles the pass, most never even spotting him. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2972/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1239-watermarked.jpg Bear Up Above A black bear stares down from the tree where he has been feeding on spring's early growth. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2971/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1242-II-watermarked.jpg I Hope He Doesn't Fall Through a moon roof I manage a quick photo and pray this bear does not fall! Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2970/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1609-1-II-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Bear A black, mother of two cubs, feeds near Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2969/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1520-1-II-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Bear II A black bear looks across the meadow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2968/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1874-III-watermarked.jpg Black Bear On a Rock A black bear climbs across a large boulder to give herself a better view of her two cubs. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2967/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1945-II-watermarked.jpg Two Cubs at Big Meadows Two black bear cubs alternate between foraging and play while mom leads them from the meadow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2966/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I1945-III-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Cub A young black bear cub scrambles across a boulder. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2965/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I2012-II-watermarked.jpg Family Climb A family of three bears climb a hillside near Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2964/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I3963-1-III-watermarked.jpg Goldenrod in Big Meadows A walk through a wild display of goldenrod in Big Meadows against blue skies, amidst a mild din from the thousands of bees and insects busily collecting nectar and nourishment in the last days of summer. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2963/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I4222II-III-watermarked.jpg Cleaning Time in the Meadow A does cleans her young fawn in Big Meadows, where deer frequently graze in the early hours of dawn. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2962/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I7147-II-watermarked.jpg Fawn Perspective A fawn looks above the late spring grasses. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2961/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen2016B86I7806_1-watermarked.jpg Fawn Watch A fawn watches her mom intently. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2960/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4815-III-watermarked.jpg Old Rag Mountain Panorama Old Rag Mountain beckons in the quiet of dawn after a day of heavy snow. The storm is clearing and the mountains rise below purple majesty. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2959/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4828-III-watermarked.jpg Winter Panorama, Old Rag Mountain Framed by snow covered branches, Old Rag mountain and Shenandoah's ridges recede in the distance of a new dawn. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2958/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4848-III-watermarked.jpg Guardian of Stony Man Mountain Just before the final approach to Stony Man Mountain, a lone pine rises in the light of a new dawn, draped in heavy snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2957/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4871-watermarked.jpg Winter View of the Piedmont Mountain ridge after mountain ridge rises to the east of Buck Hollow Overlook, which offers one of the best overlooks to witness a snow winter sunrise. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2956/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4865-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Panorama on Skyline Drive The sun's first rays light the slopes below Skyline Drive while painting the hillsides above in a pink glow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2955/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4965-watermarked.jpg Further On Up the Road There is a purity of light in the mountains following a heavy storm, especially one that has produced such snow. The lure is irresistible. The desire to freeze the moment. The need to hold your hand. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2954/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4989-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Kiss on Skyline Drive The morning sun greets the snow-covered trees alongside Skyline Drive this Friday dawn after Thanksgiving. It is a powerful reminder of just how much there is to be thankful for. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2953/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5052-watermarked.jpg Snow Pageant A grove of oaks and maples stand under heavy snow along a roadside ridge above Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2952/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5238-watermarked.jpg Driving into the Storm The snow has stopped flying and behind us a new dawn has broken. But up ahead, the storm lingers over a mountain ridge, creating a stark contrast between the snow laced trees and the dark clouds of a fleeing winter storm. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2951/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5102-watermarked.jpg Skyland Resort Entrance in WInter The entrance to Skyland Resort from Skyline Drive is buried in a deep snow, even as the final patrons of the year will be looking for a way out. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2950/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5258-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend on Skyline Drive Skyline Drive is an artistic creation as it wends its way across and around the ridges and mountain peaks of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2949/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5293-II-watermarked.jpg A View of Stony Man Mountain Stony Man Mountain rises in the distance following a day of heavy snow. The vista is reminiscent of images captured more than a half century ago, in black and white, of deep snows, taken at a time when Skyline Drive was more frequently open in winter. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2948/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5397-watermarked.jpg A Beautiful Drive Skyline Drive is always a stunning 100 mile drive but on this winter morning, the Drive is open only to those willing to hike its course. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2947/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5330-watermarked.jpg Skyline Drive Masterpiece Decorated in a heavy wet snow, Skyline Drive is stunning and peaceful. There are no cars, no sounds. It is a time for quiet awe. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2946/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5517-II-watermarked.jpg Pinnacles Picnic in Winter Pinacles Picnic Grounds is a bustling center of play and food in summer, but today it is buried below deep snow and is quiet. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2945/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5525-watermarked.jpg Reaching to the Heavens Cloaked in winter snow, a collection of oaks, maples and pine stretch to the heavens as if, too, to give thanks. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2944/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5740-watermarked.jpg A Perfect Place for a Stroll With Your Daughter You know a scene is magical when your teenage daughter is speechless. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2943/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5850_1-watermarked.jpg No Better Place As my daughter said this Friday morning after Thanksgiving, there is "no better place." Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2942/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5824-watermarked.jpg A View of Stony Man Mountain II Stony Man Mountain and Skyline Drive can be seen across the snowy valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2941/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5867-watermarked.jpg Winter Solitude on Skyline Drive Solitude is not common on Skyline Drive except in winter when the only sounds are an occasional bird's call and the sound of a light wind passing across these mountain ridges. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2940/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5877-watermarked.jpg Lean on Me A pine and oak seem dependent on one another for support and shelter, and maybe some encouragement. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2939/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1357-watermarked.jpg Winter Silence The woodland forest stands buried in heavy snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2938/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1472-III-pano-watermarked.jpg Stony Man Mountain Panorama in WInter Just before sunrise, the wintry peaks of Little Stony Man Mountain reach to the purple pastels of a breaking dawn. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2937/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1462-watermarked.jpg Stony Man Spectacle With the warm glow of the rising sun, the fading colors of dawn and deep snow, Little Stony Man Mountain is a moving spectacle. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2936/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/snp-2011-watermark_X5T2775-II.jpg Autumn Falls on the Whiteoak There are few more magical experiences than an autumn hike to the numerous waterfalls along the Whiteoak Canyon trail during peak foliage and following heavy rains. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2935/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/snp-2011_X5T3355-II-watermark.jpg Autumn Waterfall at the Gorge Autumn's waters have reduced in flow but a canopy of golden oaks, maples and witch hazels make this gorge along the Hogcamp Branch an enchanting place to pause and think. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2934/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7704-II-watermark.jpg Crust The crusty top on the deep snow is a mixed blessing to hunters like this red fox. It allows the fox to travel across the snow without expending huge energy sinking in. But it is also a crust that this fox must jump through when diving for rodents two or more feet below the surface. To do this, the fox must jump higher and enter vertically to reach the target. There is little room for error. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2933/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0206-watermarked.jpg Springtime on Sparks Lane 2017 Sparks Lane in spring. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2932/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0221-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane 2017 Sparks Lane, a gravel road bisects Cades Cove, in spring. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2931/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0245-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane Spring 2017 Dogwoods bloom and sprng's tender leaves emerge on the cherries, walnuts and oaks that lines Spark's Lane in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2930/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0278-bw-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Stream A springtime stream, guarded by numerous blooming dogwoods, the state tree of Tennessee, crosses under the bridge near the halfway point of Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2929/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0398-watermarked.jpg Yellow Trillium and Woodland Phlox Springtime wildflowers in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2928/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0417-II-watermarked.jpg Yellow Trillium, 2017 A yellow trillium blooms in the moist fertile soils below the woodland canopy of the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2927/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0568_1-watermarked.jpg Woodland Phlox Woodland phlox blooms amidst the moss-covered timbers in Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2926/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I0769-watermarked.jpg Smoky Mountain Dogwood A dogwood blooms in the Great Smoky Mountains, a sure sign that spring is at hand. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2925/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1255-watermarked.jpg Spring Snow Near Newfound Gap A late spring snow coats the firs and hemlocks atop the highest ridges of the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2924/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1321-watermarked.jpg Snow in the Woods A spring snow covers the trees in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2923/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1405-watermarked.jpg Last Rays A spring snow storm has passed and the last rays of twilight catch the treetops above Newfound Gap, Great Smoky Mountains, 2017. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2922/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1415-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend, Great Smoky Mountains A beautiful evening for a drive across the highest regions of Great Smoky Mountains National Park, with a few inches of fresh snow still coating the trees and grasses. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2921/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1461-watermarked.jpg Passing Day Twilight atop the snow-covered ridges near Newfound Gap. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2920/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1477_1-watermarked.jpg Snowy Forest, 2017 The woods are quiet under the weight of a wet snow. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2919/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1544-2-watermarked.jpg Snowy Smokyy Mountain Vista Newfound Gap offers one of the finest views of the Blue Ridge mountain ridges to the east, coated here in a layer of snow. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2918/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1607-II-watermarked.jpg Snowy Dusky A band of golden light emerges below the passing storm clouds that have dropped a few inches of snow on this spring evening in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2917/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017B86I1708-watermarked.jpg Smoky Mountain Overlook At dusk there is a quiet calm atop Newfound Gap offering incomparable views to the east and west. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2916/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017L25A0549-watermarked.jpg Highway 441 in Snow Twisting and turning, Highway 441 carves its way through the snow from North Carolina into Tennessee. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2915/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017L25A0554-watermarked.jpg Boughs of Snow Snow covers the boughs of these evergreens. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2914/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Smokies2017L25A0595-watermarked.jpg Snow Etchings Snow coats some of the pines on the wind-swept ridges of the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2913/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4013-shen-2019-watermark.jpg Sunrise Over Old Rag Sunrise Over Old Rag from Thorofare Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2912/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3919-VI-shen-2019-watermark.jpg Bobcat Stealth One of the rarest animals to see, a bobcat crouches motionless on a boulder in Shenandoah National Park, as hints of fall's splendor begin to show. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2911/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6725-shen-2019-watermark_1.jpg Stopping on a Busy Drive Time for a Quick Stop Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2910/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6709-shen-2019-watermark.jpg Where is the Overlook? A few of the very best views in Shenandoah National Park are where there is no overlook, no vista. Here, one of those special views is rarely seen but in fall the colors may be among the most spectacular in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2909/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6539-shen-2019-watermark.jpg Fisher Gap in Autumn There are few overlooks I enjoy more than Fisher Gap which offers such different perspectives every season. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2908/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2484-III-Hazel-Mtn--watermarked.jpg Hazel Mountain Dawn Sunrise at Hazel Mountain Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2907/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2553-watermarked.jpg Waiting on a New Day Hazel Mountain is among the most popular places to witness sunrise in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2906/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7825-watermarked.jpg Swell After heavy rains, Dark Hollow waterfall gushes. There is a reason it is the most popular waterfall in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2905/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7976-watermarked.jpg Autumn Drive An Autumn Drive Along Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2904/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8274-watermarked.jpg Hawksbill Silhouette Hawksbill Mountain stands silhouetted as the last light of day disappears. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2903/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8302-watermarked.jpg Lunar Eclipse A lunar eclipse comes to an end above the lights of Luray. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2902/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8304-watermarked.jpg Milky Way Over Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park affords a few of the best places to star gaze on the east coast. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2901/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8311-watermarked.jpg Midnight Over Luray The milky way on display over Luray and the valley below Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2900/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4613-watermarked.jpg Crescent Sun A blood red sun rises above the eastern horizon. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2899/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4663-watermarked.jpg Buck Mountain View Buck Mountain Sunrise Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2898/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4728-II-watermarked.jpg Curiosity Fawn are inherently curious during their first weeks. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2897/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5494-watermarked.jpg Fifteen Ridges Fifteen ridges stretch to the west over the Shenandoah Valley Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2896/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5693-watermarked.jpg Ten Points A 10 point buck still covered in velvet pauses in the tall grasses of Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2895/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0243-watermarked.jpg Turks in the Sky Turks Cap and an Empty Sky Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2894/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0394-II-watermarked.jpg Wildflower Display Helianthus and Asters Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2893/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0529-II-watermarked.jpg Skyline Drive WIldlflowers Shenandoah's Wild side: meadows and roadsides of yellow helianthus, solidago and rudbeckia, purple asters and monarda, white leucanthemum, orange turks cap, red columbine, purple allium, pink milkweed and more. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2892/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0894-watermarked.jpg Butterfly on Turks Cap Yellow Tiger Swallowtail on Turks Cap Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2891/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1195-watermarked.jpg Summer Sunset on a Flower Filled Overlook Sunset on White Callico Asters Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2890/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1627-watermarked.jpg Helianthus Helianthus Display Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2889/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1880-watermarked.jpg Summer Wildlflowers Wildflower Feast Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2888/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1886-watermarked.jpg A Florist's Display Wildflowers at the Forest's Edge Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2887/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1953-II-watermarked.jpg A Wilflower Drive Shenandoah's wildflowers line long stretches of Skyline Drive and bank the edges of her nearby forests. Here, yellow helianthus and white callico asters, much of it nearly 5 feet tall, creates a stunning "in your face" late summer experience. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2886/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1953-IV-watermarked.jpg As Sweet Smelling Sweet Nectar Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2885/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1980-watermarked.jpg A Carpet of Wildflowers When conditions are right, Shenandoah can boast some of the best summer wildflower displays on the east coast. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2884/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2255-III-watermarked.jpg Tiger on Thistle With great wildflowers comes great butterflies! Here, a male yellow tiger swallowtail is attracted to the nectary of a common thistle. For those wondering,the female has a line of blue scales on the upper side of the hindwings! Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2883/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2082_1-watermarked.jpg Swallowtail on Milkweed A black female swallowtail perches atop a large milkweed bloom, one of its favorite sources of nectar. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2882/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2281-watermarked.jpg TIgers in the Sky Yellow Tiger Swallowtails feast on blooming thistle. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2881/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5021-watermarked.jpg Turks Cap Clump A clumb of Turks Cap blooms in late July along a trail in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2880/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5092-watermarked.jpg Turks Cap Perspective Gentle Turks Cap Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2879/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5155-Turks-Cap-watermarked.jpg Orange and Blue Turk's Cap - one of the special wildflowers located throughout Shenandoah NP. Often growing 4-5 feet, this neat flower sports bright red-orange, pendant, hibiscus-like flowers that seem to never fully open, creating the appearance - if you look closely - of a Turkish turban! Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2878/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5164-watermarked.jpg In Search of Nectar A black female swallowtail sips the sweet nectar of Turks Cap. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2877/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5189-watermarked.jpg Bouquet A Helianthus Bouquet Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2876/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5366-III-watermarked.jpg On Top of a Thistle Widlflower Common Thistle Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2875/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7968-grizzly-399-and-cubs-II-watermarked.jpg Anxious Grizzly 399 and her two subadult adults take an anxious look as a large adult male bear enters the meadow where they had been feeding. In another month these cubs will be sent on their own way but for now they are a wary family. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2874/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8021-399-and-cub-II-watermarked.jpg Back Scratch One of 399' s cubs enjoys a back scratch as 399 continues her relentless feeding. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2873/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8113-grizzly-399-watermarked.jpg Conservation's Inspiration Grizzly 399, the grand matriarch of the Grand Tetons, makes her way down a greening meadow. For just more than 20 years she has raised her families here and her presence has likely done more to stir the commitment to conservation, especially that of the grizzly bear, than any person or thing in the past 20 years. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2872/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8114-grizzly-399-watermarked.jpg Still Going Strong She may be just over 20 years of age, but grizzly 399 remains an indomitable force. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2871/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8144-grizzly-399-and-cub-watermarked.jpg Protection Grizzly 399 takes a wary glance as her cubs nonchalantly enjoy the security of her protection. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2870/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8154-399-cub-II-watermarked.jpg Balance Beam One of 399's cubs practices his balance atop a fallen timber. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2869/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8174-399-and-cub-watermarked.jpg Breakfast Greens Grizzly 399 and one of her cubs forage on the emerging spring greens and roots of a meadow near their home on Pilgrim Creek. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2868/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8231-1-grizzly-399-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Back Into the Woods WIth the Grand Teton range rising in the background, 399 leads her family into the forest where they will spend much of the day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2867/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8570-blacktail-pond-watermarked.jpg Blacktail Sunrise at Blacktail Pond Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2866/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0553-blondie-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Hillside Spectacle Grizzly Blondie and her two subadult cubs slowly graze across a hillside in the Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2865/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0450-blondie-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Blondie's Hillside Girzzly Blondie leads her cubs from their home in the northern parts of Grand Teton National Park. Spring is a time to replenish their reserves after a long winter and now they will forage on shoots, roots, rodents and soon newborn elk. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2864/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1408-III-blondie-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Blondie's Family, 2018 Grizzly bear Blondie leads her two subadult cubs from a nearby corral. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2863/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1414-blondie-and-cubs-IV-watermarked.jpg Meeting at the Corral As I watch the grizzly bear Blondie and her two cubs meander toward me I am struck. There is only me and a ranger in this remote region of Grand Teton National Park. We watch together in silent awe. But as they approach we see from the corner of our eye, Grizzly 399 and her two subadult cubs begin to give chase. Blondie may be 399's cub, but neither wants the other around. In a flash, 399 has given full chase and the 6 bears race like thoroughbreds across the parking area toward the two of us. There is little time. I have my truck and the ranger and I race into the vehicle as the 6 grizzlies sprint by. It all happens in a second. But the memory of diving into the vehicle and these beautiful bears sprinting by in a flash is one I will never forget. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2862/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1508-grizzly-399-II-watermarked.jpg Stalking for Her Next Meal Grizzly 399 in pursuit. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2861/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1530-grizzly-399-II-watermarked.jpg Askance Grizzly 399 looks askance as she strides across a nearby slope. She is the queen that ruleth over everything great and small. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2860/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1569-Grizzly-399-and-cubs-II-watermarked.jpg 399 and Her Subadults, 2018 Grizzly 399 and her subadult cubs meander to a lower meadow where they will resume their feeding. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2859/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1572-grizzly-399-II-watermarked.jpg Spirit Grizzly 399 epitomizes the spirit of the wild west, as it once was. Every so often we get to see glimpses still, but without dedicated conservation they will become just memories. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2858/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2887-blondie-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Cub Toy Grizzly bear Blondie and her two cubs inspect some traffic cones. For more than 30 minutes they wrestle with, topple, roll and even stand up these cones. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2857/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3814-II-watermarked.jpg Blacktail Sunrise An easy sunrise from Blacktail Pond. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2856/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3836-blacktail-pond-watermarked.jpg Early Flight Tundra Swans fly across the morning sky as dawn brings a new day to Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2855/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2403-II-watermarked.jpg All The Berries A black bear forages for alderberry above Moose Wilson Road in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2854/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2537-watermarked.jpg Bear Berry Feeding Sometimes you have to stretch to get the best alderberry! Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2853/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2567_1-watermarked.jpg Now Which Way? A good sense of balance is critical as a black bear feasts on berries on the top branches of an alderberry. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2852/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2695-II-watermarked.jpg Maples and Aspens Maples amidst the Aspens Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2851/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2739-watermarked.jpg Glowing Understory Aspen Understory Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2850/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2826-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Panorama Some of the best autumn foliage occurs every fall in the Grand Teton NP along Moose-Wilson road where the diversity of trees can create stunning displays. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2849/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2826-III-watermarked.jpg Moose Wilson Autumn Maples, alderberry and other reds and purples mix below golden aspen. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2848/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2861-watermarked.jpg Moran Silhouette Mount Moran and the northern flank of the Teton range are silhouetted against a colorful evening sky. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2847/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2985-watermarked.jpg Autumn at Moulton Barn The cottonwoods around the Moulton Barn are some of the last leaves to change. When these leaves have dropped, winter is at hand. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2846/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3623-2-VII-watermarked.jpg Soaring Above Oxbow A bald eagle rises in the autumn sky in search of fish in the rich waters of the Snake River as it slows around Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2845/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3762-watermarked.jpg Aspen Fire Most aspen turn yellow and golden in autumn but when conditions are right a select few can turn a fiery orange. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2844/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3099-watermarked.jpg Where Are You? A bull moose calls for a cow moose on the other side of a nearby pond. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2843/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1883-watermarked.jpg Teton Sunset The Teton range stands in majestic triumph before another gorgeous autumn sunset. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2829/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2133-tetons-2018-watermarked.jpg Barren In the depths of winter, the Wyoming landscape can be exceptionally barren. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2828/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5939-II-watermarked.jpg Illusion A large bull moose pays little attention to the younger bull who stays respectfully behind. The younger moose may appear like he wants to challenge the larger bull, but it is an illusion. Both know such a challenge would end quickly. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2827/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6523_1-watermarked.jpg Get Out! When the winters are long, even horses get protective of their daily feed, chasing out this bull elk that had come for their winter hay. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2826/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6427-watermarked.jpg Worth the Effort To reach the Moulton Barn in mid winter can often require a difficult hike or ski across hip deep soft snow. But the effort can be worth it, as you experience this barn in the solitude and purity of winter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2825/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6660-watermarked.jpg Rendezvous Mountain An advantage to skiing is the opportunity to experience some higher regions of the Tetons, including the areas surrounding Sublette. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2824/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6852-watermarked.jpg Winter Storm Atop Rendezvous The first waves of a powerful winter storm approach the high ridges of the Tetons. Over the coming days more than 4 feet of snow will fall. It is a time of great solitude and profound silence. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2823/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1201-watermarked.jpg Moose Sage A bull moose slowly grazes his way across the sage meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2822/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1717-watermarked.jpg Simplicity Five Cottonwoods. Trying to understand the essence of transcendent things requires sometimes a bit of silence, solitude and simplicity. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2821/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1834-watermarked.jpg Desolation The crowds of summer are gone and Grand Teton National Park is often desolate in winter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2820/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1899-watermarked.jpg Mormong Barn Solitude In most seasons Moulton Barn, built by Mormon settlers at the turn of the 19th century, is a crowded and trampled iconic scene in the Grand Tetons. I determined this winter to see it at its most inaccessible and simplest state. So after days of heavy snow, I embarked on the nearly one mile trek on snowshoes through unbroken 3-4 foot snow to reach the barn. It was an exhausting walk with occasional falls. Poles brought as an afterthought proved indispensable for balance and also just to get up at times. After more than an hour, I reached the barn. For a long time I just breathed it in, transcended to an earlier time, free of noise and distraction, conflict and sadness. There were only a few moose and wolf prints to be seen. The Tetons were cloaked in heavy clouds. In the silence, it stood. Still. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2819/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2351-III-watermarked.jpg Taking Flight A bald eagle springs to flight from this dead cottonwood from which he had been perched surveying the landscape for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2818/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2356-IV-watermarked.jpg Toward the Gros Ventre After hours of waiting, this eagle soars toward the Gros Ventre river where he might have better luck finding prey or a carcass. Winters are challenging for all creatures in the cold and snow of the Grand Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2817/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2638-II-watermarked.jpg Solitary The desolate landscape is punctuated by a coyote that bravely searches for food in a blowing snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2816/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2680-II-watermarked.jpg The Perch A bald eagle sits on a snow-covered branch of a cottonwood along the banks of the Gros Ventre river. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2815/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7660-watermarked.jpg How High? A red fox jumps high for food. He has stood intently where he first detected motion below the deep meadow snow. After locking in on the precise location, he has jumped some four feet in the air. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2814/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3203-III-watermarked.jpg Heaven's Paint One of the great challenges when photographing our great mountains and sacred places is trying to find unique ways to convey what I have been blessed to see, to feel. Here, the Grand and surrounding peaks of the Teton range peak above the final wispy clouds of a departing storm, revealing peaks and ridges coated in snow and ice. These jagged, steep peaks won't hold this snow for long but for this moment, they stand as if painted white for heaven above Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2813/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7662-watermarked.jpg Pike After jumping high, this fox tucks to begin his dive. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2812/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7663-watermarked.jpg The Dive Straightening his dive, the fox prepares to hit mouth first. He knows he must enter the snow like a high diver into the water if he is to find his mark. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2811/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7665-II-watermarked.jpg Radar At impact the fox dives through the soft snow to catch a rodent that had moved at a most unfortunate time. When winter's snows become really deep, the athletic hops that many foxes posses become critical to survival. This red fox jumps at least four feet in the air to dive teeth first through several feet of snow to catch a rodent it had detected. A fascinating study shows that foxes kill almost 75 percent of the time when they jump 20 degree off magnetic north, 60 percent in the opposite direction and just 15% percent in other directions, suggesting that perhaps foxes uses earth's magnetic field as a range finder. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2810/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8989-watermarked.jpg Full Moon Over the Gros Ventre A full moon rises over the Gros Ventre. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2809/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1069-watermarked.jpg On the Road Again A grizzly bear, Blondie, leads her two cubs down the road. In the Grand Tetons you never know whom or what you might have to share the road with. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2808/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2308-Pano-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Autumn Sunrise Autumn Sunrise on Oxbow Bend 2019 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2807/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2433-Pano-watermarked.jpg Aspen Peak, Oxbow Bend, 2019 The aspen are peaking around the still waters of the Snake RIver at Oxbow Bend. Light night brought fresh snow to Mount Moran. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2806/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2475-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Sunrise, 2019 Autumn sunrise at Oxbow Bend with the aspen peaking and fresh snow on Mount Moran make for a magical morning to remember. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2805/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2792-watermarked.jpg Fiery Understory Aspen Fire Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2804/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2927-watermarked.jpg Autumn at Mormon Row Leaves from the nearby cottonwood blow across the field in front of the Moulton Barn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2803/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3036_1-watermarked.jpg Higher Perspective A climb up a steep nearby ridge affords a stunning view of the changing aspen around Oxbow Bend, as the snow begins to fall in the distance by Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2802/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3290-watermarked.jpg Bluebird Skies The musty smell of autumn leaves complements the spectacular contrast of glowing aspen and bluebird skies. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2801/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3346-watermarked.jpg Milky Perspective As vast as the Teton range and surrounding valley feel in daytime a whole new perspective emerges under the milky way. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2800/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3637-Pano-watermarked.jpg Autumn Cottonwoods Freshly coated in a late fall snow, the Teton range and cottonwoods reflect in the still waters of this beaver pond near Schwabacher's Landing.. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2799/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3798-watermarked.jpg Autumn at Schwabachers The Teton range, coated in a fresh snow, and the nearby aspen reflect in the still waters near Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2798/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4109-VI-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Under the Stars The milky way rises above the Moulton Barn, built more than a century ago, by settling Mormons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2797/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4117-watermarked.jpg Starry Night A starry night above the Moulton Barn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2796/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4294-II-watermarked.jpg Cattlemen's A snow squall blows through the cottonwoods near Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2795/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4366-watermarked.jpg Approaching First Storm Autumn gives gives way quickly to winter as a winter storm approaches on the wind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2794/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4596-watermarked.jpg String Lake in Autumn The blueberry bushes around String Lake have turned red in the cool nights of autumn. But winter is not far and the first snows have begun to reach the higher regions of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2792/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5734-Pano-string-lake-watermarked.jpg String Lake Mirror, 2019 In the perfect stillness of morning, String Lake mirrors the newly coated Teton range, even as pockets of aspen hold on to their final golden leaves. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2791/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5784-II-watermarked.jpg Stillness String Lake Reflection, Autumn 2019 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2790/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1709-II-watermarked.jpg Hear My Bugle A bull elk bugles his love for a nearby pair of cow elk. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2789/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1899-II-watermarked.jpg Blondie and Cubs, 2019 Blondie leads her two grizzly cubs around this lilly pond in late fall 2019. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2788/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2084-watermarked.jpg On the Wind A winter storm gathers force just beyond the ridge where these aspen give final hold to their golden treasure. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2787/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2696-II-watermarked.jpg Rising Fog, Oxbow Panorama Fog rises above Jackson Lake as geese and other waterfowl float serenely on Obow Bend against a backdrop of golden aspen and Mount Moran. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2786/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2874-II-watermarked.jpg Equipoise Perfect serenity at Oxbow Bend, a time for healing, and a place to reconnect. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2785/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2954-Pano-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Panorama at Oxbow Bend 2019 One of the most glorious spectacles in our national park system, autumn at Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2784/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3069-watermarked.jpg Horse Country Autumn on Elk Ranch Flats Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2783/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3333-watermarked.jpg Jewelry A dusting of snow provides a final piece of jewelry to the golden aspen and cottonwoods. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2782/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3356-watermarked.jpg First Arrival Texture and Tapestry Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2781/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3364-watermarked.jpg FIrst Flakes Fall gives way to winter as a squall of snow blows through. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2780/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3366-watermarked.jpg On a Quiet Side Road As autumn's colors peak in late September 2019, a squall of snow blows in, reminding that winter is just days away. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2779/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3371-II-watermarked.jpg Snow Squall in Autumn Autumn's colors are always fleeting, especially in the Grand Tetons, where winter's snows are on the wind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2778/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3412-watermarked.jpg Cottonwoods Aglow Cottonwoods glow a brilliant gold, accented by the backlight of the fading sun. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2777/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5343-watermarked.jpg Into the Flats A small herd of elk disappear into the snow-tipped edges of Willow Flats. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2776/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8122-string-lake-II-watermarked.jpg Snow Dusting on String Lake An late spring snow dusts the upper elevations of the Grand Tetons above String Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2775/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8132-watermarked.jpg The Grand Spring Refresh Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2774/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8264-watermarked.jpg First Growth Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2773/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8301-watermarked.jpg Emerging Green The first emerging green of spring in a thick aspen grove. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2772/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9260-watermarked.jpg Blondie's Huddle A grizzly named Blondie huddles with her two subadult cubs in the early light before sunrise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2771/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9739-watermarked.jpg String Lake Surprise Spring Snow Above String Lake Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2770/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9791-II-cross-fox-watermarked.jpg Cross Fox A cross fox strides across the melted meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2769/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2019-II-watermarked.jpg Don't Mess With Me A porcupine scurries across the snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2768/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2080-watermarked.jpg Spring Aspen Spring Aspen Thicket Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2767/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2164-watermarked.jpg Maze Spring Aspen Maze Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2766/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2166-watermarked.jpg Oxbow Bend Spring Red willow shoots emerge in the marsh shore by an aspen grove. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2765/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2167-watermarked.jpg Spring Palette Springtime Palette in the Tetons Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2764/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2203-watermarked.jpg Springtime at Oxbow Teton Impressions Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2763/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2210-watermarked.jpg Emergence Springtime Emergence Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2762/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2205-watermarked.jpg Coming Alive Spring Growth Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2761/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2214-watermarked.jpg Difference Pines in a Spring Aspen Grove Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2760/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2504-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Snow in the Meadow A light snow begins to fall in the meadow behind these aspen. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2759/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2508-watermarked.jpg 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. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2758/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2525-III-watermarked.jpg Curbside Two subadult grizzlies, cubs of Blondie, lounge on a roadside curb in the early dawn, as snow begins to fall. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2757/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2623-II-watermarked.jpg Move Along A grizzly bear nicknamed Blondie moves her cubs along. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2756/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2639-watermarked.jpg 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. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2755/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2911-watermarked.jpg Ghost Ghost Horse Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2754/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9308-watermarked.jpg Still Deep In the higher elevations, deep snow remains in the Grand Teton region. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2753/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9302-watermarked.jpg 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. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2752/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9520-399-emancipated-cub-watermarked.jpg Subadult Flee A newly emancipated subadult cub of 399 streaks across an open meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2751/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1650-watermarked-felicia.jpg Felicia Only a few days out of her den, Felicia strides across across a nearby ridge. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2750/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0191-II-watermarked.jpg Maintaining Watch Felicia stops her efforts to find food to nurse Pepper, her lone surviving cub. Her other cub was lost not long ago to a marauding boar, one of the most dangerous threats to cub survival. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2749/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0235-II-watermarked.jpg Wait Wait for me, Mom! Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2748/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0250-II-watermarked.jpg Felicia's Charge Felicia charges down a hillside. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2747/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0339-II-watermarked.jpg Pepper Play Felicia and Pepper enjoy some playtime. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2746/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0385-II-watermarked.jpg Tongue Wag With a slight wag of her tongue, Pepper walks alongside Pepper. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2745/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0400-III-watermarked.jpg Felicia and Pepper Family Portrait: Felicia and Pepper in perfect synchronicity. Numerous sows, like Felicia, raise their young surprisingly close to highways, perhaps because they know that the boars are less likely to be near there. Felicia and Pepper spend a scary amount of time near this roadway. But it has protected her surviving cub it seems. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2744/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0400-IV-watermarked.jpg Felicia Portrait Portrait of a Grizzly: Felicia Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2743/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0434-II-watermarked.jpg Felicia's Power Felicia is a large, imposing and powerful grizzly. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2742/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0462-II-watermarked.jpg Mimic Early spring is a time for grizzly bears to find tender shoots, roots and maybe some rodents. Felicia spends nearly all her time searching for food as her young cub Pepper learns quickly learns to step exactly as her big mom does. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2741/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0465-watermarked.jpg Synchronization Grizzly Felicia and her cub Pepper walk in synchronized unison. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2733/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0759-IV-watermarked.jpg Trying to Keep Up With immense claws and power, grizzly Pepper plows through the snow, as her cub Pepper rallies from behind. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2732/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0612-III-watermarked.jpg Where It Is Hard to Hunt On the hunt, Felicia stalks for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2731/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0875-watermarked.jpg The Melt Grizzly bears Felicia and Pepper search for roots and rodents in this freshly melted meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2730/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1086-III-watermarked.jpg A Sense of Smell Pepper runs to her mom's side as Felicia casts a wary eye and nose to potential danger below. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2695/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9267-watermarked.jpg Spruce Flats Cascades A gentle cascade streams below Spruce Flat waterfall, located near Tremont in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2694/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9179-watermarked.jpg Spruce Flats Falls Spring's rains have swelled Spruce Flat waterfalls and the final portions of the trail have been muddy and treacherous. But in the spray of the waterfall, and the fading light of this rainy spring day, there is a sense of peace and tranquility, and a desire to stay just a little bit longer. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2693/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9438-II-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove's Majestic Oaks Large oaks hang over the Cades Cove Road as the Road makes its final climb. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2675/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2310-watermarked.jpg A View Through the Falls The trail to Grotto Falls passes behind the Falls, especially welcome on hot humid days. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2674/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2273-watermarked.jpg Grotto Falls Grotto Falls sits in a beautiful ravine, surrounding by lush growth and stone cliffs. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2673/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2325-watermarked.jpg Spring Impression Springtime Impression, Cades Cove Drive Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2672/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2358-watermarked.jpg Springtime Along the Roaring Fork The waters of spring are swelling and the moss and young green leaves create a magical sanctuary. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2657/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3100-II-watermarked.jpg Between the Trees Mom peers between two trees as her cubs scamper down from above. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2656/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3115-2-watermarked.jpg Standing Guard Like a scene from a movie, this large black bear stands watch with her cubs nearby. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2655/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3332-II-watermarked.jpg Blaze A bear cub with a bright blaze on her chest stands in a grassy meadow in search of mom. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2654/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3237_1-watermarked.jpg Peekaboo A young cub peeks warily around the tree where he has been playing. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2653/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3404-watermarked.jpg Newfound Rhododendrons Rhododenrons and Laurels begin to fade atop a high ridge in the Great Smoky Mountains just below Newfound Gap Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2652/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3462-watermarked.jpg Emerging A large black sow emerges cautiously from the forest's edge. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2651/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3640-watermarked.jpg Hyatt Lane Heavy fog shrouds Hyatt Lane and the Cades Cove valley. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2649/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3937-watermarked.jpg Wild Tetons In early summer the meadows below the Tetons break out in sweeping swaths of brilliant wildflowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2648/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4508-IV-watermarked.jpg Snake River Sepia The classic Snake River Overlook in sepia. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2647/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4732-watermarked.jpg High Reaches The calendar may say July but in the high reaches of the Grand Teton snow can fall at any time. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2645/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5219-watermarked.jpg Sunrise at Moulton Barn The early sun begins to paint the Teton range while the T.A. Moulton barn still stands in shadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2644/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5403-Pano-III-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Panorama A panoramic view of the the T.A. Moulton barn and the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2643/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5445-watermarked.jpg John Moulton Barn The John Moulton barn, one of the classic barns along Mormon Row, glows in the early sunrise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2642/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6110-610-II-watermarked.jpg 610 By Cattlemen's Grizzly 610 dines on wildflowers, grasses and roots near Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2641/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6306-watermarked.jpg Thunder The high peaks of the Teton range can trigger powerful thunderstorms, especially in summer. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2640/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6336-watermarked.jpg Storm Power A powerful thunderstorm cell sweeps over the Teton range and across the valley floor. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2639/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6830-II-watermarked.jpg Moulton Barn Sepia The timeless Moulton barn stands below the Grand Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2638/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_3425-phelps-lake-watermarked.jpg Phelps Lake Phelps Lake is a study in tranquility on a lazy summer afternoon. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2637/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1368-IV-399-and-cubs-watermarked.jpg Family Feeding Grizzly 399 and her quad cubs search for food in the sage meadow below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2636/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1501_1-watermarked.jpg 399 Amidst the Flowers Grizzly 399 peers through summer's wildflowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2635/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1669-399-III-watermarked.jpg Portrait of Mom Grizzly 399 Portrait Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2634/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1733-II-watermarked.jpg Attentive Grizzly 399 looks carefully in the direction where she has detected a ground squirrel has burrowed. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2633/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I1737-399-and-cub-watermarked.jpg Close Encounter Grizzly 399 and one of her cubs make their way through the sage. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2632/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2269-III-399-watermarked.jpg 399 on a Ridge Grizzly 399 strides across the ridge. On some days she and her young cubs will travel more than 10 miles. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2631/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2357-II-399-cubs-watermarked.jpg Family Portrait Three of Grizzly 399's quad cubs pause in their play to pose. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2630/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2449-II-watermarked.jpg 399 Portrait Grizzly 399 cuts an imposing figure. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2629/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2455-VII-399-watermarked.jpg Savage Beauty Grizzly 399 is both beautiful and also incredibly savage. During the spring and early summer, she often kills multiple young elk and other animals every week to feed herself and her cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2628/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2455-VII-watermarked.jpg Matriarch Grizzly 399, now some 24 years old and the grand matriarch of the Grand Tetons, is undoubtedly the most famous grizzly bear in the world, in large measure because she has seeded the Tetons with her offspring and raised them at times near the Park's roadways. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2627/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2732-watermarked.jpg Pronghorn A pronghorn antelope, the fastest animal in the Tetons, pauses for an instant. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2626/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2783-III-watermarked.jpg 399 and Cubs in Sepia The grizzly bear is perhaps the greatest symbol of our wild west and for the time being has found new protection against hunting. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2625/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I2806-watermarked.jpg To the Meadow Grizzly 399 leads her cubs down a hillside and into the sagebrush. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2624/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I3775-IV-watermarked.jpg Moose Baby A very young moose follows her mom down to the Gros Ventre river. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2623/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4297-III-watermarked.jpg After the Reunion Grizzly 399 has just greeted her daughter 610 and her two subadults but knows any encounter with other grizzlies, even family, can be dangerous to her cubs and she quickly shoos them along. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2622/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I4307-III-399-and-610-watermarked.jpg Family Reunion A family reunion breaks out as Grizzly 399 and her four cubs have a brief encounter with Grizzly 610, and her two subadults. Grizzly 610 is also a daughter of 399 and is now more than 12 years old. The reunion is brief but magical before the families scatter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2621/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5020-III-watermarked.jpg Fab Four Meet the 399's quad cubs, aka the new Fab Four, as they make their way down what must be Abbey Road in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2620/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5021-blend-IV-watermarked.jpg Leader of the Band Grizzly 399 leads her quad cubs down a quiet dirt road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2619/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5047-610s-cubs-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Cub Play Two subadult cubs of Grizzly 610 play in a far off meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2618/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5521-grizzly-610-VII-watermarked.jpg 610 Grizzly 610, one of Grizzly 399's daughters, stands at full attention to peer over the valley below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2617/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5968-II-watermarked.jpg A Foggy Field of Bears Through the fog, Grizzly 399 appears in a dreamy landscape of sage and flowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2616/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I5549-610-and-cub-III-watermarked.jpg Bluff Charge Grizzly 610 and one of her subadult cubs bluff charge down a hill, kicking up a cloud of dust. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2615/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6044-blondie-subadult-IV-watermarked.jpg Blondie's Son A young male grizzly, one of Blondie's subadults, walks through a meadow of flowers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2614/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6226-II-watermarked.jpg Peering Grizzly 399 stands at full attention to get a better look at one of Blondie's male subadults that has gotten dangerously close to her cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2613/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6239-watermarked.jpg Time to Move On Grizzly 399 leads her cubs away from the meadow when a young male grizzly has approached too close. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2612/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6258-III-399-watermarked.jpg Band On The Run Grizzly 399 and quad cubs on the run. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2611/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6295-watermarked.jpg The Getaway Grizzly 399 and her quad cubs race to safety across the open meadow. 399 has reached her grand age, and successfully raised some 20 cubs, in part because she is acutely aware of when danger is approaching. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2610/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I6850-watermarked.jpg Where Grizzlies Graze Grizzly 399 and her quad cubs cross the meadows below Mount Moran. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2609/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7120-watermarked.jpg Ripples at Schwabacher Landing Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2608/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_W1I7290-watermarked.jpg Summer at Schwabacher Summer Morning Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2606/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3808-III-watermark-web.jpg Midnight on Diamond Beach On Iceland's south coast, icebergs fill the Jökulsárlón glacier lagoon, only to wash up on the shore of Diamond Beach, creating a stark contrast with the volcanic black sand. It is an eery and deeply moving place. It is almost midnight and the sun never quite sets. There is a sense that something is profoundly changing with our climate as the tectonic booms of ice larger than tall buildings slide off the glacier and into the lagoon. The glaciers are in retreat.  The booms reverberate off the mountains. A cool breeze blows. Tomorrow will bring a new storm. I pull my jacket tight and make my way into the near darkness. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2605/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Foxes-II-copy-watermark.jpg The Launch - In Panorama WIth great precision, the fox listens and identifies the location of a rodent that has unwisely moved two feet below the snow. Perhaps using some form of internal radar, the fox will launch high in the air and dive nose first many feet away through the snow to catch his unsuspecting prey. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2604/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0123-watermarked.jpg A heavy hoarfrost coats these aspens along the drive below WIllow Flats. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2603/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0152-watermarked.jpg Winter Aspen Splendor Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2602/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0253-watermarked.jpg Aspen Frost Etched in heavy frost from last night's dip into the minus twenties, this ridge of aspens sparkles like so many diamonds. When the temperatures rises just a few degrees, the hoar frost will melt. The beauty is fleeting. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2601/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0399-watermarked.jpg Like diamond necklaces against the jeweller's cloth, these aspen glisten against the dark silhouette of Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2600/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0268-watermarked.jpg Roadway Sparkle The drive is spectacular, but when the temperature is minus 23, there are not many others around. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2594/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0589-II-watermarked.jpg A vixen stops on her trudge through the snow to take a look behind her. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2593/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1158-III-watermarked.jpg Fox Rest As the sun rises, this fox has bedded down. He will stay put for several hours, maybe more, until he resumes his hunt for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2592/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1238-III-watermarked.jpg A Little Warmth The late afternoon sun provides little warmth to this fox, as he peers from his bed near a large pine. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2591/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2143-II-watermarked.jpg The spires of the Grand Tetons are glorious and foreboding in winter when storms can appear with little notice. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2590/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1433_1-III-watermarked.jpg Perhaps it was a slight sound below the two feet of snow that has alerted this fox that a small rodent was nearby. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2589/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9566-III-watermarked.jpg Milky Way from Spring Creek The milky way spans over the Jackson Hole valley. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2588/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9692-watermarked.jpg Leaping Four mule deer leap this fence to reach higher ground. Leaps over such fences are easy in summer but in winter when there can be feet of soft snow it can be dangerous. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2587/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0036-watermarked.jpg A coyote peers through the falling snow in search of food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2586/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0252-IV-watermarked.jpg Eagle Call A bald eagle calls out to his mate who is feasting on a bison carcass behind some nearby pines. They will take turns feeding for the next couple of days. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2585/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0838-II-watermarked.jpg Super Snow Moon A winter storm has cleared and a super golden snow moon hovers just above the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2584/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0825-II-watermarked.jpg Super Snow Moon II Just before sunrise, the air is crisp and clear. It is more than 20 below and a super snow moon seems tethered to the Grand Teton. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2583/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0857-V-watermarked.jpg Recall I grew up in a small ranch house that had a long expansive window. On the clearest of days, I could see through through that window, way off in the distance, a range of mountains that when occasionally covered with snow would stand out against the blue sky. I was mesmerized and my soul was stirred. I would imagine a day when I could make my way beyond that window and into those mountains. Five decades later, as I watch the moon set, and the sun rise, above the snow-covered Teton mountain range, I recall those earliest dreams of a young boy, and that long window through which my imagination first took flight. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2582/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0923-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise has come and the Teton range glows in the early golden light of a new day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2581/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5549-watermarked.jpg A fox makes its way atop a snow ridge enroute to the frozen river's edge. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2580/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5599-watermarked.jpg Breakfast at Oxbow A red fox hunts for breakfast along the deep snow-covered shores of the Oxbow Bend. Mount Moran stands above the frozen waters of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2579/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5625-1-watermarked.jpg Fox at Oxbow One of the most spectacular vistas in any national park, Oxbow Bend is home to countless animals. In winter, their tracks can be seen criss-crossing the frozen waters. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2578/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5925-watermarked.jpg A fox leaps from a snow bank as he races ahead. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2577/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5924-watermarked.jpg Fox Jump A moment in time. A fox races through the deep snows of Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2576/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6974-III-watermarked.jpg Sense The morning has grown cloudy as a new storm arrives. This fox senses more snow is soon on the wind and he quickly makes his way across the open meadow to protection of some nearby trees. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2575/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6980-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Fox Trot The winter landscape in the Grand Tetons can be bleak and white. But it can be a perfect backdrdop for the lucky few who witness a fox. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2574/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7036-watermarked.jpg Through the Snow A red fox makes his way across a snow - covered meadow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2573/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7100-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Fox Portrait Pausing for a few moments, this fox surveys and listens intently for any sign of movement below the snow that might signal his next meal. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2572/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7086-watermarked.jpg Lightly Light afoot, this fox makes his way across the deep snows of this meadow in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2571/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7159-watermarked.jpg Against the Wind The winds have picked up and it is beginning to snow. This fox knows it is time to find a secure place in which to bed down. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2570/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7562-watermarked.jpg Teton Winter Sunrise The first rays of morning strike the tip top of the peaks of the Teton range. It is a sight to behold as the peaks begin to glow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2569/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7565-watermarked.jpg In a matter of just a few minutes, the rising sun has elevated enough to light half the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2568/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7571-watermarked.jpg Bitter Morning It is bitterly cold, all the more so because there are no clouds and every last ounce of heat has escaped to the heavens, even as the sun begins to reach the Teton range signaling the beginning of a new day. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2567/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7586-III-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Above Schwabacher In winter the lowlands around Schwabacher Landing and the Snake River are closed as a diverse array of wildlife try to survive the long cold season. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2566/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7603-watermarked.jpg Within 20 minutes of sunrise, the initial golden glow gives way to a clear white light. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2565/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7617-II-watermarked.jpg Glacier Overlook II Only a few tufts of sage remain uncovered in the open fields that stretch for miles below the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2563/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9672-watermarked.jpg A cross fox makes its way across the snowy meadows. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2562/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0150-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend Narrow Passage Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2561/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0501-watermarked.jpg Train With a View An Alaskan passenger train enters Denali in fall splendor Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2560/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0598-II-watermarked.jpg Chulitna River Along the banks of the Chulitna River on Denali's east side grows some of the most magnificent stands of larch and aspen. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2559/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4049_1-watermarked.jpg Thorofare Pass in Autumn Thorofare Pass shows off fall's colors and winter's early snowy arrival Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2558/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3777-watermarked.jpg On Autumn's Winds Arrival of autumn's first snow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2557/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4162-watermarked.jpg Ascending Peaks The high peaks of the Alaskan Range have already received their first new snow of the season. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2556/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4165-watermarked.jpg A New Coat Snow coats the highest peak. In days it will reach the valley. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2555/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4191-watermarked.jpg Silhouettes Spruce trees stand silhouetted against the snowy peaks of the Alaskan Range, one of only 15 species of trees that can be found in Denali due to its cold, wind, elevation and short growing season. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2554/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4534-watermarked.jpg Autumn Valley by Wonder Lake Banked by vast fields of blueberries, turned red by autmn's chill, Wonder Lake stretches to Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2553/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4657-watermarked.jpg Limited Growth Denali's floor is carpeted with berry bushes, lichens and small grasses that have adapted to its unique environment Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2552/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5031-watermarked.jpg Carpet Close Up In this harsh climate, the tundra floor is carpeted by plants that, to survive, will grow only a few inches. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2551/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4745-watermarked.jpg Cranberry Cranberries and soap berry can be found across the Denali tundra. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2550/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5638-watermarked.jpg A Place to Bike Denali Park Road Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2549/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5661-watermarked.jpg Fall Along the Park Road Denali Park Road in fall Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2548/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5934-II-watermarked.jpg Denali Autumn Splendor Fog rises in the distance above Wonder Lake, as Denali gleams in the early morning sun above Nugget Pond and the red berry bushes and yellow larch that surrounds it. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2547/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5950-II-watermarked.jpg Early Morning on Nugget Pond Denali reflects in Nugget Pond Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2546/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5968-watermarked.jpg Nugget Perfection Surrounded by berry bushes that have turned red with autumn's arrival, Nugget Pond is the perfect place to watch Denali in the morning cool. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2545/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5972-watermarked.jpg Camp Denali From the steps of the lodge at Camp Denali lies exquisite Nugget Pond and one of the best views of Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2544/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6106-watermarked.jpg Stream Beds Aerial view of Denali's stream beds that carry the sediment and stone ground by the glaciers and snow atop the nearby mountain. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2543/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6101-watermarked.jpg Glistening Denali's riverways glisten below Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2542/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6142-watermarked.jpg 20,310 Feet The peaks of Denali reach more than 20,000' Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2541/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6200-watermarked.jpg Weathermaker Clouds form almost daily around Denali's peak as the moist air from the Pacific is forced up and into the subzero air that surrounds the mountain's highest peaks. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2540/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6234-watermarked.jpg Timeless Denali in Black and White Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2539/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6252-watermarked.jpg Perspective A flightseeing plane is dwarfed in the Denali mountainscape Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2538/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6259-watermarked.jpg Ridges of Denali A high mountain ridge guards the entrance to Denali's peaks Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2537/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6949-III-watermarked.jpg Ode An ode to Ansel Adams who photographed this scene of Wonder Lake and Denali in 1947 and marveled then that "Alaska is one of the most impressive reservoirs of beauty and wilderness - an inexhaustible resource for creative interpretation." Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2536/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6402-watermarked.jpg McKinley Creek In early September, the larch and aspen along the banks of McKinley Creek turn a resplendent yellow. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2535/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6949-watermarked.jpg Red Carpet Miles of blueberry bushes carpet the shores of Wonder Lake as the Alaskan Range and Denali catch the morning sun. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2534/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6966-II-watermarked.jpg The Stone A large boulder is a reminder of the glacial forces that shaped the Denali landscape Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2533/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7092-watermarked.jpg Termination Dust Termination Dust, as the first snow is called, coats Denali and the ridges below it, above Wonder Lake Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2532/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7105-watermarked.jpg Shoreline From the shoreline of Wonder Lake, Denali stands clear this September morning. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2531/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8514-II-watermarked.jpg Before Breakfast The Alaskan Range and Denali beckon in the distance beyond Nugget Pond Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2530/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8517-II-watermarked.jpg Classic Portrait of Denali Denali Portrait Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2529/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8538-watermarked.jpg Over There Denali Beckons Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2528/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8611-watermarked.jpg Morning View Golden leaves, red berry bushes, blue skies and a clear view of Denali greet me at sunrise by Camp Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2527/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8774-Pano-III-reflection-pond-watermarked.jpg Reflection Pond Reflection Pond Panorama Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2526/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8801-reflection-pond-bw-watermarked.jpg Reflection Pond in Black and White Reflection Pond Classic Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2525/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8801-III-watermarked.jpg Reflection Pond Carved by glaciers thousands of years ago, kettle ponds like Reflection Pond dot the Denali landscape. On this peaceful morning, Denali reflects in the still waters as a large, loud kettle of sandhill cranes rides the thermals above. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2524/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9421-watermarked.jpg Kettle of Cranes A kettle of sand cranes ride the thermals higher and higher above Denali as they begin their migration south Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2523/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9552-watermarked.jpg A handful of blueberries. DENALI NATIONAL PARK https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2522/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0216-watermarked.jpg River View Denali's waters reflect the blue skies above, with stands of aspen along the shores. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2521/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0222-watermarked.jpg Aerial View of Denali's Arteries A bird's eye view of Denali's fascinating river structure Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2520/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0419-watermarked.jpg Black and White Panorama Denali panorama in black and white Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2518/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0557-watermarked.jpg Trying Denal's peak is cloaked in the pink light of early dawn Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2517/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0658-watermarked.jpg Three Caribou Three caribou cross the Denali autumn landscape Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2516/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0714-watermarked.jpg Leader A male caribou leads the way Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2515/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0937-watermarked.jpg Grizzly in Denali A young grizzly searches for ground squirrels Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2514/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1042-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Hunt A young grizzly bear hunts for ground squirrels near Sable Pass. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2513/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0959-watermarked.jpg Anticipation A grizzly licks its lips in anticipation Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2512/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5934-watermarked.jpg Leaves Autumn Road in Alaska Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2511/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6197-watermarked.jpg Chulitna View Autumn Along the Chulitna River Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2510/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6819-watermarked.jpg Massive A large bull moose emerges from the willow thicket Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2509/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6941-watermarked.jpg Rut It is the September rut, and this large male is determined to send off a younger male. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2508/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7005-watermarked.jpg Short Eared Owl A short-eared owl looks for rodents Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2507/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7102_1-II-watermarked.jpg Gorge Creek One of Denali's most sensational views can be found here at Thorofare Pass and Gorge Creek Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2506/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7195-III-watermarked.jpg Colliding WInter's arrival above fall's brief and fading color palette Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2505/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7555-watermarked.jpg Grandeur An aerial approach to Denali reveals the glacial river paths, volcanic origins and immensity of Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2504/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7689-watermarked.jpg Eastern Face The eastern face of Denali in the clear of mid morning Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2503/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7882_1-watermarked.jpg North and South An aerial view of the north and south peaks of Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2502/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7741-watermarked.jpg To the Top The high ridges guarding Denali's peaks are buried deep in snow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2501/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7949-watermarked.jpg Whipped The strong winds that rush across Denali shape the deep snows like so many swirls of whipped cream Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2500/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7953-watermarked.jpg Above Denali Almost to the Top - a view of Denali's peaks suggests, wrongly, volcani origins. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2499/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7971-watermarked.jpg Fortress Fortress Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2498/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8012-watermarked.jpg Western Face II The western face of Denali rises above the clouds in the late afternoon Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2497/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8177-watermarked.jpg Vertical The steep walls and canyons along Denali's eastern face Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2496/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8236-watermarked.jpg Hidden HIdden Views of Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2495/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8453-watermarked.jpg Western Face Heavy snows are loaded on the western face of the ridges leading to Denali's peaks Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2494/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8469-watermarked.jpg The Approach Denali's Approach Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2493/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8610-watermarked.jpg Denali's Deposits Mineral and water deposits color the Denali floor Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2492/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8525-watermarked.jpg Glacial Path Glacial path leading to the west from Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2491/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9544-II-watermarked.jpg Late Perspective on the Great One Late afternoon sun on Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2490/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9633-denalis-west-face-watermarked.jpg Denali's Western Face Denali's western face in black and white Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2489/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9633-watermarked.jpg A Few More Minutes As the sun rapidly descends to the horizon, Denali glow turns golden. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2488/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9655-watermarked.jpg Above the Clouds Much of the mountain is obscured by clouds, but the zone above is bathed in beautiful the beautiful light of early evening Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2487/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9728-watermarked.jpg Denali Glow Denali's Golden Glow - in moments like this you forget the turbulence and rush of frigid air as you hang out the open door of a small plane Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2486/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9742-watermarked.jpg Denali's Golden Glow The golden glow of sunset begins to fade on Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2485/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9838-watermarked.jpg Evening Alpenglow As the golden glow fades, it is replaced briefly by the pink and purple of evening's alpenglow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2484/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I9969-watermarked.jpg Alpenglow Denali Alpenglow Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2483/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0728-watermarked.jpg Waterfall and Tree Reachable only by helicopter, another of Kauai's countless waterfalls overflows from the heavy rains of late spring. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2482/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1607-watermarked.jpg Sunset on Honalei Bay From Princeville there are stunning views in every direction, including at sunset across Honalei Bay toward the northern tip of the Na Pali Coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2481/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1679-watermarked.jpg Waipoo Falls II Waipoo Falls tumble down the eastern cliffs of Waimea Canyon. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2480/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1695-watermarked.jpg Canyon Walk A trail descends into Waimea Canyon. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2479/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1691-watermarked.jpg Waipoo Falls Located in Waimea Canyon, this Falls is visible from many of the canyon's overlooks, completing this postcard scene. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2478/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1485-watermarked.jpg Waimea Canyon State Park Nicknamed the Grand Canyon of the Pacific, Waimea Canyon is 14 miles long and more than a half mile deep, with numerous waterfalls cascading down its red canyon walls. The canyon's colors come from the oxidized iron deposited there more than a million years ago. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2477/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1854-Kalepa-Ridge-Tr-watermarked.jpg Kalepa Ridge Trail View The Kalalau Valley is seen from high above along the narrow and incomparable Kalepa Ridge Trail. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2476/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1868-Kalalau-Valley-watermarked.jpg Kalalau Valley Kalalu Valley View Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2475/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2331-watermarked.jpg Red Dirt Escape The oxidized red dirt seems to glow from within under the late afternoon sun. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2474/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2394-watermarked.jpg Red Dirt Hills Above the Pacific Rusted volcanic rock aged over a million creates a stunning contrast with the Pacific blue and surrounding lush vegetation. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2473/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2498-watermarked.jpg Red Dirt Falls Carved into the red dirt hills that lead to Waimea Canyon, this seasonal waterfall seems transplanted from the desert southwest. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2472/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2443-watermarked.jpg Red Dirt Hills Just below Waimea Canyon lies these red dirt hills, carved over the years by water rushing to the sea. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kauai2471/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8640_1-watermarked.jpg A View Under Sail Sailing the Na Pali Coast at sunset when the light strikes the mountains as they tumble into the ocean is a sight to remember. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kauai2470/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8474-watermarked.jpg Travel Mates A pair of porpoises escorts our sailing venture along the Napali Coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kauai2469/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I9888-watermarked.jpg Kauai Falls A windowless helicopter ride allowed me to see hundreds if not more waterfalls deep in the rugged and lush interior of Kauai. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kauai2468/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I9624-watermarked.jpg A River Runs Through It Kauai is one of the wettest places on earth and this summer's early heavy rains had the rivers and falls in Kauai overflowing. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2467/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I9393-watermarked.jpg Western Shore of Kauai A classic view of the Kauai shore from my windowless helicopter. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2466/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I9282-watermarked.jpg Kauai Shore The rich blue colors of the Pacific contrast with the brilliant greens and beaches of the Kauai shore. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2465/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8798-napali-coast-rainbow-watermarked.jpg Na Pali Rainbow A storm moves over the Na Pali coastline with a rainbow reminder of eternal promises. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2464/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8790-1-watermarked.jpg Na Pali Splendor Sailing past Kauai's Na Pali coastline is the only way to appreciate and really see its rich colors, size and splendor. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2463/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8751-II-watermarked.jpg Na Pali View Clouds stream over the Na Pali coast's rugged mountains. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2462/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8751_1-watermarked.jpg Na Pali Coastline One of my favorite images of Kauai, this view of the coast captures its moodiness, color and rugged beauty. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2461/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8750-II-watermarked.jpg Na Pali Coast Panorama A panorama of the Na Pali coast captures the miles and miles of rugged coastline. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2460/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8750_1-watermarked.jpg Kauai's Na Pali Coast Another of my favorite images of the Na Pali coast, this photo captures its color and balance, with clouds and hints of blue sky. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2459/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8745-watermarked.jpg Rugged Coast More than a million years old, and eroded by wind and rain, the towers of the Na Pali coastline. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2458/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I8738_1-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend As you sail along the Na Pali coast, you find yourself fixated on the tall mountains to the north that define Kauai's northern tip. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2457/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1989_1-watermarked.jpg Kalalau Valley and Pu O Kila Overlook This is one of the great overlooks anywhere, with sweeping views of the Kalalu Valley and the Pacific Ocean in the distance. Some of the wettest regions in Kauai, that receive over 500 inches of a rain, rise to the right, Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2456/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1868-Kalalau-Valley-watermarked.jpg Kalalau Valley Overlook After a long and winding drive you reach this exquisite overlook into the Kalalu Valley. It is almost straight down, except for a narrow trail along the ridgeline. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2455/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1866-watermarked.jpg Kalepa Ridge Trail One of Kauai's spectacular trails, the Kalepa Ridge Trail wends its way across the increasingly narrow ridge line to an overlook along the coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2454/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1859-Kalepa-Ridge-Tr-watermarked.jpg Kalepa Ridge Trail II From the trail, stunning views abound of the deep valley below. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2453/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1849-Kalepa-Ridge-Tr-watermarked.jpg A Fragile View Along the Kalepa Ridge Trail is a modest bench that allows a careful view below. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2452/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1798-watermarked.jpg Kalepa Ridge Trail Trees The Kalepa Ridge Trail passes through a handful of trees before beginning its turn to the coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2451/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1763_1-watermarked.jpg Verdant Valley The constant stream of clouds and fog and occasional light creates many moods above this verdant Kauai valley. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2450/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1680-kalepa-ridge-tr-watermarked.jpg Waiting for the Rain In a place that receives many hundred inches of rain every year, it is never a long wait. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2449/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1285-II-watermarked.jpg Honalei Dusk Honalei Bay near Princeville is bathed in pink light at dusk. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2448/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1272_1-watermarked.jpg Kauai Sunset Sharp lava rocks contrast with the warm hues of sunset reflecting in Honalei Bay. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2447/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1262-watermarked.jpg Sunset Over Honalei Bay Kauai and indeed much of Hawaii is famous for its sunrises and sunsets. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2446/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I1013-watermarked.jpg Wailua Falls Weeks of heavy rain led to Wailua Falls swelling to a roar and rendering the trail to its base inaccessible. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2445/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0983-watermarked.jpg Wailua Falls One of Kauai's countless falls, Wailua's double fall was featured in the opening credits of Fantasy Island. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2444/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0830-watermarked.jpg A Prince's View Sunset from the St. Regis in Princeville. Around the point is the northern end of the Na Pali Coast. Heavy rains earlier in the spring - in one day over 40 inches - destroyed the short road to this point, necessitating a three hour drive around the island to approach from the other side. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2443/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0688-watermarked.jpg Plantations Coffee, tarro and sugar plantations dot the Hawaiian landscape. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2442/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0682_1-watermarked.jpg Rivers of Waterfalls Heavy rains often create hundreds of waterfalls that will flow for a day or two down the steep green sides of Kauai's mountains. Here four waterfalls stream down a mountainside, a scene visible only by helicopter. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2441/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0673-watermarked.jpg Rising Clouds and Waterfall Yet another storm lifts above waterfalls tumbling into Kauai's valleys. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2440/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0670-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Tumble Streams of water tumble down Kauai's rugged mountains. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2439/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0667-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Ribbons Waterfall Ribbons glisten against the lush green Kauai mountainsides. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2438/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0666-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Aerial A two hour flight through and between Kauai's rugged mountains after heavy rains allows countless sights of temporary waterfalls. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2437/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0658-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Aerial II The cool air and mist of Kauai's mountains rush by as I lean out a no-door helicopter. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2436/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0655-watermarked.jpg Waterfall Secrets Largely desolate and isolated, Kauai's waterfalls have served as the inspiration and backdrop to countless movies. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2435/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0626-watermarked.jpg Kauai Waterfall Rush In addition to its countless temporary waterfalls following heavy rains, numerous falls such as this can also be found deep inside Kauai's interior. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2434/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0579-watermarked.jpg Above the Coast The color of Hawaii's beautiful waters and beaches are especially easy to see from above. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2433/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0550-watermarked.jpg Cloudy Na Pali Heavy clouds and fog shroud the Na Pali coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2432/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0542_1-watermarked.jpg Hawaii's Shore An aerial view of Kauai's shore just south of the Na Pali coast. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2431/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0534_1-watermarked.jpg Where Lands Meets Sea Kauai, formed millions of years ago by volcano, is Hawaii's oldest island. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2430/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0448_1-watermarked.jpg Clearing Storm Over Waimea Canyon A passing storm clears the peaks above Waimea Canyon. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2429/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0445_1-watermarked.jpg Waimea Canyon Aerial Waimea Canyon is understandably compared to the Grand Canyon. It is a surprising contrast to the lush green mountains and rainforests, and shores that otherwise characterize Kauai. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2428/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0114-watermarked.jpg Paradise Revisited A reflecting pool at the St. Regis in Princeville epitomizes Kauai's tropical paradise aurora. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2427/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-B86I0104-watermarked.jpg St. Regis at Princeville From the St. Regis, a sweeping view of beaches, pools, Honalei Bay and the Kauai mountains. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2426/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-9J9A1533-watermarked.jpg Red-Tailed Tropicbird Native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans, this bird puts on amazing aerial courtship displays. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2425/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-9J9A1082-watermarked.jpg Hihimanu and Namalokama Sunrise Dawn's glow emerges above Hihimanalu, on the left, and Namalokama, on the right. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2424/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-9J9A1080-watermarked.jpg Namalokama Mountain Rising high above Honalei Bay, this mountain is one of the wettest regions of Kauai, with countless waterfalls falling down its slopes after heavy rains. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2423/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Kauai-9J9A0994-watermarked.jpg Kilaue Lighthouse and National Refuge Standing almost 200 feet above the Pacific on the northwest corner of Kauai, this exquisite Light is part of one of the largest and most important seabird nesting refuges. Thousands of birds, some near extinction, can be seen nesting on the cliffs below the Light and riding the air currents above this alcove. Kauai Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2422/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8211-tree-below-Mauna-Kea-watermarked.jpg Mauna Kea Survivor For dozens of miles in either direction of Mauna Kea, the Big Island's 14,000 foot inactive volcano, little grows in the lava fields that surrounds. This bare tree seemed an unlikely survivor. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2421/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8079-watermarked.jpg Too Close As the wind shifts, our boat is engulfed in hot vapors and steam. We quickly pull further away but it is a reminder these are dangerous places. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2420/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7734_1-watermarked.jpg The Glow Within There was something eery about the soft gentle cloud of steam that hovered above the shore and the brilliant coral red that betrayed its molten source. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2419/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7724-watermarked.jpg Molten Lava The heat from the 7000 degree lava can be felt hundreds of yards away and it boils the waters of the sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2418/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7649-watermarked.jpg Glowing Embers Molten flow of lava into the sea Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2417/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7398-watermarked.jpg Flowing Molten Lava In the dark it is so much easier to see the molten lava flow, making the 2 a.m. departure across the island to catch the 4 a.m. boat worthwhile. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2416/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7301-watermarked.jpg Four Seasons Sunset Hawaii is famous for its sunsets but the volcanic eruptions in the summer of 2018 caused many of the sunsets to be muted. This evening was an exception. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2415/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7291-Four-Seasons-II-watermarked.jpg Big Island Sunset As famous as its sunsets, the Big Island's western shore has some of the world's most famous beaches. When there is a gorgeous sunset, there is no better place! Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2414/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7150_1-watermarked.jpg BIg Island Shore The white sand beaches between Kona and Kohala are world famous. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2413/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6900-watermarked.jpg Lava Rocky Shore Between the white sand beaches and coves are many sharp black lava fields, remnants from prior volcanic eruptions. The lave is sharp as a knife and you must not walk or swim against it. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2412/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6885_1-watermarked.jpg Big Island Dream Beach This scene had a painterly feel to it -- the soft white beach and the pastel blues of the ocean. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2411/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6857-watermarked.jpg A Turtle's Nap A sea turtle rests on the beach after a day eating and swimming at sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2410/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6616-watermarked.jpg A Spray at Dusk A wave splashes against the lava shore, backlit by the magenta hues of the setting sun. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2409/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6483_1-watermarked.jpg Evening Swirl A slow exposure captures the swirling seas near dusk. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2408/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I6155-watermarked.jpg Black Sand Beach of Waipio The lush Waipio Valley is guarded by an equally beautiful black sand beach that can be reached only by a very steep one mile road that on many turns is not wide enough for two cars, leading to a lot of difficult encounters. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2407/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5701-Akaka-Falls-watermarked.jpg Akaka Falls Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2406/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5418_1-watermarked.jpg Ginger A bed of ginger grows in the damp ground below towering trees in the Big Island's fantastic tropical garden Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2405/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5374_1-watermarked.jpg When 7000 Degree Lava Meets Water When the 7000 degree molten lava enters the sea it creates a giant plume of steam and also dangerous chemicals that reaches thousands of feet into the empty sky. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2404/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5330-watermarked.jpg Behind the Steam Below the soft steam cloud, the heat of the lava can be seen glowing brilliantly. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2403/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5313-lava-entry-watermarked.jpg Too Hot This lava is flowing at more than 20 miles per hour, coursing through the jagged black lava rock that was deposited just 24 hours ago. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2402/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5293-II-watermarked.jpg Land Formation On one of our close sweeps by the shore, we see the torrent of molten lava flowing into the ocean where it cools and instantaneously extends the island's shore. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2401/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5244-watermarked.jpg Rivers of Flowing Lava Twin rivers of molten lava course into the sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2400/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4962-kona-watermarked.jpg Kona Shore The Big Island shores varies dramatically, from the lush north, to the white, black and even green beaches, to lava fields and molten flow. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2399/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4814-hawaii-waterfall-watermarked.jpg Big Island Waterfall The only way to appreciate the variety of the Big Island's landscape, and its countless unnamed waterfalls is to fly over the island in helicopters. If you want to really experience it, you have to go fly without doors! Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2398/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4798-watermarked.jpg Big Island Aerial The vertical size of Hawaii's waterfalls are hard to appreciate even by air. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2397/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4656-Hillawe-Falls-watermarked.jpg Hillawe Falls Hillawe Falls are located in the back of Waipio Valley and can only be reached by air or by a careful hike avoiding the private land owned by folks who make clear they do not want trespassers. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2396/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4646-watermarked.jpg Big Island Falls After heavy rains, the islands cliff faces and sharp mountain sides are a cascade of waterfalls. What is interesting is that these falls last only a few days after a heavy rain so timing is everything. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2395/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4641_1-watermarked.jpg Cliffside Once you have decided to go for the ride, you have to suspend doubt and trust in your pilot as he navigates the helicopters close to the cliff's sides. But it does help the photography! Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2394/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4619-Kohala-waterfall-watermarked.jpg Just North of Kohala An unnamed waterfall north of the Kohala region is like some scene from a tropical movie. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2393/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4614-watermarked.jpg Magic Mountain Fall These waterfalls must be thousands of feet and it seems to take forever to rise high enough to see its top after flying in near its base. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2392/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4576-hamakua-coast-watermarked.jpg Hamakua Coast The Hamakua coast is breathtaking with its sheer cliff walls dropping into the ocean. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2391/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4572-aerial-waipio-valley-watermarked.jpg Waipio Valley Aerial One of of 5 incredible valleys, the Waipio Valley is perhaps the island's most beautiful, at least from the air. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2390/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4380-aerial-lava-entry-watermarked.jpg Aerial View of Lava Entry Steam rises above miles of the east coast of the Big Island Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2389/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4154-watermarked.jpg There She Blows Steam can be seen rising above Fissure 8. We must keep our distance because the steam also contains dangerous vapors. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2388/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4063-watermarked.jpg Lava Painting Age old laval flows from prior eruptions are painted in so many pastels. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2387/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3989-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Along the Shore A morning sunrise along the shore near the Four Seasons brought this beautiful scene. If this is a more entrancing place to dine than the outdoor restaurant within feet of the ocean I have not found it. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2386/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3794_1-watermarked.jpg Sunset By the Lava Hole I was mesmerized by the flow of water to, through and into the lava tube on the Big Island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2385/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3786-lava-tube-II-watermarked.jpg Lava Tube This lava tube is a relic from an old volcanic eruption that poured large amounts of lava into the sea, but also left a giant tube that travels hundreds of yards into the ocean. It creates an intriguing if dangerous situation as waters erupt from the tube with each wave only to be sucked down in an instant as the wave retreats. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2384/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3784-watermarked.jpg Sunset Along the Shore At dusk, this area near the lava tube reflects the beautiful skies, as the waters swirl across the lava shore. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2383/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3750-watermarked.jpg Descent Into the Tube I was fascinated as huge amounts of water would disappear in seconds, literally, down the lava tube as each wave receded, and slightly terrified. I felt like I wish I had a rope tied to something further back on shore. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2382/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3750-II-watermarked.jpg With My Duaghter The hypnotic flow of water to and from the lava tube at dusk was made more magical with the company of my daughter. It was our favorite sunset of the trip. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2381/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3723-Lava-Tube-II-watermarked.jpg A Memorable Time Sometimes as glorious and spectacular the sights, the company of someone special can take it to yet a higher level. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2380/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3649-watermarked.jpg Lava Grasses Large swaths of the Big Island are essentially barren black lava deserts of rock and stone. While it would seem that nothing could possibly grow, there are feather grasses that have found a foothold. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2379/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3525-watermarked.jpg Kohala Ranchland Sweeping ranches dot the northwestern shore of the Big Island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2378/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3453-watermarked.jpg Waipio Valley Overlook One of the great overlooks on the Big Island, Waipio Overlook provides a view of the northern coast, Waipio Valley and Hakuna coastline. The gravel road to the beach below is said to be the steepest in the world, and it is in many areas only wide enough for a single car. The ravines on its side are littered with cars that have failed to navigate safely. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2377/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3292-watermarked.jpg Moody Kohala I was captivated by the constant fog, mist and rainbows that seemed to sweep every day across the Kohala ranch lands. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2376/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3179-kohala-rainbow-watermarked.jpg Kohala Rainbow A classic Hawaiian symbol, the rainbow, stretches across the beautiful ranches of Kohala. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2375/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3124-watermarked.jpg Polulu Overlook From the Pololu Overlook, giant palm trees seem to guard the valley below, like ancient sentinels manning the fort. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2374/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2956-watermarked.jpg Black Sand Black lava rocks cover the black sand of the beach by Pololu Valley. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2373/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2905-II-watermarked.jpg Dawn's Greeting Wildflowers greet the morning sun on the Big Island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2372/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2828-Pololu-Valley-Black-Sand--watermarked.jpg Pololu Valley A small tidal pool reflects the early light in the Pololu Valley. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2371/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2774-Pololu-Valley-Tr-watermarked.jpg Pololu Valley Trail One of the most scenic trails on the Big Island, Pololu Valley descends a mile to the shore and across the valley before climbing steeply to the cliffs above. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2370/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2746-Pololu-Valley-Overlook-watermarked.jpg Sunrise at Pololu Overlook The northern coast of the Big Island has several large, gorgeous and lush valleys. Here, Pololu Valley is bathed in warm light at sunrise. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2369/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2652-polulu-valley-tr-II-watermarked.jpg Dawn's Light on the BIg Island A new day breaks along the eastern shore of the Big Island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2368/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2638-Pololu-Valley-Trail-watermarked.jpg Arriving Light As the sun begins to emerge above the horizon, departing storm clouds above Pololu Valley turn orange and pink for a few moments. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2367/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2619-watermarked.jpg Sun Peek From the black sand beach of Pololu Valley, the sun first slips above the horizon. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2366/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2354-watermarked.jpg Careful Watching the tide roll in and over this lava tube, only to drain in seconds down this large lave tube, it is critical to be mindful that there are no second chances if a wave were to reach and knock you down anywhere near this place. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2365/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1685-watermarked.jpg Onomea Falls This triple fall is located near the base of the lush and exotic tropical garden on the Big Island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2364/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1569-Onomea-Scenic-Drive-Hilo-watermarked.jpg Onomea Scenie Drive This scenic drive epitomizes the lush and wet side of the Big Island that receives hundreds of inches of rain every year. On the dry side of the island fewer than 10 inches might fall in a year. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2363/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1374-watermarked.jpg Mauna Kea More than 14,000 feet high, Mauna Kea rises above the Hawaiian landscape. Some of the world's most sophisticated telescopes are housed in giant silos at its peak. It is also the one place in Hawaii where it actually snows in winter! Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2362/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9962_1-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Over Lava Entry The first rays of dawn catch the tips of the towering plumes rising above the molten lava entry into the sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2361/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9900-III-watermarked.jpg Into the Sky A giant plume of steam rises above one of the points of entry into the sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2360/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9769-watermarked.jpg In the Beginning As the sun rises we can appreciate how large this area of molten lava entry is: more than 5 wide, plunging into a sea 300 feet deep, pushing the shoreline out 300 feet per day. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2359/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9620-watermarked.jpg Pre-Dawn Flow Miles and miles of shoreline are buried below the molten lava flow. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2358/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9589-1-watermarked.jpg Inferno In the darkness before dawn, the flow of lava appears like a giant inferno, blasting its heat thousands of meters away. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2357/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9448-lava-entry-watermarked.jpg Aerial Perspective Steam and vapors rises above the lava entry. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2356/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9374-watermarked.jpg Into the Sea Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2355/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9365-fissure-8_1-watermarked.jpg Down to the Sea This lava races across the land at nearly 25 miles per hour. Hundreds of homes, schools and buildings are incinerated, a few people injured or killed, and many hundreds displaced. Nature's power is like no other. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2354/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9361-fissure-8-watermarked.jpg 7000 Degrees Hundreds of feet above Fissure 8 the heat can be felt from the molten lava pouring below. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2353/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9345-fissure-8_1-watermarked.jpg Feeling the Heat The incredible heat of this lava flow can be felt hundreds of feet in the sky. Thunderstorms that pass over the Fissure generate literally many hundreds of lightning strikes immediately over it because of the incredible column of heat. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2352/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9335-fissure-8-II-watermarked.jpg Steam and Lava In Fissure 8 The molten lava below Hawaii's lava lake drained into tubes and chambers below the earth's surface following the volcanic eruption and daily earthquakes, finally pouring out of Fissure 8 where for months it would empty into the sea. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2351/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9317-fissure-8-watermarked.jpg From Deep Within Molten lava pours out of the most active fissure where it will course for miles to the shore. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2350/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9303-fissure-8-watermarked.jpg Earth's Insides It is an incredible and scary sight through a door-less helicopter to see the inner soul of the earth pouring out. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2349/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9293-fissure-8-III-watermarked.jpg Flow A cone hundreds of feet high has been built by the lava as it pours out and down the land. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2348/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9281-fissure-8-III-watermarked.jpg Fissure 8 Lava pours out of this hole in the ground, known locally as Fissure 8 where it will run in rivers through subdivisions and ranch land to the Hawaiian shore. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2347/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0895-watermarked.jpg Splashdown An unnamed Big Island waterfall viewed from a hovering helicopter provides a welcome cool relief to the heat felt above the lava flow. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2346/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0574-III-watermarked.jpg Steam Bath Hot steam rises from the molten lava as it enters the Pacific seas. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2345/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0554_1-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Over Lava Entry II Pulling away from the lava flow as the sun rises, we see the steamy spectacle catches dawn's first ray Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2344/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0260-watermarked.jpg Molten Lava Flow Molten lava streams into the 300 foot deep ocean Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2343/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0207-watermark-1.jpg Mushroom Cloud In the dark of night our pontoon of hearty souls surfs the 10 foot swells that roll across the open ocean. The group grows silent as we cross the point that allows an unobstructed view: still more than 10 miles away a giant orange mushroom cloud glows from the lava below, as Venus twinkles on the horizon. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2342/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0114-rainbow-falls-watermarked.jpg Rainbow Falls II In late morning a rainbow often appears, at least on those rare days when the sun is shining on this rainy side of the island. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2341/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0102-rainbow-falls-big-island-watermarked.jpg Rainbow Falls Aptly named Rainbow Falls is modest in size by Hawaii standards, but it is situated in a very accessible lush cove that makes it one of the island's favorites. Big Island, Hawaii https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2340/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4037-copy.jpg Keeping Watch The iconic bear sculpture at Silver Salmon Creek Lodge keeps watch on a new dawn over the fertile meadows and shoreline in Lake Clark National Park.  Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2339/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3778-copy-watermark.jpg A Bear's Park A grizzly bear prowls the tidal inlet in the shadow of the rugged Chigmit Mountain range. Rivers and creeks tumble down these mountains and glaciers at the southern end of the Alaskan Range to the west of Cook Inlet.   Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2338/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2781-II-copy.jpg Landing Strip Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2337/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2771-copy.jpg Where the Park and Sea Meet Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2336/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3303-copy.jpg Sunrise at Lake Clark Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2335/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3354_1-II-copy.jpg Strolling Through Camp Just after sunrise a brown bear and cub strolled through our camp. Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2334/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4297-III-copy.jpg A Watchful Eye A large brown bear eyes the tidal inlet for any sign of salmon. As soon as one is spotted, she can cover 100 yards faster than a thoroughbred. Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2333/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9272-III-copy-2-watermark.jpg Denali's Winds The intensity of the winds that howl across Denali's 20,000 foot peak is seen in the ribbons of snow that get blown into mile long trails.   Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2332/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0651-summer-valley-view-copy.jpg Summer Valley View Denali does not enjoy many summer days with blue skies but when they arrive the whole valley seems to come alive and sing.   Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ptarmigan/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2412-copy-watermark.jpg Willow Ptarmigan Willow Ptarmigans can often be found along the Park Road.  In winter they turn white to blend better into their surroundings.  While they are mostly on the ground they can fly short distances to avoid foxes, eagles and other predators.   Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2330/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0912-copy-II-copy.jpg The Final Sunset A final splash of color on the evening sky above a modest ridge. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2329/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5450-above-pedersen-lagoon-watermark-copy-2.jpg Above Pedersen Lagoon Kenai Fjords National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2328/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5742-aialik-glacier-copy-watermark.jpg Aialik Glacier Kenai Fjords National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2327/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A5428-II-Pedersen-Lagoon-copy.jpg Pedersen Lagoon Solitude Kenai Fjords National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2326/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0307-Portage-Glacier-II-copy.jpg Portage Glacier Retreat Chugach National Forest https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2325/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2486-1-portage-valley-copy.jpg Portage Valley View Chugach National Forest https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2324/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1411-nugget-pond-copy-watermark.jpg Morning Cool at Nugget Pond The waters have grown still as the winds have paused, briefly, and there is a coolness that has settled over this pond, as a new day begins with the majestic Denali on full display. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2323/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1595-copy-watermark.jpg Fireweeds and Denali Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2322/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1524-reflection-pond-copy.jpg Reflection Pond View Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2321/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1465-wonder-lake-copy.jpg A Late Breakfast at Wonder Lake Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2320/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9998-copy-watermark.jpg Where the Green Hills Rise Sable Pass is often one of the best places to spot grizzly bears in Denali National Park. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2319/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9850-II-copy-watermark.jpg The Plains of Murie After crossing the East Fork of the Toklat River, the Denali Park Road climbs steeply to Polychrome Overlook, which affords a stunning view of the Plains of Murie, named after the famed biologist Adolph Murie, whose pioneering studies and advocacy heavily shaped the Park's focus on habitat conservation over commercial development. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2318/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9854-copy-watermark.jpg The Magnificent Expanse Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2317/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9893-copy-view-from-Eielsen-.jpg View from Polychrome Overlook Polychrome Overlook provides some of the most stunning views of the great Denali valleys, including the Plains of Murie, the Alaskan range and in the far distance the shrinking Polychrome glaciers. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2316/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2254-denali-valley-copy.jpg The Denali Valley Denali National Park is amazing not only because of its massive mountains but also because of its massive, rich valleys that have been carved by glaciers and rivers. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2315/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2441-park-road-bus-copy.jpg A Bus Ride to Remember Global warming has taken its toll and this narrow stretch of road, built atop a thousand feet of permafrost, has now given way, rendering the Park road impassable. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2314/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2407-copy.jpg A Road Through the Valley, View From Stony Dome For more than 100 miles, the dirt Park Road crosses through the valley and atop the hills and passes leading toward Mount Denali. On a clear day this vantage offers the first dramatic view of Mount Denali. But not today! Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2313/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0766-copy-watermark.jpg Silence Before Dawn In the cool before dawn, fog will sometimes build in the low valleys below the Alaskan Range and there is a stillness and quiet that seeps into your soul. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2312/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9893-II-copy-watermark.jpg The View to the West From Polychrome Overlook, sweeping views of the Alaskan Range, the Plains of Murie and the great valleys that are home to some of Denali's majestic wildlife. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2311/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0901-copy-denali-fireweed-sunrise.jpg Fireweed at Sunrise Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2310/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1441-wickersham-wall-copy-watermark.jpg Wickersham Wall Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2309/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1496-copy-watermark.jpg Denali Glory Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2308/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1564-II-mount-huntington-copy.jpg Mount Huntington Mount Huntington is a striking rock and ice pyramid just a few miles east of Denali. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2307/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2056-copy-watermark.jpg Into the Sky Stretching Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2306/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2117-III-copy.jpg Gathering Clouds begin to form over Denali's peaks from the ubiquitous warm moist winds of the Pacific. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2305/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1508-II-copy.jpg Purity There are only a few days every year where the 20,000' peaks of Denali are clear and crisp but when it happens it is an experience you never forget. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2304/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1496-copy-watermark-II.jpg The First Time No matter how often you experience Denali, even from above, it always feels like the first time. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2303/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1263-III-copy.jpg A Place to Land Ruth's Glacier flows from Denali's heavenly peaks. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2302/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A4918-copy.jpg Seward Harbor The stunningly beautiful harbor at Seward is the gateway to Resurrection Bay and Kenai Fjords National Park. Kenai Fjords National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2301/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Untitled_Panorama1-reflection-pond-III-copy.jpg Reflection Pond Panorama On a rare clear midday, snow-capped Denali rises above aptly named Reflection Pond.  The sheer magnitude of the mountain ensures that almost every day clouds form as the moist air of the ocean is forced to rise more than 20,000 feet into the frigid airs at the mountain's peak.     Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2300/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A3295-lake-clark-sunset-copy.jpg Sunset Over Lake Clark The summer sun sets at nearly 11 pm over the meadows and beach where some of the worlds largest brown bears forage. Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2299/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2220-copy.jpg Where the Hike Begins From the Park Road here begins the trail, not far from Eielson visitor center, that descends swiftly into the valley, across the river and then up, up and up through fields of blueberries and into the land of glaciers.  Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moose/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2817-copy.jpg Moose in Willows A young male moose grazes among the ubiquitous willows. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/carribou/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2876-copy-2.jpg Denali Caribou A large caribou crosses the Denali tundra. Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2296/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Untitled_Panorama1-Portage-Lake-II-copy.jpg Portage Lake Reflections Just before the tunnel into Whittier, Portage Lake reflects the retreating Portage Glacier and surrounding mountains just after sunrise.  Chugach National Forest https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/portage-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0398-Portage-Lake-copy.jpg Portage Lake A beautiful place to watch sunrise:  Portage Lake sits in a long, heavily glaciated valley, and abuts the calving face of Portage Glacier at its southern end. The lake has only become visible since approximately 1914, with the rapid retreat of the glacier. Chugach National Forest, Alaska https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/nuggetpond/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1395-nugget-pond-watermark.jpg Nugget Pond Denali rises in the morning distance, reflecting in the still waters of Nugget Pond.   Denali National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2293/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0333-2017watermarked.jpg A Beautiful Autumn Drive The snow may still be melting on the road but it has begun to accumulate on the cottonwoods and fence rails, on the roadsides and tree branches. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2292/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0198-2017watermarked.jpg Changing of the Seasons at Signal Mountain The aspen below Signal Mountain have reached peak just a winter's first snows have arrived. In two more days, most of these leaves will fall and winter will have full control. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2291/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0342-2017watermarked.jpg A Fence Runs Through It Autumn cottonwoods hold on to their leaves as the first snow arrives. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2290/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0580-III-2017watermarked.jpg Snow at the Beaver Pond Even without the Tetons as a backdrop, the scene at the Schabachers Landing is hauntingly and serenely beautiful. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2289/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0444-2017watermarked.jpg Greetings The Tetons can be at their most spectacular as winter greets autumn. The meeting is brief as fall quickly gives way to 6 months or more of winter. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2288/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0795-II-2017watermarked.jpg Snowy Embrace Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2287/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0604-2017watermarked.jpg Snowy Reflecton at Schwabacher Winter's arrival at the beaver pond at Schwabacher Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2286/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1164-2017watermarked.jpg Autumn Aspen Patchwork The first snow begins to fall as September give way to October, and the aspen gold gives way to a long winter of snow and cold. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2285/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1597-2017watermarked.jpg Avoiding the Fog The first snow of winter arrived overniight and has coated the trees below the Grand Teton mountain range. The storm has passed quickly and sunrise brings the first rays of light to the peaks above String Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2284/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1582-2017watermarked.jpg Pink Sunrise From String Lake Mount Moran reflects in fresh snow and the pink of early morning above String Lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2283/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1629-II-2017watermarked.jpg A Place to Yourself Magical Sunrise on String Lake Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2282/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1620-2017watermarked.jpg Dawn on String Lake String Lake Splendor Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2281/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1840-II-2017watermarked.jpg Moran Reflection at String Lake Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2280/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1913-2017watermarked.jpg String Lake Grand Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2279/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1865-II-2017watermarked.jpg A Place To Be The first snow of the season fell overnight dropping down to the shores of String Lake. A grove of aspen across the lake still holds the sparkling gold leaves of autumn. The waters are calm and every tree and ridge seems perfectly reflected in these waters. We are spellbound by the tranquility and perfection, silence and solitude. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2278/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2010-II-2017watermarked.jpg Winter Jewel Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2277/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1922-V-2017watermarked.jpg String Lake Splendor Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2276/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2023-III-2017watermarked.jpg String Lake Reflection After an Early Snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2275/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6350-2017watermarked.jpg Aspen Dreamscape There is a romantic dreamy appeal to the autumn landscape. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2274/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6180-II-2017watermarked.jpg The Perfect Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2273/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6424-II-2017watermarked.jpg Waiting Over the years, beavers have built a series of dams along the braided channels that paralell the Snake River. Here, autumn cottonwoods await the first light of day across the still waters of a beaver lake. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2272/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A6367-2017watermarked.jpg Aspen Dreamscape II Surrounded by thousands of glowing aspen, it is easy to imagine you have fallen into some dreamy landscape. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2271/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7297-2017watermarked.jpg Willow Flats in Autumn Autumn Day at Willow Flats Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2270/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7909-III-2017watermarked.jpg Sitting Grizzly A very large male grizzly bear boar smells the autumn winds for any sign of other bears. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2269/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7404-II-2017watermarked.jpg High Noon at Oxbow Bend, 2017 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2268/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7930-2017watermarked.jpg Grizzly on Way to Two Oceans A large grizzly boar emerges from a nearby thicket. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2267/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7930-III-2017watermarked.jpg A Bear's Focus Nicknamed Bruno, a large grizzly boar poses before striding into the willow thicket. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2266/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A7991-II-2017watermarked.jpg Grizzly Splendor Grizzly bear Bruno is an imposing and impressive bear who has sired many of the young bears now found in the Teton valley. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2265/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8379-2017watermarked.jpg A Pretty Pullout Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2264/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8156-II-2017watermarked.jpg Bruno Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2263/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A8804-2017watermarked.jpg Signal Mountain Snow begins to fall across the waters at Oxbow Bend as Signal Mountain rises in the distance. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2262/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9609-2017watermarked.jpg Fall's Colors A colorful palette of red willows and yellow aspen greet the morning sky in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2261/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A9172-III-2017watermarked.jpg First Flakes The first snow flakes of winter begin to fall in this grove of aspen. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2260/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1013-2017watermarked.jpg Autumn Morning on the Oxbow Bend 2017 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2259/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0529-2017watermarked.jpg Grizzly Close Up Bruno is among the largest and most powerful grizzlies in the Teton and Yellowstone region. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2258/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1031-2017watermarked.jpg Oxbow Magic Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2257/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1661-2017watermarked.jpg Snow Covered Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2256/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1547-2017watermarked.jpg Four Horses Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2255/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1664-2017watermarked.jpg A Snowy Drive Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2254/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1972-II-2017watermarked.jpg Moose Morning Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2253/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1745-2017watermarked.jpg A Glimpse Over the yellow cotonwoods, the fresh snow of last night can be seen on the upper reaches of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2252/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2839-2017watermarked.jpg An Early Snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2251/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2600-2017watermarked.jpg Early Winter for a Hungry Black Bear Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2250/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3265-II-2017watermarked.jpg Where Are You? Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2249/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3955-II-2017watermarked.jpg Above the Fog The cathedral group of the Teton's highest peaks rise above a heavy bank of fog that rise above the lakes that lie at these mountain's feet. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2248/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3458-2017watermarked.jpg Escaping Moose Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2247/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4015-2017watermarked.jpg Moran Reflection at Leigh Lake Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2246/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4280-2017watermarked.jpg The Road Less Traveled Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2245/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4027-2017watermarked.jpg String Lake Splendor Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2244/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4326-2017watermarked.jpg Is It Still Autumn? Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2243/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4296-III-2017watermarked.jpg Snowy Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2242/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4344-2017watermarked.jpg Along A Dirt Road Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2241/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1535-shen-watermarked.jpg Fisher Gap Rime Ice The understory across from Fisher Gap encased in rime ice. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2240/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0512-watermarked.jpg Rime Ice On Skyline Drive Skyline Drive is surrounded by a heavy rime ice, and shrouded in fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2239/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0582-III_1-watermarked.jpg Witch Hazel on Ice Rime Ice Coats the final fall leaves of a witch hazel. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2238/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0562-watermarked.jpg Heavy Rime Grasses Heavy rime ice layered on autumn's grasses. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2237/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0652-watermarked.jpg Fog and Ice Rime ice, formed when fog freezes, coats the trees along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2236/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0695-II-watermarked.jpg Oak and Ice Encased in ice, a few lone oak leaves remember their last flutter. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2235/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0655-II_1-watermarked.jpg Rime Ice on Pines Rime Ice weighs down the pines especially as every needle is coated in heavy ice. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2234/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0806-watermarked.jpg Layers on Stony Man Mountain Layers of fog drift across the upper reaches of Stony Man Mountain in Shenandoah National Park. Across the mountain, many of the remaining fall leaves have become encased in ice as temperatures drop well below freezing. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2233/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0860-watermarked.jpg Ice Oak Sculpture Frozen fog coats a heavy icy embrace. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2232/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1138_1-watermarked.jpg Frozen Sumac Sumac are both among the most colorful of fall's colors and some of the last to drop their leaves. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2231/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1070_1-watermarked.jpg Icy Pine A lone pine, coated in heavy rime ice, stands along as Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2230/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1217-IV-watermarked.jpg Icy Abstract I am always intrigued by the more intimate details of our landscapes that often get overlooked. Here is an intimate portrait of the forest's edge, coated in heavy ice, frozen in time. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2229/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1489-watermarked.jpg Frozen Understory As tempting as it is to travel through the frozen land, it is even more rewarding to walk through the ice-covered understory. Every branch, trig, grass is coated in ice. At the same time there is a steady sound of creaking and cracking, as the branches strive to bend in the wind but cannot, and as ice cascades. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2228/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1586_1-watermarked.jpg Witch Hazel Close Up The golden leaves of fall from a witch hazel are frozen in time in a heavy layer of frozen fog, rime ice. The ice seems to promise a perpetual life, preservation, but is illusory. The ice weakens and when it melts these leaves too will fall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2227/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1637-watermarked.jpg Hanging On The fall leaves of a witch hazel hang on, preserved for the time in a heavy layer of rime ice. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2226/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1787-watermarked.jpg Rime Ice on Appalachian Trail A heavy layer of rime ice coats every tree and branch. It is a precarious time to hike. Tree limbs will fall, large and small. Chunks of ice will fall. The sound is actually quite loud, as the ice breaks and limbs crack. It is no time to linger in these woods. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2225/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1890-fisher-gap-snow-watermarked.jpg Fisher's Gap Under Ice In most seasons, there is little reason to notice the trees that grace Fisher Gap Overlook, but, covered in rime ice, they demand attention in their own right. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2222/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2269-watermarked.jpg Skyline Drive I Is it autumn or winter? Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2221/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2254-watermarked.jpg Sunrise After the Storm The Sun rises over the Piedmont, soon to disappear behind a bank of storm clouds. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2220/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2318-watermarked.jpg Snowy Encounter A mountain hillside holds on to a few of fall's final colors, dusted by last night's snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2219/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2329-watermarked.jpg Sunrise After the Snow Many of Shenandoah's mountains are dominated by oaks that, in fall, turn a varying of red, tawny and russet but when the sun is right can appear almost orange. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2218/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2387-II-watermarked.jpg Time for a Picnic There is a feeling of loss. The seasons are changing and a picnic table, dusted n a light snow, stands deserted beneath some golden leaves. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2216/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2492-Skyland-watermarked.jpg On the Way to Stony Man Mountain Just past Hughes Gap Overlook, Skyline bends and begins it ascent by Stony Man Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2215/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2465-watermarked.jpg Stony Man Mountain Entrance Stony Man Mountain rises above Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2214/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2555-III-watermarked.jpg Frozen in Time Freezing temperatures and ice have frozen these oak leaves as they were being blown in the wind, leaving them frozen in time in suspended animation.. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2213/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2577-watermarked.jpg Apples in Snow The apples are ripe and ready for deer and other animals when they finally fall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2212/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0722-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows in Autumn Over the years, deer and other animals have worn a series of well trod paths through Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2211/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0708-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Fall Grass Golden grass contrasts with the ruby red berry bushes in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2210/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0767-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows in Fog A heavy bank of fog covers Big Meadows. A lone oak stands above the grasses and berry bushes. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2209/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0800_1-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Path In early fall, Big Meadows turns into a colorful carpet. The heavy fog simplifies the meadow and it is seen in its most elemental forms, grasses and two lone oak trees in the distance. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2208/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0849-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Oak The fog highlights the colors of Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2207/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0805-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Memory Like the skeleton of some extinct dinosaur, this dead tree rises above the grasses of Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2206/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1044-II-watermarked.jpg At Cliff's Edge Twisted by pine, colored by fall and dusted in winter's first snow this tree stands atop a cliff's edge in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2205/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1145-watermarked.jpg Skyline Drive Autumn Snow Every few years there is a day when winter's first snow catches autumn napping. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2204/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1170-II-watermarked.jpg Sunrise After The sun rises after an evening snow has fallen on the higher elevations of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2203/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1200-II-watermarked.jpg Piedmont Valley View in Snow Tunnel View Overlook provides one of the best views of the Blue Ridge mountains at sunrise, highlighted here by a light snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2202/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1191-II-watermarked.jpg Snow on High Snow has fallen on the ridges atop Shenandoah National Park. Autumn's color are receding even in the valleys below and the Blue Ridge mountains roll to the Piedmont valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2201/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1249-watermarked.jpg A Brief Sunrise The sun has risen but is quickly concealed by a new round of storm clouds and the temperature quickly feels even colder on this mountain ledge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2200/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1312-watermarked.jpg Frosty Wait A red sourwood is covered in a light snow at sunrise. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2199/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1329_1-watermarked.jpg A Quiet Drive On this snowy morning, Skyline Drive is empty. There remains a surprising amount of fall color. It is beautiful and quiet drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2197/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1347-watermarked.jpg Solitude At the edge of the woods, a large oak is coated in light snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2196/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1349-watermarked.jpg A Fall Drive in the Snow A fall drive in an early snow on Skyline Drive is one of the great experiences in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2195/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1378-Pinnacles-watermarked.jpg Pinnacles Overlook A strong wind blows this autumn morning across Pinnacles Overlook which affords one of the best view of Old Rag and the mountains to the south in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2194/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1352-watermarked.jpg Snow and Fall In the Woods Last night's snow creates the perfect backdrop for fall's colors. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2193/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1566-IV-Pinnacles-watermarked.jpg Pinnacles Overlook Panorama Fall colors are at peak and snow has fallen across the mountain tops in Shenandoah and Pinnacles Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2192/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1566-watermarked.jpg Defying the Wind Autumn's leaves defy the powerful winds that have followed last night's snow storm. But the end is inevitable and in just a couple more days all of these leaves will be down. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2191/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1633_1-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend The wind driven snow has pasted the western side of every tree lining Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2190/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1650-watermarked.jpg Snow Curve It may have only been a couple of inches of snow but it has transformed the autumn landscape along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2189/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1658-watermarked.jpg Snow Curve II Hickories and Oaks create a patch of color around the bend on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2188/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1691-watermarked.jpg Pines Under Snow Pines try out their first winter snow coat of the year. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2187/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1789-watermarked.jpg A Colorful Entrance to Stony Man A color stand of sumac lines Skyline just before Little Stony Man. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2186/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1754-watermarked.jpg Color on Side of Drive Skyline Drive is one of the most spectacular drives in America. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2184/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1844-watermarked.jpg Into the Woods II An ethereal light from the forest's interior. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2183/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1812-watermarked.jpg Wintry Maple II A yellow maple rises above the snow covered grasses. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2182/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1877-watermarked.jpg Driving Down the Drive The ubiquitous rock wall, fall colors and a smatter of snow and you have the makings for a beautiful ride along Shenandoah's Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2181/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1912-watermarked.jpg Early Snow in Autumn An early snow greets fall's colors along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2180/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1973-watermarked.jpg Empty Drive A few tracks have carved a path on snow-covered Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2179/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1966-watermarked.jpg Overhanging Oaks A canopy of snow-dusted oaks hangs above Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2178/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2000-watermarked.jpg Frozen Oak leaves frozen in motion. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2177/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2004-watermarked.jpg Winter Woodland A layer of ice has coated the understory at this forest edge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2176/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2038-hawksbill-from-crescent-rock-watermarked.jpg Hawksbill Mountain from Crescent Rock Overlook Shenandoah's Hawksbill Mountain rises above its snowy neighbors this autumn morning. The best overlook view of Shenandoah's highest peak is from Crescent Rock Overlook. To the right and somewhat lower is Naked Top Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2175/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2008-watermarked.jpg Winter Woods The understory tends to holds its leaves longer, sheltered by the large trees above it. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2174/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2049-watermarked.jpg Hawksbill in Winter, Crescent Rock Overlook At just over 4000' Hawksbill Mountain is the highest peak in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2173/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2194-watermarked.jpg Color in the Wintry Woods A maple holds its final colors in the forest's interior. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2172/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2098-III-Hawksbill-watermarked.jpg Hawksbill Above It All Hawsbill Mountain stands, at 4050 feet, as the tallest mountain in Shenandoah. That elevation often means it is a few degrees cooler than its peers, and the snow a bit deeper. View from Crescent Rock Overlook Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2171/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2202-watermarked.jpg Maples On the Drive in Snow A slushy Skyline Drive with fallen leaves. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2170/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2483-Timber-Hollow-watermarked.jpg Spitler Knoll Overlook Timber Hollow Overlook provides a sweeping view to the west, the rounded top of Naked Top mountain and into the Shenandoah valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2169/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Untitled_Panorama1-Pinnacles-IV-watermarked.jpg Pinnacles Panorama II Pinnacles Overlook is one of the few southern facing overlooks and offers also one of the best views of Old Rag Mountain. Here, a maple shows of its peak colors with a snowy accent on the adjoining ridges. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2168/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/011Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Grand Teton Range and Moon A full blue moon sets below the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2167/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/020Tetons1D-II-watermarked.jpg Teton Panorama Sunrise and Moonset As the sun rises, a blue moon sets. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2166/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/085Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg A Blue Moon A blue moon sets over the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2165/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/053Tetons5Div-II-watermarked.jpg Blue Moon Canvas Before dawn, a blue moon prepares to set over the Tetons. There is just a hint of light in the sky, dawn is still an hour away. The moon casts its shadows on the empty landscape. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2164/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/121Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Setting Blue Moon Halfway set over the Teton range, a blue moon fades as the predawn sky begins to light. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2163/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2062Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Teton Wildlowers A light snow and falling temperatures have bent spring flowering Arrowleaf Balsamroot. Nearly all parts of these flowers were used as food by Native American groups. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2162/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2040Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Signal Mountain Fog Rivers of fog stream over Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2161/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2225Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Teton Rainbow A summer thunderstorm has cleared and am emerging rainbow offers hope and promise. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2160/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2260Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Window on Tetons A window opens in the storm clouds allowing a peak at the Grand Teton, revealing that these clouds have delivered a June snow that has has freshly coated the Teton peaks. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2159/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2231Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Passing Storm A storm struggles to pass by the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2158/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2286Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Revealing the Peaks A June storm lifts at last over the Teton range revealing the peaks newly coated in fresh snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2157/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2272Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Grand Emergence The Grand Teton emerges through the clouds of a June storm. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2156/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2376Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Blondie in a June Meadow 2017 Grizzly bear nicknamed Blondie by the locals looks up from her foraging on roots and rodents in a meadow of balsamroot and lupines. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2155/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2527Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Blondie and Cubs in a June Meadow In a meadow of wildflowers grizzly bear Blondie forages in the company of her two young cubs. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2154/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2485Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Foraging Blondie and one of her two grizzly bear cubs forage for food on June morning in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2153/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2532Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Summer Morning in the Meadow June has brought a great birth of wildflowers, from lupines to rabbit brush to balsamroot to the meadows below the Tetons and it is in these fields that grizzly bear Blondie and her two cubs have spent their time foraging. These early months of a cubs life are critical as they avoid predators and put on the weight they will need. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2152/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2681Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Bear Play Blondie, a well known grizzly sow, enjoys some play time with one of her cubs along Pilgrim Creek road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2151/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2557Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Blondie and Two Cubs in a June Meadow A grizzly bear and her two cubs make their way across a meadow of spring flowers in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2150/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2686Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Grizzly Bear Play Blondie plays with one of her young cubs on a June morning in the Tetons, 2017. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2149/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2703Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Mom is Bigger A bear cub enjoys some play with her big and beautiful mom, a grizzly nicknamed Blondie. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2148/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2698Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Pilgrim Creek Play Blondie plays with her two grizzly cubs on Pilgrim Creek Road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2147/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2996Tetons5Div-II-watermarked.jpg Don't Pet Me A bison poses in front of arrowleaf balsamroot in the shadow of the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2146/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/2840Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Balsamroot at Oxbow Bend Arrowleaf Balsamroot bloom on the hillsides above Oxbow Bend at dawn. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2145/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/3012Tetons5Div-II-watermarked.jpg Bison Pause Too many people think bison are like cows, cute and slow. But they are in fact as dangerous as the grizzly bears that prowl the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2144/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/3200Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Woodland Retreat Grizzly bear, Blondie, retreats with her cubs to the woodland edge where she will spend much of the day, nursing, napping and enjoying the cool shade. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2143/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/3155Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Balance Beam Routine One of grizzly bear Blondie's cubs practices his balance beam skills on a fallen timber. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2142/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/4011Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Hungry Moose A hungry moose strides from the willows and through the meadows near Pacific Creek road. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2141/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/3381Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Balsamroot Balsamroot bloom Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2140/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/4717Tetons5DS-watermarked.jpg Summer Snow A light June snow falls on the willows below Togowtee. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2139/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/649Tetons1D-Grizzly-399-III-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 and Cubs Grizzly 399 and her two cubs survey the meadow, June 2017. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2138/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/624Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Climbing Cubs One of Grizzly 399's cubs climbs a tree near Pilgrim Creek where they forage for much of the summer. Unlike black bear cubs, grizzly bears can but do not climb trees often. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2137/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/784Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Scratching Grizzly Cubs Grizzly 399's two cubs scratch a dead pine and plan their next adventure. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2136/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/805Tetons1D-Grizzly-399-II-watermarked.jpg Grizzly 399 By a Log Grizzly bear 399 strides easily across the fallen timbers. Just over 20 years old here in 2017 she is the grand matriarch of the Grand Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2135/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1058Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Mount Washburn in a June Snow A not so unusual but beautiful June snow caps the upper reaches of Mount Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. Standing just over 10,000 feet in elevation, access to this area can be closed any month of the year by snow. The Peak can be reached by a steep hike that provides a spectacular 360 degree view - with alpine winds and temperatures throughout the year. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2134/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1073Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Artist's Point, June 2017 Aptly named, Artists Point on South Rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2133/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1279Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Entering the Lamar Valley Entering the incomparable Lamar Valley of Yellowstone is one of the great experiences of the natural world. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2131/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1300Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Lamar Valley View Reminiscent of the great valleys of Africa, the Lamar Valley is a sanctuary for countless animals and has a powerful flowing feel. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2130/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1524Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Sunrise on Alum Creek Near the north end of the Hayden Valley, Alum Creek empties into the Yellowstone River. Because of the cool water temperatures, fog radiates off the Creek most summer mornings until the sun burns it off shortly after sunrise, creating one of the very unique and sacred places to watch sunrise. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2129/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1453Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Lamar Valley Aspen A small grove of aspen stands near the entrance of Lamar Valley. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2128/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1551Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Frosty Morning On this early morning, a solitary bull bison emerges through the fog, covered in frost, from the banks of the Hayden River, Yellowstone National Park. It may be summer but at night the temperatures can still often drop below freezing Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2127/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1790Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Pronghorn Birth A newborn pronghorn calf wobbles to its feet as mom begins to clean him off. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2125/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/181Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg No! Two very large black bears face off on a hillside in Yellowstone National Park. It may be courtship season but this sow was having none of this boar's amorous advances! At least not yet! Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2124/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1860Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Fox Hunt A female fox hunts for food to feed her young kits. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2122/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1875Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Dinnertime A fox brings dinner to her nearby young kits. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2121/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1866Tetons1D-fox-watermarked.jpg "A Successful Hunt A female fox or vixen returns to her den with a good catch for her very hungry kits. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2119/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/1977Tetons1D-watermarked.jpg Alum Creek Sunrise II At the confluence of Allum Creek, sunrise and fog. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2118/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/196Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Down the Hill A black bear chase down a hill near Tower. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2114/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/599Tetons5Div-II-watermarked.jpg Meadowlark A meadowlark welcomes a new day. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2113/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/940Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Dunraven Pass, June 2017 One of the great vistas in our national parks: Dunraven Pass in early summer, with Mount Washburn rising behind it. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2112/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/716Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Lamar Aspens Aspens reach into a gray sky in Lamar Valley Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2111/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/962Tetons5Div-watermarked.jpg Fourth of July on Dunraven Pass 2017 Happy Fourth of July from Yellowstone National Park! Yellowstone was ours and the world's first national park, established in 1872 when it was signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant. While everyone loves its geothermal regions, I am drawn to its incredible wildlife, sweeping valleys and this majestic mountain pass, Dunraven Pass. There may be a lot of divisions in our society, but let us also celebrate that together we have accomplished some most amazing things, including preserving places like this for generations to come! Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2110/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0064tunnel-parking-overlook-watermarked.jpg Spring Wait Spring's Wait Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2109/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0082skyline-drive-watermarked.jpg Spring Skyline Drive A springtime drive along the Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2108/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0162spitler-knoll-overlook-watermarked.jpg Native Azaleas Native azaleas are found throughout Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2107/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0091-watermarked.jpg Elkwallow Elkwallow is a special place, with great animal habitat, quiet and picnic grounds. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2106/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0170spitler-knoll-overlook-watermarked.jpg Spitler Knoll Overlook Native Azaleas color the forest understory. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2105/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0748brown-mountain-overlook-watermarked.jpg Big Run Overlook One of the great views of the Shenandoah valley can be found from Big Run Overlook in the South District. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2104/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0815-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Bear A black bear hunts for food in the waning light of a spring evening. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2103/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0762-doyles-river-overlook-watermarked.jpg Doyles River Overlook One of the great eastern overlooks in the southern district of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2102/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A0930-watermarked.jpg Feeding Bear A black bear forages in the twilight of spring. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2101/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1338-II-watermarked.jpg Fawn Introspection A young fawn learns at birth to stay still, enjoying the benefits for the first few months of being essentially scent-free. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2100/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1052-copy-II-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Cub in Spring A bear cub looks for mom, and food. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2099/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1582-watermarked.jpg Minutes After Birth A doe gives birth with a live audience. It is a miraculous experience watching the birth, mom cleaning her newborn, and nursing for the first time. It reminds me of time years ago, as a young boy, watching calves be born on my grandparents' farm. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2098/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A1764_1-II-watermarked.jpg Cleaned and Nursed Moments after being cleaned and nursed for the first time, just 20 minutes after birth, I present to you the newest, prettiest fawn in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2097/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0052-watermarked.jpg Redwood Bloom In a few select areas, redwood bloom in spring in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2096/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0666Stony-Man-copy-watermarked.jpg Stony Man Mountain Spring Twilight Over Little Stony Man Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2095/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0914-1-watermarked.jpg Lifting Spring Fog A spring fog and clouds give way over the cliffs on Shenandoah's west face. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2094/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0743-Stony-Man-watermarked.jpg Hughes River Gap A stunning approach to Stony Man mountain from the north, Skyline Drive curves gracefully, flanked by colorful flowers in summer, foliage in fall, and, now in spring, drifting fog and gentle spring light. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2093/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0914-II-watermarked.jpg Buck Hollow Overlook Layers of fog flow across the ridges below Buck Hollow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2092/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0920-watermarked.jpg Islands in the Fog, Buck Hollow Only the highest peaks of the blue ridge peak above the flowing fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2091/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0958-watermarked.jpg Distant Islands like islands at sea, the highest peaks of Shenandoah's mountains rise through the growing fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2090/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0948-watermarked.jpg Springtime Sunrise at Big Meadows A new dawn breaks over Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2089/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0988_1-watermarked.jpg Springs Sunrise Near Big Meadows A lone pine stands astride a nearby ridge as dawn breaks. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2087/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1322-watermarked.jpg Redbuds On Skyline Drive Redbuds line the Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2086/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1041-watermarked.jpg Spring Drive in the Fog Fog frequently shrouds Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2085/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1531-watermarked.jpg Redbuds and Spring Wildflowers In the northern district of Shenandoah National Park Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2084/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1581-watermarked.jpg Spring Colors on Skyline Drive Redbuds and dogwood grace Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2083/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1555-watermarked.jpg The Drive There is an ebb and flow, up and down, rhythm to Skyline Drive that in all seasons affords different perspectives on the beauty of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2082/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1621-watermarked.jpg Redbuds in the Fog A grove of redbuds in the fog of an approaching spring rain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2081/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1642-watermarked.jpg Dogwoods on the Drive Dogwoods and redbud provide early spring color on Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2080/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1801-II-watermarked.jpg Bedraggled Bear A young cub has spent the night in this tree. Morning has come. But it has been a long wet night. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2079/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1744-watermarked.jpg Gooney Moods One of the finest displays of redbuds can be found near the northern terminus of Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2078/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0870-watermarked.jpg Spring Redbud Palette In spring the textures and abstract patterns of spring. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2077/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1032-watermarked.jpg Dawn Break With Flowing Fog The soft early light greets the sea of fog that surrounds Stony Man Mountain and the other nearby ridges and mountaintops of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2076/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0878-watermarked.jpg A Friend's Dogwood A dogwood blooms in a spring rain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2075/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1273-II-watermarked.jpg Gooney Manor Overlook A hillside of blooming redbuds signal Spring has begun its final ascent of Shenandoah's mountain slopes, though even now in the highest elevations most trees are only just beginning to leaf out. In the distance lies the northern reaches of the Shenandoah Valley Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2074/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1288_1-watermarked.jpg Gooney Manor Overlook II Hundreds of redbud sprout on the well drained slopes of Gooney Manor. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2072/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1302-watermarked.jpg Spring View into the Shenandoah Valley Redbuds and fog above the Shenandoah valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2071/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0801-watermarked.jpg A large redbud near Bacon Hollow stands out in the fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2070/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/9J9A2612-watermarked.jpg Rose River Waterfall After heavy rains, Rose River Falls becomes a roar that stretches across the entire span. In summer, it becomes a gentle fall, where generations of kids have cooled in the pool below and jumping from this long-fallen log. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2069/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0049-watermarked.jpg Jones Run Jones Run gathers forces just above the Jones Run waterfalls and slide. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2068/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0004-2south-river-watermarked.jpg South River The highlight of any hike to South River waterfalls is not just the falls but the opportunity to hike along the stream and cascade that in spring and after heavy rains can swell significantly. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2067/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0057-3south-river-watermarked.jpg South River South River streams its way along the trail to South River Falls. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2066/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0078-2-watermarked.jpg At twilight, amid a steady rain, there is a sense that there is not another soul in the world. The week's rains course down this gorge, making a small roar, draining nearby Big Meadows. It is an enchanting and magical place this evening. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2065/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0071-3-watermarked.jpg South River Cascades Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2064/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0092-watermarked.jpg Jones Run Waterfall An ethereal light illuminates the top of Jones Run Waterfall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2063/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0117-3south-river-watermarked.jpg South River Waterfall South River Waterfall Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2062/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0122-watermarked.jpg Jones Run Waterfall Remembering a special time with you at Jones Run Waterfall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2061/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0122-3south-river-watermarked.jpg South River Waterfall South River Falls Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2060/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0143-watermarked.jpg Jones Run Waterfall When the water is flowing after heavy rains, Jones Run Waterfall is one of the prettiest in Shenandoah National Park, with two major features, and a generous shore bank to play and enjoy the cool mist. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2059/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0141-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Cascade on the Hogcamp One of the most beautiful waterfalls in the Park is this small fall below Dark Hollow Falls on the Hogcamp Branch that drains the swamp around Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2058/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0151-watermarked.jpg Jones Run Waterfall Jones Run Waterfall Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2057/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0160-3south-river-watermarked.jpg South River Waterfall South River Falls powers into a shallow basin before continuing its path to the valley below. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2056/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0537-watermarked.jpg Lower Doyles Falls A cool mist rises as lower Doyles Falls makes its final plunge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2055/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0385-watermarked.jpg Dark Hollow Falls The upper part of Dark Hollow Falls, the most popular and most visited falls in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2054/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0584-watermarked.jpg Cedar Run Falls is easily crossed in mid summer. Doing so now would be to risk life and limb. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2053/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0632-watermarked.jpg Doyles River Waterfall #2 Lower Doyles Falls can be stunningly beautiful after substantial rains in part because it is sheltered in a vibrant green moss covered canyon and shaded by large oaks and maples. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2052/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0598-watermarked.jpg Cedar Run Falls Heavy spring rains swell Cedar Run in this designated wilderness deep inside Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2051/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0643-lower-doyles-falls-II-watermarked.jpg Lower Doyles Waterfall A cross section of Lower Doyles Falls following weeks of rain in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2050/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0772-watermarked.jpg Upper Doyles Falls The first of two dramatic falls, Upper Doyles Falls tumbles down to the boulders below that have stood the force of these falls for generations. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2049/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0643-lower-doyles-falls-IV-watermarked.jpg Lower Doyles Falls Where the upper Doyles Falls can be powerful, the Lower Doyle's Falls can be sensuous and wispy, nestled at the back of a vibrant small canyon. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2048/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1988-Naked-Creek-watermarked.jpg Naked Creek Waterfall Shenandoah National Park has numerous great waterfalls. Some - like Naked Creek - are not on a trail and require a significant bushwack through a mile or more of rough terrain. This waterfall and its cascades reminded me of times spent traipsing around Oregon's waterfalls - overflowing waters, vibrant greens, and a true sense of wilderness. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2047/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1208-watermarked.jpg Whiteoak Canyon Waterfall #1 The first and most dramatic of the Whiteoak Canyon Falls viewed from a rocky outcropping that is both a thrilling and dangerous place to witness the power of this fall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2046/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2014-naked-creek-watermarked.jpg Naked Creek Waterfall Naked Creek Waterfall is among a handful of beautiful waterfalls in Shenandoah National Park that can only be reached by hiking off trail, bushwacking at times. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2045/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3951-II-copy.jpg Time for a Nap Brown Bear Nap Time on Lake Clark National Park Lake Clark National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2044/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2638-1-watermarked.jpg Turnagain Sunset Turnagain Arm features one of the largest bore tides in the world. The bore tide is a huge wave or series of waves that advance down Turnagain Arm in a wall of water up to 10-feet high that travels more than 10 mph. Kenai Fjords National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/2043/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2588-1-Turnagain-Arm-watermarked.jpg Turnagain Arm Tranquility Turnagain Arm is filled with water at dusk. By early morning the waters will have retreated with the outgoing tide. 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Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1511/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Ferns-IMG_2287watermark.jpg Ferns Ferns burst forth in the many moist areas of Glacier National Park. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1510/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-Clearing-Storm-scans00-R2-E034-1watermark.jpg Glacier Clearing Storm A thunderstorm clears Many Glacier at sunset. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1508/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Glacier-Falls-00-R2-E018watermark.jpg Virginia Falls Melting snow swells VIrginia Falls Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1505/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Many-Glacier-Flowers-scans00-R2-E015-1watermark.jpg Many Glacier Flowers Wildflowers blanket the entrance road to Many Glacier by late June. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1502/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/St.-Marys-Meadow-30x45watermark.jpg St. Mary's Meadow Red Eagle Mountain looms over the flower-filled meadows near the St. Mary's entrance station. Glacier National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1500/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Glacier-Point-Pines_X5T0592watermark.jpg Awaiting Spring Below Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1499/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Glacier-Point_X5T0552watermark.jpg Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1498/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-View-from-Glacier-Point-II_X5T0525watermark.jpg Half Dome from Glacier Point Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/lastdogranch/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Last-Dog-Ranch-2016-version-3X5T1644.jpg Last Dog Ranch Overnight winds brought down a blanket of aspen leaves, creating a magical carpet on this entrance to Last Dog Ranch. 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San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1467/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1058-III.jpg Aspen Thicket https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1466/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1130-V.jpg Magic Evening A memorable evening high atop Last Dollar Road. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1434/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moose-in-Goldenrod_X5T1767.jpg Moose in Goldenrod Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1432/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/T2784x1856-497-2016-version.jpg Christmas Wolf Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1431/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3083.jpg Bison Company Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1430/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3452.jpg Bison Staredown Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1428/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3571.jpg A Bull BIson Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1427/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3749-II.jpg Winter Swan Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1426/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3648-II.jpg Too Cold to Fight Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1425/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3930-II.jpg A Cold Day for a Swim Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1424/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4220.jpg Into the Storm Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1422/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4275-II.jpg Bison Nuzzle Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1421/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4437.jpg A Snowy Face Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1420/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4304-III.jpg Only a Mother Could Love Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1419/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4555.jpg Butting Bison Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1418/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4549-II.jpg Bison Faceoff Symbolic of our times, two bison square off in the cold of winter. But they are wise. A Teton winter is not a time to expend precious energy on anything but staying alive. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1417/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4740.jpg Before Dawn Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1416/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4798-II.jpg Almost Down Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1415/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4783-II.jpg Moonset Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1414/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5017.jpg Teton Rdge Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1413/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5118-III.jpg Morning Wait Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1412/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5092-II-Recovered.jpg Cottonwood Panorama Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1411/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5124-II.jpg By Dawn's Early Light A moon sets as the first rays of light tip the peak of the Grand. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1410/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5844.jpg The Blue Hour In winter, there is magic in these minutes just before and after sunrise, as the Teton range at first glows in blue light, then turns magenta before giving way to a fiery orange. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1409/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5244.jpg Winter Sunrise Above Schwabacher's Landing Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1408/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A7652.jpg Still in Shadow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1404/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0067-II.jpg Elk on the Move A herd of elk migrate across this snow-covered ridge as they seek lower ground with winter's approach. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1403/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0283.jpg Teton Bull Moose Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1401/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0373.jpg Winter Cottonwoods Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1400/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0575-II.jpg Sliver Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1399/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6004-II.jpg Wiinter's Golden Grand Teton II Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1398/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T5995-III.jpg Golden Grand Teton Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1397/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6034-II.jpg Grand Highlight Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1395/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6222.jpg Blacktail Butte in Winter Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1394/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6972-IV.jpg Snake River Overlook at Winter Sunrise Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1393/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T6944.jpg Early Winter Light at Snake River Overlook Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1392/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9423.jpg Butting Rams Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1391/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9002.jpg A Tip of Light on Moran Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1389/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5061-II.jpg Meadowlark Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1387/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5556-II.jpg Nursing Elk A young elk calf nurses in an open meadow while mom remains on high alerts. Dozens of calf will hunted and killed by grizzlies in these meadows this summer and the danger is never far away. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1385/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I5963-II.jpg Summer Moose A young male moose, with velvet still on his antlers emerges from the thickets along the Gros Ventre. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1382/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Bison-Herd_X5T6419.jpg Winter Bison Herd A herd of bison paw through the winter snow in search of food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1380/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Elk-on-Ridge-Top_X5T5907.jpg Elk on Ridge Elk cross a snowy ridge, walking in single file, through the snows that have swept across this butte. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1377/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/fuhr-Moulton-Barn-40x60-_X5T9287-II-1.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise Snow capped peaks rise in the distance behind Moulton Barn on a glorious early summer morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1376/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Gros-Ventre-Silhouette-IMG_9880.jpg Winter Silhouette at the Gros Ventre A solitary tree stands against a colorful winter sunset. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1375/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0319.jpg The Tip The very tip of the Grand Teton catches the first ray of winter light. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1373/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1047.jpg Winter Elk Herd A herd of elk warily crosses the open meadow shortly after sunrise on a bitterly cold winter morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1372/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0837-VI.jpg Red Fox on the Trail A red fox stops to check out some smells on this pathway. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1371/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1049.jpg Winter Raspberry A colorful sky lights above the Teton range. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1370/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1067-II.jpg Otter Fun Two young otters wrestle in the snow. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1369/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1053.jpg Playing Otters After a morning feeding on trout, these otters return to their playful routines. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1368/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1223-II.jpg A Cold Nose In winter, moose feed mostly on dry grasses deep below winter's snow or willow branches along the freezing waters of lakes and rivers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1367/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1155_1.jpg Trout for Lunch An otter devours one of the large trout it has caught below the ice, while magpie and circling eagles plan how to get the leftovers. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1365/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1301.jpg A Moose Kiss Moose are surprisingly affectionate and communicative with one another. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1364/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1272-III.jpg Snow Muzzle A young bull moose sparkles in the setting sun. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1362/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1402.jpg A Family of Otters A family of otters retreat to their den across the frozen landscape. They have fed all day on trout in a nearby shrinking open hole of water. But now it is time to go home, quickly, to the safety of their den before they are spotted on their long run home. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1360/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1514.jpg Open Water A small hole in the ice provides a family of otters access to the waters - and large fish - below. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1359/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1439.jpg Otter Retreat A family of otters has beaten a path through the snow atop the frozen waters of Oxbow Bend. As dusk falls, they scamper down the path from the hole of open water where they have been fishing all day. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1353/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2043-V-bw.jpg Black and White Cottonwoods Heavy hoar frost has formed in the subzero cold of last night, creating a winter wonderland on the banks of the Snake River. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1352/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2284-II.jpg Frosted Cottonwoods Cottonwoods coated in heavy frost stand silhouetted in the shadow of Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1351/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3143.jpg Winter Sunrise In Search of Snow It is early winter and the snows have been modest in the valley. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1350/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2414-II.jpg Dusky Reflections The last light of dusk reflects on the still open waters of the Snake River near Buffalo Fork. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1349/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3156.jpg Winter Morning at Schwabachers Landing Sunrise glow lights the clouds above Schwabacher's Landing and the beaver ponds on this winter morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1348/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3376.jpg Coyote Pup Play Two pups play while mom hunts for food. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1347/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3281.jpg Retrieval After repeatedly calling and trying to shoo her pups back to the den from the field where they had been frolicking, mom had enough and grabbed the most rambunctious and brought him home. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1346/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3405.jpg Coyote A young coyote mom stands at attention near the Peach House. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1345/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3677.jpg Autumn Textures Autumn's willows have turned yellow and the aspen have lost many of their leaves. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1342/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3778--IV.jpg Grizzly Walk Grizzly bear 760, one of the gentlest grizzlies to patron the Grand Tetons. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1340/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3799-II.jpg 760 Approach Grizzly bear 760 steadily approaches Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1339/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3866.jpg 760 II Grizzly 760 takes few breaks from eating on this June morning. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1338/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3851.jpg 760 Grizzly bear 760 feeds in a grassy meadow near Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1337/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3909-copy.jpg Two Autumn Bison Two bison march across the autumn flats. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1336/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3940-2016-version-II.jpg Grizzly Stare Grizzly 760 moves along the willow hedges that abut the sage and grass meadows where he feeds. https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1335/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3924.jpg Grizzly 760 II Grizzly 760 forages in the grassy meadows where he often fed in 2013. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1334/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3950-III.jpg Grizzly 760 is Off Grizzly 760, an offspring of 610, sprints across a clearing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1333/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5118-watermarked.jpg Cottonwood Winter Frosted Cottonwoods Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1332/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5092-watermarked.jpg Baby It's Cold Outside Winter Frost Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1331/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5171-watermarked.jpg The Guardian Cold Road Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1330/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5144-V-watermarked.jpg Not Yet Frozen Below Jackson Lake Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1329/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5368-watermarked.jpg Where Animals Gather Hot Spring Sunset Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1328/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5488-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Sunrise, 2016 Sunrise Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1326/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5599-watermarked.jpg Parade Bison Parade Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1325/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5547-watermarked.jpg Looking South Sunrise on the Southern Range Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1324/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A5730-II-watermarked.jpg Across the Valley Gros Ventre Vista Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1323/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A6268-watermarked.jpg Three Bison On a Walk Trudging Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1322/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A6162-watermarked.jpg Snowy Woods Deep Woods Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1321/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetonwinter5L9A6295-watermarked.jpg The March Bison March Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1320/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0156-watermarked.jpg Emptiness Winter Nothingness Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1319/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0094-1-II-watermarked.jpg Crossing the Frozen River A pair of coyotes cross the frozen waters at Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1318/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0416-watermarked.jpg More Against the Snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1317/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0644-II-watermarked.jpg Not Too Old Nursing Bison Calf Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1316/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0514-II-watermarked.jpg It's Getting Deep Nestled In Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1315/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0757-watermarked.jpg When Will It Stop? Moose Forages in Heavy Snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1314/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I0677-watermarked.jpg Snow Feed Moose Feeding Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1313/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I1128_1-watermarked.jpg Cover Moose finally heads for cover in heavy winds and snow Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1312/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I1491-II-watermarked.jpg Drying A tundra swan beats its wings after preening Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1311/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I1239-III-watermarked.jpg Race In minutes the first rays of dawn will descend the 13,776 foot peak of the Grand Teton. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1310/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I2260-V-watermarked.jpg Surveying A wolf eyes the valley below after feeding on a nearby elk kill Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1309/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I2235-III-watermarked.jpg Wolf View A wolf watches near the pack's elk kill Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1308/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I2739-watermarked.jpg Jackson Lake, Winter 2016 Jackson Lake in Winter Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1307/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I3261-III-watermarked.jpg Red Fox Focus A hungry red fox begins his daily hunt for survival Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1306/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I2762-watermarked.jpg Red Fox Saunter A red fox strolls decisively down this packed trail Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1305/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I3413-watermarked.jpg Red Fox Hunt A red fox moves in for the kill Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1304/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I3308-watermarked.jpg Red Fox Pose A red fox puffs up to keep warm from the below zero temperatures Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1303/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I3839-watermarked.jpg Almost Here Before Sunrise Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1302/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4451-watermarked.jpg Waiting A Moose Calf Waits Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1301/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4068-watermarked.jpg Wolves on the Trail A wolf pack races across this mountain ridge Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1300/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4586-watermarked.jpg Get Back A bison gives chase to a wayward calf Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1299/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4505-watermarked.jpg We Made It Moose Kiss Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1298/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4948-watermarked.jpg Snake River I Snake River Overlook 2016 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1297/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I5023-II-watermarked.jpg Snake River II Snake River Overlook II 2016 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1296/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/TetonwinterB86I4965-II-bw-watermarked.jpg Snake River III Snake River Overlook III 2016 Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1295/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1019-III-watermarked.jpg Autumn Panorama on Schwabacher Autumn Panoramic Near Schwabacher Landiing Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1294/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1306-III-watermarked.jpg High Noon Midday at Schwabacher Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1293/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1087-III-watermarked.jpg A Nice Place for Lunch Schwabacher Autumn Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1292/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1543-watermarked.jpg Red and Orange A grove of aspens glows more red and orange than traditional gold. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1291/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1589-watermarked.jpg One is the Loneliest Number A Pine Among Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1290/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0204-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Glow Fall Glow Above Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1289/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1622-VI-watermarked.jpg A Cloudless Morning on Oxbow Autumn Morning at Oxbow Bend Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1288/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0254-watermarked.jpg Mount Moran at Dusk Grand Teton Silhouette Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1287/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0337-watermarked.jpg A Quiet Morning Thinking of You Soft Autumn Morning at Oxbow Bend Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1286/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0259-watermarked.jpg Looking the Other Way Dawn prepares to break to the east at Oxbow Bend. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1285/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0579-watermarked.jpg High Glory Oxbow Bend Glory in Autumn Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1284/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0904-III-watermarked.jpg Willow Flats Autumn Willow Flats in Autumn Dress Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1283/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0817-II-watermarked.jpg Fog Over the Flats Fog rolls across the willow flats obscuring Signal Mountain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1282/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1500-II-watermarked.jpg Slide Lake Surrounded by large groves of glowing aspen, Slide Lake is a popular recreation area just east of the Grand Teton National Park. Bridger-Teton National Forest https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1281/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1713-III-watermarked.jpg First Light Early Light Above Schwabachers Landing Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1280/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1666-IV-watermarked.jpg Milky Way Perspective Miky Way Above the Tetons Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1279/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1738-II-watermarked.jpg Schwabacher Light Sunrise with a Friend at Schwabacher Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1278/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1928-III-watermarked.jpg A Quiet Time at Schwabacher's At noon the winds that sweep along the river bottoms have grown still allowing the aspen and Teton mountain range to reflect in the waters of Schwabacher's Landing. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1277/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2537-watermarked.jpg Up Aspen Trees Above Me Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1276/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2134-III-watermarked.jpg A Place to Nuzzle A young male nuzzles a female cow moose below a canopy of cottonwoods. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1275/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2593-watermarked.jpg Aspen and Pine A Pine Among Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1274/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2544-watermarked.jpg Rare Red Aspen Most aspen turn yellow or sometime orange in fall; only rarely will you find one that has turned so red. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1273/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3039-II-watermarked.jpg Not Big Enough A large moose eyes warily an even larger nearby male moose. During the rut, the moose are active and feisty, anxious to mate with the nearby cows on the banks of the Gros Ventre. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1272/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3057-III-watermarked.jpg Pride of the Cottonwoods It is early October and the rut is on. During this time the moose have only one thing on their minds. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1270/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3079-II-watermarked.jpg Starry Night Starry Night Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1269/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3201-II-watermarked.jpg A Dry Autumn at Moulton Barn A Dry Autumn at Moulton Barn Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1268/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3094-watermarked.jpg Evening Light Stars Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1267/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3201-watermarked.jpg Teton Passage As autumn depends, the grasses have turned brown and the last leaves of fall are nearly all down. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1266/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3336-watermarked.jpg Teton Rainbow A rainbow emerges after a brief autumn rain. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1265/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3246-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn's Arrival Autumn has arrived and the aspen below the Tetons are now a day away from their peak color. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1264/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3822-watermarked.jpg A Green Pine in Yellow Aspen Teton Pine Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1263/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3888-watermarked.jpg Fall's Understory Patterns Moose-Wiilson Autumn Color Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1262/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3839-watermarked.jpg Aspen Trunk Teton Aspen Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1261/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0015-III-watermarked.jpg Watch Your Wake! A great blue heron squawks at a boater to slow down. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1260/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0040-watermarked.jpg Heron Impression A great blue heron flies slowly across the still waters of the James River. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1259/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0068-watermarked.jpg Morning Liftoff Canadaian geese and ducks blast off in the morning fog on the James RIver. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1258/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0063-watermarked.jpg Beating Wings Dozens of geese lift off in the fog. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1257/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0072-watermarked.jpg Before the Fog Hundreds of waterfowl beat a wary retreat as we slowly pull away from the pier. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1256/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0238-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle Hunting A bald eagle banks to take a closer look for fish in the James River. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1255/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0212-watermarked.jpg Easy Does It A bald eagle prepares to strike. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1254/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0423-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle Black and White A bald eagle circles overhead. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1253/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0779_1-watermarked.jpg Cormorant in the Fog A cormorant lifts off from the fog shrouded waters of the James River, Virginia. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1252/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0774-watermarked.jpg Cormorant Backlit A cormorant gradually powers up from the James River in the early fog of a new day. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1251/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0801-watermarked.jpg Above the Fog A cormorant leads us through the fog. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1250/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0958-V-watermarked.jpg Gotcha! A bald eagle rises after a successful strike. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1249/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1134-VII-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle Rising A bald eagle rises from the James River reflecting fall's colors. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1248/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1097-II-watermarked.jpg Heron Ferocity Great blue herons are ferocious birds, capable of eating dozens of fish per day, piercing them at time and swallowing them whole. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1247/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1145-II-watermarked.jpg Bandit Nicknamed Bandit, a bald eagle flies with its catch across the autumn-colored waters of the James River. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1246/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1473-watermarked.jpg Bad Feather Day A great blue heron fluffs its feathers after swallowing another fish. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1245/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1145-III-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle Perfection A bald eagle nicknamed Bandit flies with its fish to a nearby tree. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1244/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1523-II-watermarked.jpg Morning Light on Bald Eagle The warm early light of morning strikes a bald eagle as it circles higher. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1243/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1583-II-watermarked.jpg The Sweep A bald eagle sweeps across the morning sky. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1242/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1555-III-watermarked.jpg Golden Glow on Bald Eagle Early morning light, a bald eagle above you and the company of good friends: a morning to remember. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1241/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1606-III-watermarked.jpg Eagle Turn A bald eagle circles for a closer look. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1240/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1787-II-watermarked.jpg Blue Heron Flight A blue heron flies low just above the James River, Virginia. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1239/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1606-V-watermarked.jpg Circling A bald eagle circles before preparing to strike an unsuspecting fish. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1238/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1898-IV-watermarked.jpg Cormorant Reflection A cormorant reflects in the still waters of the James River. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1237/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1916-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Perch In an autumn oak a banded bald eagle surveys the waters of the James River for her next meal. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1236/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1908-III-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle, Autumn Portrait A bald eagle poses before the brights golds and yellow of autumn's leaves. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1235/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1940-II-watermarked.jpg Bald Eagle Glide A bald eagle glides silently above the river in search of her next meal. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1234/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2181-III-watermarked.jpg Almost An immature bald eagle loses hold of its fish prey. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1233/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2355-III-watermarked.jpg Slowing Down A bald eagle fans its tail and curves its wings as it slows to get a closer look. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1232/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2296II-watermarked.jpg Dozens of Cormorants Dozens of cormorants fly through the early morning light above the James River. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1231/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2373_1-watermarked.jpg The Approach A bald eagle approaches an unsuspecting fish. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1230/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2375-watermarked.jpg The Strike A bald eagle strikes for breakfast. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1229/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2374_1-watermarked.jpg Almost An eagle prepares to strike. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1228/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2376-watermarked.jpg Success! A bald eagle rises from the James River with dinner secured for herself and her young chicks. James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1227/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4096-IV-watermarked.jpg Autumn Overlook, 2016 Roaring Fork Overlook, 2016 Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1226/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4234-watermarked.jpg Autumn Forest Saturated autumn colors in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1225/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0704-II-bud-ogle-watermarked.jpg Bud Ogle Cabin Fall colors surround Bug Ogle cabin along Roaring Fork. The cabin was built in the 1880s is one of the earliest "saddlebag" homes, essentially two structures joined by a common chimney. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1224/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4493-1-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Reflections Autumn's gold reflects in a quiet waterway, Great Smoky Mountains 2016. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1223/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0757-III-watermarked.jpg Autumn Drive, Roaring Fork Autumn leaves color the always enchanting Roaring Fork Motor Trail. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1222/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0975-watermarked.jpg Pine Leaf Catcher A pine catches the maple leaves as they fall to the ground. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1221/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1435-2-watermarked.jpg Autumn Drive, Great Smoky Mountains, 2016 Highway 441 twists and curves through the autumn forest. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1220/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1302-watermarked.jpg Autumn Drive II, GSMNP Few autumn drives can compare to a late October drive in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1219/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1479-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane, Autumn 2016 Sparks Lane is beautiful in all seasons, especially this autumn morning in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1218/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1535-watermarked.jpg Autumn Church Autumn Colors fade near this historic church in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1217/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1480-watermarked.jpg Sparks Lane II, Autumn 2016 A nice place for a walk Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1216/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1586-watermarked.jpg The Mill Autumn leaves cling to the large wheel that turns the mill from which flour has been ground for a generations in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1215/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1865-watermarked.jpg Black Bear on an Autumn Carpet A large black bear walks quietly across a carpet of fallen leaves. Autumn is a time of year when bears feed almost around the clock in preparation of the long winter ahead. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1214/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1673-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Autumn Drive Autumn leaves and needles lie, scattered, along Cades Cove road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1213/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1984-II-watermarked.jpg Autumn Bear A large black bear and her cubs forage for nuts that have fallen from the oaks that thrive in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1212/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2261-1-II-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Partners Two cubs shake before they compete in their tree climbing escapades. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1210/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2408-1-IV-watermarked.jpg Autumn Stream Reflections Autumn reflects in the still waters of a pond remaining in this mountain stream. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1209/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2749-1-watermarked.jpg A Place to Share with A Friend Carlos Campbell Overlook offers a spectactular autumn view of Leconte Mountain, and an even better chance to visit with a friend. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1208/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2906-2-Chimneys-Overlook-watermarked.jpg Autumn Overlook, 2016 A view of the popular Chimneys in autumn. Sadly, not long after this a large fire started atop these Chimney tops that destroyed countless acres, killed numerous people and threatened the nearby town of Gatlinburg. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1207/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2843-1-watermarked.jpg Autumn Ridge, Great Smoky Mountains A colorful autumn ridge in late October Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1206/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2992-1-II-Deep-Creek-watermarked.jpg Deep Creek Autumn View Infrequently visited and explored, the Deep Creek area of the Great Smoky Mountains offers numerous waterfalls and stunning autumn views. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1205/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3049-1-watermarked.jpg Autumn Understory, Great Smoky Mountains An autumn understory radiates in yellows and golds. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1204/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3223-1-watermarked.jpg Green Reflections Autumn greens and yellow reflect in a mountain stream. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1203/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3160-2-watermarked.jpg Above the Highway An autumn canopy yawns over Highway 441 in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1202/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3227-1-watermarked.jpg Reflections 2016 I Autumn's colors can be appreciated in the tree tops, and in the waters in which they reflect. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1201/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3246-2-watermarked.jpg Reflections II 2016 Autumn reflections in a quiet mountain stream. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1200/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3294-1-watermarked.jpg Reflections III 2016 Still waters colored by autumn's reflections. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1199/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3281-1-watermarked.jpg Reflections IV, 2016 Golden greens reflect in the Little River. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1198/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3298-1-watermarked.jpg Reflectons V, 2016 Pastel reflections in the Little River Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1197/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4096-IV-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1196/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4234-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1195/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0704-II-bud-ogle-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1194/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4493-1-II-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1193/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0757-III-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1192/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0975-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1191/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1435-2-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1190/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1302-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1189/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1479-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1188/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1535-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1187/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1480-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1186/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1586-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1185/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1865-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1184/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1673-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1183/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1984-II-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1182/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2261-1-II-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1181/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2420-1-IV-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1180/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2408-1-IV-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1179/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2749-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1178/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2906-2-Chimneys-Overlook-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1177/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2843-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1176/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2992-1-II-Deep-Creek-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1175/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3049-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1174/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3223-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1173/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3160-2-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1172/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3227-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1171/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3246-2-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1170/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3294-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1169/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3281-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1168/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3298-1-watermarked.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/trapped/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3852-large-wartermark.jpg Trapped A surprise wave surge breaches the barrier to this reef near Laguna Beach.  After snapping this image, I realized I was trapped by tall cliffs on this narrow reef.  I swam, with my camera above my head, through a small, short tunnel that had nearly closed from the ocean's surge.  My phone and other electronics were destroyed but the camera and this image survived, as did I!  California https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/bear-on-log/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I3399-III-watermark-large.jpg Bear on Log A young bear shreds a decaying log in search of food.   Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cades-cove-wildflowers/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0754-II-watermark-II.jpg Wildflower Carpet A field of goldenrod and ironweed carpet the floor of Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1162/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9766-watermarked.jpg Milkweed A great magnet for butterflies Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1161/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0442-watermarked.jpg Wild Geraniums Geraniums bloom for much of the late spring and summer where there is sufficient moisture Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1160/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0577-1-watermarked.jpg A Western Storm Turks Cap at the Point Overlook Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1159/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0727-watermarked.jpg Solitary Cap Turks Cap Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1158/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0647-watermarked.jpg Goldenrod Fog Goldenrod blooms in the fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1157/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0926-1-watermarked.jpg A Hillside Of WIldflowers Wildflowers bloom on a hillside below Shenandoah's peaks. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1156/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0962-1-watermarked.jpg Old Rag and Wildflowers A field of rudbeckia and helianthus bloom with Old Rag Mountain looming in the back. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1155/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1012-1-II-watermarked.jpg Black Cohosh The slender flowering spikes of black cohosh invite us into Big Meadows and the forest's edge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1154/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0998-2-watermarked.jpg Pink Allium WIldflower Pink Allium wildlfower complements the numeous rudbeckia, daisies and helianthus found in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1153/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1020-1-watermarked.jpg Columbine Wildflower A vivid red columbine blooms in the moist shade. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1152/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1463-1-watermarked.jpg Cow Parsnip Wildflower The dried seed heads of cow parsnip rise above a field of black eyed susans and sunflowers. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1151/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1452-1-III-watermarked.jpg Yellow Abstract A soft fog blankets Big Meadows' wildflowers. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1150/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2140-watermarked.jpg Butterfly Weed, Asclepias Orange Butterfly Weed, is in reality a beautiful wildflower that blooms in the open meadows in late summer, Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1149/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2152-IV-watermarked.jpg Meadows Grasses and Wildflowers, 2016 Amidst the drying grasses of late summer grows a medley of orange butterfly weed, yellow rudbeckia and pink clover near Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1147/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I2165-watermarked.jpg Queen Anne's Lace Wildflower Wildflowers White Queen Anne's Lace, or Daucus carota, and pink clover against a backdrop of black eyed susans in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1146/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080061-II-watermarked.jpg A Field of Lace A wildflower field of Queen Anne's Lace and pink clover grows on the edge of Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1145/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080082-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Summer Wildflowers Orange butterfly weed grows amidst a field of pink and white allium and scattered thistle and milkweed, in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1144/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080070-watermarked.jpg Wilflower Begamot Purple Begamot or bee balm mixes with white Queen Anne's Lace and white and pink allium in fog covered Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1143/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080088-watermarked.jpg Big Meadows Ferns Big Meadows has the highest concentration of rare plants in Shenandoah and both contains and abuts important wetlands with two mafic fens, a type of wetland, present that support exceptionally rare flora. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1142/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080106-watermarked.jpg Wildflower Mix A mix of wildflowers in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1141/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080196-watermarked.jpg Flowery Overlook Pink wildflowers line a rock wall at one of the overlooks into the Shenandoah valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1140/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080118-III-watermarked.jpg Pink on White WIldflowes Queen Anne's Lace, bee balm and clover mix in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1139/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080253-watermarked.jpg Ferns in the Fog A massive scape of ferns in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1138/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080386-timber-hollow-watermarked.jpg Jewell Hollow Helianthus Yellow helianthus wildflowers bloom at Jewell Hollow Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1137/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-16080430-timber-hollow-watermarked.jpg Jewell Hollow Wildflowers on a Summer Day Wildflowers and butterflies enjoy the view of Jewell Hollow Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1135/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9818-II-watermarked.jpg Memories One of my favorite memories as a young boy is bicycling the Cades Cove Loop Road. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/smoky-mountain-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9774-watermarked.jpg Smoky Mountain Sunset The sun sets over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park below Clingman's Dome.   Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/dusk-morton-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9747-III-watermarked.jpg Dusk at Morton Overlook Dusk falls over the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/morton-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9774-watermarked.jpg Smokies Solitude The sun sets over the western range of the Smokies from Newfound Gap Road. Morton Overlook, Great Smoky Mountains NP https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1130/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Hay-Field_X5T2664-watermarked.jpg Hay Field The hay is cut and baled and the fields are ready for fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mill-cabin-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Mill-Cabin-3X5T2287-watermarked.jpg Mill Cabin The Mill Cabin stands unusually quiet and deserted this foggy morning. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/a-gentle-hill-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cades-Cove-Valley-IR3157320-watermarked.jpg A Gentle Hill A dew covered hill softened by fog and mist. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/loop-road-at-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cades-Cove-Loop-Road-IR1174024-watermarked.jpg Loop Road at Sunrise Travelers at sunrise on the famous loop road are treated to a much quieter and more beautiful side of Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/little-river-spring/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Little-River-3X5T9918-watermarked.jpg Little River Spring Fog and mist create an enchanted softness above this stretch of the Little River. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/roaring-fork-spring/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Roaring-Fork-3X5T1990-III-watermarked.jpg Roaring Fork Spring A quiet place to reconnect and remember times with an old friend. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/greens-green-apogee/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Roaring-Fork-3X5T1955-II-watermarked.jpg Greens Green Apogee Just minutes from congested Gatlinburg is one of the pretties moss-covered streams in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/newfound-gap-road/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2298-III-watermarked.jpg Newfound Gap Road A peaceful autumn drive along the road to Newfound Gap, near the highest point of the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1120/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T3044-II-copy.jpg Rolling Hills of Autumn Autumn has reached its peak atop the rolling hills at the foot of the northern reaches of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1119/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T3857-copy.jpg Snow Covered Understory Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1118/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2170-II.jpg Mountain Laurel on Skyline Drive Mountain laurel grace the curves of Skyline Drive where they were planted in the 1930s by the Civilian Conservation Corps. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1116/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5180-II.jpg Ice Sculpture The subzero temperatures of the past week have created ice sculptures out of flowing cascades. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1115/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2287-bw-II.jpg South River Falls Framed by the caressing branches of nearby trees, South River Falls is a study in tranquility and peace. On this rainy day, there is no one else around and there is a feeling of genuine wilderness here deep inside Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1114/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-winter-four-deer-IMG_9927.jpg Four Deer in Big Meadows A light snow has dusted the fading red grasses in Big Meadows where four doe graze. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1113/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Fall-the-oaks-Pullout-IMG_9202.jpg Naked Creek A grove of oaks never fails to put on a spectacular show in autumn at Naked Creek Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1112/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Fall-Overlook-wIMG_9113.jpg Shenandoah Fall Overlook Beeches at Shenandoah Overlook Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1111/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Dark-Hollow-Falls-IV-IMG_9359.jpg Dark Hollow Falls Autumn Fall's plumage paints a colorful scene at Dark Hollow Falls. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1110/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Skyline-Drive-III-w-3X5T2913.jpg Autumn Snow on Skyline Drive An rare October snow has brought autumn and winter together for a beautiful ridge along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1109/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Autumn-Understory_Pano-X5T9569.jpg Autumn Understory The understory at the woodland edge is oftentimes as colorful and dramatic as the sweeping vistas found in Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1108/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Brown-Mtn-Overlook-3X5T3235.jpg Brown Mountain Overlook II Vibrant yellows and tawny reds dot the slopes of Brown Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1107/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Spring-w-IMG_1473.jpg Shenandoah Spring Green The early leaves of spring begin to emerge on the slopes and in the hollows below Shenandoah's ridges. It will be another couple of weeks though before the leaves will emerge at the higher elevations. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1106/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Bear-in-Tree-3X5T2988-watermarked.jpg Beeched Bear A black bear forages for nuts in this autumn beech tree, with snow dusting the tree's yellow leaves and this bear's snout. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1105/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Brown-Mountain-Overlook-3X5T3267-watermarked.jpg Brown Mountain Overlook Before the fires, Brown Mountain Overlook is dressed in autumn's finery. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1104/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Dogwood-IMG_1493-watermarked.jpg Dogwood Canopy Lying below a great white dogwood at Sawmill Run Overlook affords new perspectives and renewed dreams. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1103/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Fall-Shenandoah-Farm-Pan-scans00-R2-E025-watermarked.jpg Montebello Pano Outside of Shenandoah National Park is the homestead of President Zachary Taylor that in fall often serves as an appetizer to the colors higher up. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1102/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Eaton-Overlook-3X5T3343-watermarked.jpg Eaton Overlook Red sumac below Eaton Overlook contrast with the yellows and gold of the Park's poplars, hickories and oaks that rise above the Shenandoah Valley. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1101/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Fawn-IV-3X5T6599-watermarked.jpg Strike the Pose A fawn practices its pose before resuming its play in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1100/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Frosted-Pine-3X5T2816-watermarked.jpg Frosted Pine at Bacon Hollow A sudden drop in temperatures has frozen the water crystals on this autumn pine at Bacon Hollow Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1099/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Running-Fawn-3X5T6592-watermarked.jpg Running Fawn A fawn enjoys a morning run through the dew-covered grasses of Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1098/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shen-Overlook-Pan-scans00-R2-E036-watermarked.jpg Fisher Gap Panorama Fisher Gap is a popular overlook to picnic and for children to climb its boulders. When the overlook is not maintained, it can quickly become overgrown with blackberries that attract bears for their own late summer picnic. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1097/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenadoah-Sumac-3X5T3365-watermarked.jpg Shenandoah Sumac In late autumn, the sumac that grows along many of the overlooks along Skyline Drive often turns a fiery red. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1096/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-dogwood-bw-II-IMG_1531-watermarked.jpg Dogwood at Sawmill Run Overlook A spring dogwood blooms just below Sawmill Run Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1095/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Doyle-Falls-fuhr005-R1-E013-watermarked.jpg Ode to Upper Doyles Falls One of my favorite images from Shenandoah, this was captured on a large format camera on black and white film that has yielded an image that for years has graced my home with its sensuous beauty and tonality. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1094/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Doyle-Falls-fuhr005-R1-E014-watermarked.jpg Upper Doyle Falls Splashdown A cool shower descends from Upper Doyles Falls casting a wide spray. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1093/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Shenandoah-Lower-Dark-Hollow-Falls-IMG_9374-watermarked.jpg Autumn Falls on the Hogcamp A small but beautiful falls lies just below Dark Hollow Falls, surrounded by autumn's colorful forest. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1092/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Skyline-Drive-3X5T2735-watermarked.jpg Naked Creek Overlook in Fall Skyline Drive wends its way past Naked Creek Overlook and its island of oaks. It is only mid October and fall's colors have not yet abandoned their hold but winter has fired its first warning that this is going to be a long snowy winter. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1091/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sunrise-over-the-Piedmont_X5T9347-watermarked.jpg Sunrise Over the Piedmont Just before sunrise, the sky fires to a glowing orange above the Piedmont Valley east of Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1090/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Surprise-Snow-3X5T2963-watermarked.jpg Surprise Snow An October snow has coated this pine and every tree in several inches of snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1089/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Upper-Dark-Hollow-Falls-3X5T6366-watermarked.jpg Upper Dark Hollow Falls II Hogcamp Branch begins its descent at Dark Hollow Falls. Spring's rains have swollen this drain from nearby Big Meadows and the falls are rolling. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1088/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Upper-Dark-Hollow-Falls-3X5T6381-watermarked.jpg Upper Dark Hollow Falls Featuring two distinct falls, the upper stage of Dark Hollow is harder to experience but is powerful and beautiful in its own right. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1087/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1833.jpg Dark Hollow Falls Vertical Dark Hollow Falls dressed in summer green. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1086/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8477.jpg Into an Empty Sky A snow and ice-covered pine stretches into winter's empty sky. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1085/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8885.jpg Winter's Grace One of the most magical and visited places in Shenandoah National Park is aptly named Big Meadows. Visitors love the deer and baby fawn of early summer, the colors of fall, the vibrancy of spring's green. But for me it is the silence and solitude of winter, when the Meadow is oftentimes accessible only by hiking several miles, and there is only the sound of the wind. That is when I feel my soul stirred and my imagination opened. Can you feel its spirit? Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1084/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8529-II.jpg Jewel Hollow Sentries Tall oaks stand silhouetted above the rocky cliff at Jewel Hollow. Clouds and fog from an advancing winter storm are on the wind and begin to obscure the setting sun. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1082/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8999.jpg A Wintry Ridge In winter, a snow-covered ridge and frosted pine rise above Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1081/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A9135.jpg Winter Drive The golden light of evening shines through above Skyline Drive, with the linger effects of the morning snow painting the trees and surrounding rocky cliffs. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/black-bear-cub/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Bear-cub-III-3X5T3070.jpg Black Bear Cub A black bear cub pauses on a beech tree.  Fall is a critical time for the Park's bears as they gorge in preparation for winter. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1079/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Autumn-Sunrise_X5T8511.jpg Autumn Sunrise One of the best and latest fall scenes to unfold is especially spectacular at sunrise. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1078/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Early-Winter-3X5T2866-VI.jpg Early Winter An early October snow coats Stony Man Mountain even as fall's colors remain on the maples that dot its slopes. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1077/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Fawn-IV-3X5T6599.jpg Morning Fawn This inquisitive fawn stops his frolic in the meadow to get a good look at this photographer. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1076/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Doyle-River-Falls-fuhr005-R1-E013.jpg Doyle River Falls Doyle River Falls plunges 63 feet in a narrow steep canyon. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1075/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1111-watermarked.jpg McCormick Gap Overlook, Autumn Sunrise There is nothing like the purity of early light immediately after a storm! When that type of light hits a mountain or area where fall's colors have not been destroyed, the result can be stunning, if only for a few minutes. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1074/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1010-watermarked.jpg Almost Gone A few last yellow maple leaves cling on in the autumn wind and fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1073/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1170-II-watermarked.jpg Remnants Strong winds and rain had fallen the night before, dropping thousands of leaves that provided an early morning carpet for Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1072/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1971-II-watermarked.jpg Smoky Advance II Smoke and a line of fire advances across a mountain ridge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1071/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1951-watermarked.jpg Smoky Advance The Rocky Mount Fire, heralded by miles of swirling smoke, advances in the dwindling light of dusk. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1070/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1985-watermarked.jpg Rocky Mount Fire The 2016 Rocky Mount Fire sweeps across a mountain ridge at night. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1069/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4573-watermarked.jpg Springtime at Jones Run Waterfall Jones Run Watefalls roars spring's heavy rains. The new leaves of spring begin to emerge as the early morning sun begins to pierce the fog. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1068/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4142-watermarked.jpg Lower Doyles Fall Garden of Eden One of my most popular images, Doyles Falls is located at the rear of this canyon that shelters a veritable garden of Eden. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1067/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4686-watermarked.jpg After the Fire In the spring of 2016, the Rocky Mount fire burned more than 10,000 acres of Shenandoah National Park, leaving few reminders of the vibrant shrubs, trees and laurel that once grew here. There will be and is regrowth but the landscape has been changed. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1066/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5418-II-watermarked.jpg Green Cascade A cascade streams toward South River Falls. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1065/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5232-III-south-river-watermarked.jpg At the Base, South River Waterfall The imposing size and power of South River Falls is felt at the base where the waters roar, the winds swirl and mist cools. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1064/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A6192-watermarked.jpg Fern Abstract A large field of ferns blows in the strong winds that blow across this ridge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1063/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A7009-watermarked.jpg Autumn Dogwood The colorful fall leaves of a dogwood create a splash at the forest's edge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1062/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A6499-watermarked.jpg Fall's Arrival at Dark Hollow Falls Draped in moss, shrouded in fog and littered with fall's fallen leaves, Dark Hollow Falls beckons. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1061/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8195-2-watermarked.jpg A Golden View Some of the best vistas in Shenandoah from the Skyline Drive are where there are no overlooks. Here is one such autumn vista, where large maples have turned brilliant yellow and gold. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1060/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8873-IV-turk_-watermarked.jpg Autumn View Red maples, yellow hickories and poplars, and tawny oaks reach peak at the highest elevations of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1059/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8212_2-watermarked.jpg Pinnacles Overlook in Autumn Splendor One of my favorite vistas in Shenandoah National Park because your eye does not simply slide down the mountain like fall's colors to an open expanse of flatlands to be gone forever, only checked if looking west by distant ridge lines far, far away. No, here there is at least at this time, a sense that life's cycle is held in check by strong majestic mountains that ensure that no ordinary force can sweep things away, that everything is contained, even as fall's majestic robe of colors appears at last on the highest ridge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1058/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9610-watermarked.jpg Fall's Fall Fallen maple leaves and the dwindling autumn waters of Jones Run Waterfall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1057/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9821-watermarked.jpg Full Moon Rise Over Trayfoot Mountain Overlook After an afternoon photographing and really studying this mountain bald at Trayfoot Mountain Overlook, I decided I had to return at dusk to see if there might be just enough light to reveal the colors of the foliage as a not quite full moon rose over a nearby ridge. The challenge was finding a composition where I could also capture the ghostly specter of a dead oak tree. When I returned the moon was just below the ridge and seemed likely to be obscured by clouds. Twenty minutes later, there was a momentary break in the clouds revealing the moon before it had climbed too high in the sky, and I had my image. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1056/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0271-II-watermarked.jpg Spring's Falling Snow An April snow shower falls over the greening trees in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1055/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0615-II-watermarked.jpg Winter Abstract A driving snow has coated the sides of these trees that grow out of and next to the rocks of this cliffside along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1054/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0911-VI-watermarked.jpg Bacon Hollow Cool Before the sun has risen and painted with its warm glow, the cool of early morning hangs with the fog in the valley below Bacon Hollow Overlook in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1053/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0658-watermarked.jpg Big Brother I have always been drawn to images like this, where one tree gives shelter to another, both bound to one another, resolute. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1052/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T3223-watermarked.jpg Foggy Maple One of a series of this great maple at South River Overlook, this image captures the moment where fall's fog hovers over the fallen leaves and deserted Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1051/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4350-VI-watermarked.jpg Autumn Overlook The final sweep of fall colors below one of the overlooks in Shenandoah National Park is accented by the early arrival of snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1050/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4141-watermarked.jpg Memories of Fall A few last colorful leaves dangle in the wind amidst the snow-dusted trees of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1049/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0253-watermarked.jpg Subadult Black Bear Cub A subadult black bear walks a rotting timber where he has been feeding and looking for insects. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1048/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0872-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Running A black bear runs into the safety of the forest's edge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1047/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0849-II-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Cub at Loft Mountain A black bear cub makes her way through the spring grasses near Loft Mountain. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1046/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0936-II-watermarked.jpg Hungry Bear This black bear, the mother of three cubs, is in an unending search for food, grazing here on a buffet of spring wildflowers. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1045/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1042-watermarked.jpg A Final Look One of three black bear cubs, this cub takes a final look down the hillside as his family scampers on. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1044/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I0981-watermarked.jpg The Forest's Edge A young black bear peers from the safety of the forest's edge. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1043/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1629-III-watermarked.jpg A Mother's Greeting A black bear sow greets her cub at the base of a large oak tree where the cub has been napping. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1042/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1844-II-watermarked.jpg Tiny A very young black bear cub uses its razor sharp nails to hang suspended from the side of a large oak in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1041/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I1709-III-watermarked.jpg Barred Owl A barred owl surveys the woodland floor and nearby grassy opening for unsuspecting rodents. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1040/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4043-II-watermarked.jpg Breakfast Feeding A doe feeds her young fawn at Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1039/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4076-V-watermarked.jpg Fawn Portrait In mom's shadow, a fawn poses for a quick portrait. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1038/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I4076-III-watermarked.jpg Family Portrait A doe and her fawn pose for a family portrait in the green spring grasses of Big Meadows in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1037/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7031-watermarked.jpg Jumping Fawn A young fawn stops between jumps to stare with inquisitive eyes before returning to his play. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1036/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Gorge-below-Dark-Hollow-Falls-bw_X5T7547-watermarked.jpg Gorge Below Dark Hollow Falls Hogcamp Branch tumbles down a rocky gorge before feeding into the Rose River. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1035/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I7549-IV-watermarked.jpg Playing in the Rain Full of youth's exuberance, this fawn runs circles in this rainy pond, splashing water and oblivious to the gathering storm. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1034/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0123-watermarked.jpg Rose River Falls Swollen by days of exceptional rains, Rose River has become a deafening roaring waterfall in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1033/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1031-watermarked.jpg Curious Bear A black bear looks up from his summer foraging for roots, rodents and grubs. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1032/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0990-watermarked.jpg Hogback Overlook, Shenandoah One of the most spectacular overlooks, especially in early spring and again in fall, this overlook provides a stunning panorama of Massanutten's ridges and the Allegheny Mountains to the west. The valleys of Overall Run, Mathews Arm and Gimlet Ridge sweep to the west. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1031/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1081-watermarked.jpg Easy Like Sunday Morning There are no vivid colors, spectacular clouds. There is just the easy comfort of a Sunday sunrise. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1030/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1551-IV-watermarked.jpg Lewis Springs Waterfall Swollen by summer rains, Lewis Springs Waterfall creates a 70 foot spectacular fall. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1029/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1112-watermarked.jpg Final Rays The final rays of dusk break through above the Shenandoah Valley to the west of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1028/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1835-watermarked.jpg Black Bear and Wildflower A black bear stops her feeding momentarily to look over the log and grasses from which she has been concealed. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1027/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1910-watermarked.jpg My Perch A black bear enjoys the view from her perch. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1026/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1887-watermarked.jpg Blear Bear Resolute A large black bear remains resolute by this maple tree in Shenandoah National Park, casting a wary eye toward her cubs on the hillside below. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1025/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2623-watermarked.jpg Autumn Meadow Two does or female deer look up as the graze among the drying grasses and fading blooms this autumn morning in Big Meadows. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1024/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4029-watermarked.jpg The Guardian A massive pine bows slightly, as a final guardian to passage from the central section of the Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1023/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2888-watermarked.jpg In Memory, September 26, 2014 These have been sad, trying days for many here in central Virginia as we pray for yet another beautiful young co-ed who was abducted near UVA two weeks ago. As a graduate of UVA and a father of daughters on campuses I cannot imaging how a father, a mom, a friend or roommate makes it through a night with such fear and uncertainty. And as I often do when buffeted by such emotions, I made my way into Shenandoah NP as fog and rain hovered just above Big Meadows resplendent in her early fall colors. I was alone and tried to make sense of a world of such exquisite beauty and softness, and searing pain. And I said a prayer for Hannah and all those who love her and who have worked tirelessly for 2 weeks to find her and bring her home. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1022/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4456-III-watermarked.jpg Lightning on Old Rag A bolt of lightning lights Old Rag Mountain as a summer storm sweep across Shenandoah. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1021/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4586-III-watermarked.jpg South River Waterfall in Winter Between the snow and ice, a stream of water cascades down South River Waterfall. A week after bitter cold and deep snow, the great melt has begun at one of my favorite waterfalls: South River Falls, Shenandoah National Park. The 2.5 mile hike back up the mountain was a tough slog in the slushy snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1020/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4469-2-II-watermarked.jpg Balance A photographic mentor once taught that the best sunrise photographs do not show the sun. It was some of the best advice I ever received. Here, nearly a half hour before sunrise, the eastern sky turns orange and magenta, as the valley turns blue. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1018/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5090-II-watermarked.jpg Below a Snowy Arch Skyline Drive, still covered in snow and ice, stretches into the unknown below the snow covered cathedral of trees that in summer shades this beautiful stretch of the Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1017/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5003-III-watermarked.jpg Around the Bend The pink glow of early morning warms as every branch bows along Skyline Drive under the heavy wet snow that has fallen overnight. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1016/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5256-watermarked.jpg Wintry Marvel on Skyline Drive Last night's heavy wet snow has coated every tree and branch along Skyline Drive and the departing storm can be seen still on the horizon. Winter has arrived early this November. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1015/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5488-III-watermarked.jpg Winter's Sentinels, Jewel Hollow Winter's snowy sentinels rise from the rocky boulders above Jewel Hollow, Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1014/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5293-IV-watermarked.jpg Doyles River Overlook, Shenandoah Autumn Panorama In late October 2015 fall's colors have reached their peak on the eastern slopes below Doyles River Overlook, Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1013/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5514-watermarked.jpg Ocean Retreat Like an expansive ocean, a sea of fog hugs this valley below Bacon Hollow, slowly retreating its reminder of last night's storms. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1012/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5626-watermarked.jpg Bacon Hollow Anticipation Before the sun peeks over the horizon, it bathes the sky and departing clouds a dozen shades of pink. A sea of fog hovers in the valleys of Bacon Hollow. Below the fog, a dog can be heard faintly barking on some distant farm. There is a light breeze and it is cool. And there is the memory of time spent with you on this mountain perch and the anticipation of your return. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1011/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5596-II-watermarked.jpg Spring Woodland Palette Dogwood blooms and the first early leaves of spring create a colorful woodland scene. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1010/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5638-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Trail The entrance trail to Cedar Run and Whiteoak Canyon are buried in a heavy snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1009/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A5735-watermarked.jpg Perfection on Skyline Drive A late autumn snow has painted everything but Skyline Drive. Every twig of every branch that embraces Skyline Drive stands as if perfectly painted in virgin white. 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Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1005/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6078-watermarked.jpg Blueberry Dessert A large swath of blueberry bushes in Big Meadows, in their autumn red, hunker down as a storm approaches from the west. It is no wonder that blueberry cobbler and ice cream is the most popular food in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1004/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6785-II-watermarked.jpg Jewel Hollow Glow Jewell Hollow in Shenandoah National Park features great wildflowers in summer, statuesque trees atop a rocky bluff and some of the best sunset views of the Shenandoah Valley and Blue Ridge Mountains. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1003/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7110-watermarked.jpg Autumn Leaves at Jones Run Waterfall Jones Run Waterfall has reduced to a small stream this autumn morning of 2014, giving rise to a new more subtle feeling of calm and passing, as the red leaves of a nearby maple gather. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1002/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6951-watermarked.jpg Blowing Winds sweep across the valley and up the western slopes of Shenandoah's mountains, blowing snow across the rocky walls that guard this overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/1001/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7560-watermarked.jpg A Snowy Entrance A winter snow has fallen but at least at this elevation the road to Shenandoah remains clear. The roads rolls and curves, beckoning, onward, upward, into the deep snow and wonder that can be Shenandoah's peaks in winter. 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I have photographed this tree in every season and in every weather. But in the snow and clouds, there is no color; this tree is exposed, and its inner strength, beauty and form can be fully beheld. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/985/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7949-watermarked.jpg Appalachian Laurel The Appalachian Trail traverses the 100 mile spine of Shenandoah National Park. Here, mountain laurel give their spring encouragement. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/984/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7909-watermarked.jpg Tanner Ridge at Winter Sunset A wet snow has coated the grasses and every branch atop Shenandoah National Park. On the western horizon, a glimmer of light reveals the storm has nearly passed and tomorrow will bring a brighter day. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/newfound-gap-dawn/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8842-watermarked.jpg Newfound Gap Dawn Few sunrise vistas can surpass Newfound Gap at sunrise. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/setting-moon-above-newfound-gap/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8863-watermarked.jpg Setting Moon Above Newfound Gap The moon sets in the growing light of dawn. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/newfound-gap-calm/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8890_1-watermarked.jpg Newfound Gap Calm Even in this most visited national park of the country, Newfound Gap is a study in quiet serenity in the hour before dawn. Birds sing, a cool breeze blows, the light and colors change gradually. Mountain ridge after mountain ridge rises and falls in the distance. No one else is around. There are no divisions. There is no polarization. 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Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/fern-and-stream/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9271-watermarked.jpg Fern and Stream Countless varieties of fern grow throughout the rich moist regions of the Great Smoky Mountians. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/coyote-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8741-II-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Coyote A coyote hunts for food in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/newfound-gap-pastels/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8788-II-watermarked.jpg Newfound Gap Pastels Even in this most visited national park of the country, Newfound Gap is a study in quiet serenity in the hour before dawn. Birds sing, a cool breeze blows, the light and colors change gradually. Mountain ridge after mountain ridge rises and falls in the distance. No one else is around. There are no divisions. There is no polarization. There is a peace all around you, and if you are still, it seeps into your soul. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/smoky-mountain-ridgeline/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8789-II-watermarked.jpg Smoky Mountain Ridgelines Ridges rise and fall below the pastel pink of dawn. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/smoky-mountain-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/B86I8829-III-watermarked.jpg Luftee Overlook Sunrise My favorite place to witness sunrise in the Great Smoky Mountains, Luftee Overlook offers a sweeping view of the eastern side of the Park just east of Newfound Gap. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/storm-on-the-horizon/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7563-watermarked.jpg Storm on the Horizon A storm approaches on the horizon beyond Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cades-cove-black-bear/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7878-II-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Black Bear Sow A large bear grazes on the woodland grasses in Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/black-bear-in-cades-cove/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7879-IV-watermarked.jpg Cades Cove Black Bear Sow II The Smoky Mountains have one of the densest populations of black bears, with many found in and around Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/baby-cubs-at-play/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7970-II-watermarked.jpg Baby Cubs at Play Deep in the woodland forest, two cubs play. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/black-bear-sow/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7886-III-watermarked.jpg Black Bear Encounter A large black bear sow grazes near Cades Cove. 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Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/878/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A9876-IV-large.jpg A moon rises above a sea of clouds below Thorofare Mountain and Old Rag as the setting sun paints the sky above a heavenly mix of pinks and purples. Moonrise Over Old Rag Mountain https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/877/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8881.jpg Icy Embrace at Big Meadows Perhaps my favorite image of Shenandoah National Park, indeed a large 45 inch image of it hangs in my home. A heavy ice storm has coated the shrubs and branches of Big Meadows, while fall's fading rosy hues struggle through. An early winter sky warns there is more winter weather on the way, while a lone pine tree beckons. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/876/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/A-Magical-Morning_X5T9311-large.jpg A Magical Morning in Shenandoah Fall's peak colors have begun their descent from the highest ridges of Shenandoah. A storm is advancing from the west leaving only a thin opening for the first rays of dawn to shine, backlighting fall's colors below a slate gray sky. This image has consistently been among my most popular. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/875/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0848-VII-large.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/874/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/August-L25A4839-III-Recovered.jpg Stony Man Mountain Thanksgiving brings a surprise snow to the high mountains of Shenandoah National Park. But Friday brings a new day and a rising sun paints Stony Many Mountain in pinks and golds as every tree along Skyline Drive is cloaked in fresh snow. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/873/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Curt-Snarr-II-10x15-CR7-Valley-View-II-3X5T1473.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-408/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0260.jpg Just One More The sun was setting and I was already late. But, as happens, the light was changing and I could not tear myself away. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-404/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0232-VI.jpg Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-403/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0239-IV_1.jpg Spirits in the Sky After the sun has dipped so low that it can only reach some high wisps of cloud, colors still reflect on Cathedral Rock and Oak Creek. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-401/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A7513.jpg Morning at Bell Rock Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-400/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A7551.jpg Bell Rock Pathway A well-trod path leads through the red dust to higher terrain. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-398/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A7956.jpg Tranquil Sunrise The distinct point of Gibraltar Butte looms in the distance as the sun rises over Lee Mountain. Easily recognizable because of its resemblance to the Rock of Gibraltar at the straits between the Atlantic and Mediterranean, a rock that in ancient times marked the end of the known world to the Greeks and Phoenicians. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-397/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8004.jpg Sunrise in Sedona's Red Rock Country Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-396/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8087.jpg Canyon Wall on the West Fork Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-393/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8256-II.jpg The End of the Trail As the canyon narrows the West Fork Creek Trail ends in a deep pool of water. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-392/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8338.jpg Lonesome Pine On the side of a cliff above West Fork Creek, this pine holds in the scant soil. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-391/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8633.jpg Enchantment Boynton Canyon area near Enchantment Resort is some of the most scenic red rock formations in Sedona. Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-390/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8689_1.jpg Bell Rock Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-389/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8694.jpg Coffee Pot Rock Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-388/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8770-III.jpg Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-387/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A8759-IV.jpg When the Glow is Gone Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-386/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7127-II.jpg Red Rock Country Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-384/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7024-II.jpg Golden Glow in Red Rocks Sedona, Arizona https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-380/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9691-III.jpg Late Afternoon at the Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-377/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0081-II.jpg Canyon Detail Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-376/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9800-III.jpg Purple Majesty Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-375/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9807.jpg Countdown Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-374/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9811-III.jpg A Special Evening at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-373/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9851-VI.jpg The Day's Passing Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-372/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9852.jpg Evening Glow at the Grand Canyon Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-369/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A9953.jpg Grand Canyon National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-368/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A7009-III.jpg A Walk in the Last Light of Day https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-361/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0566-II.jpg Big Cypress Swamp https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-360/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0566.jpg Big Cypress Swamp https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-359/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0582-III.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-358/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0582-V.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-356/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0632-IV.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-355/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0632.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-354/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0742-II.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-353/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0799--II.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-352/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0799--III.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-351/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0848-VII.jpg Big Cypress Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-350/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1067-III.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-349/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1074-III.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-348/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1138-II.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-347/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1195-III.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-346/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1195.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-345/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1210-III.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-344/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A1210-IV.jpg Corkscrew Swamp, Florida https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/smoky-mountain-autumn-drive/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2019.jpg Smoky Mountain Autumn Drive Autumn's colors - and smells - linger on a quiet drive in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/campbell-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2227-Campbell-Overlook-V.jpg Golden View at Carlos Campbell Overlook The yellows of beech, tulip poplars and hickories dominate in this classic view from Carlos Campbell overlook. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/maloney-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2330-Maloney-Overlook-II.jpg Maloney Overlook Autumn vista from Mahoney Overlook. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tremont-fall-stream/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2497-Tremont.jpg Tremont Fall Stream Near Tremont, the middle prong has reduced to barely more than a trickle, with the red leaves of an autumn dogwood adding a spark to this classic scene of fall. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/roaring-fork-fall-stream/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2111-Roaring-Fork-II.jpg Roaring Fork Fall Stream Fall begins to arrive along the streams of the Roaring Fork. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mt-leconte-fall/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2269-III.jpg Mount Leconte Fall Mount LeConte rises above an autumn spectacle. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/last-light-in-cades-cove/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2355-V.jpg Last Light in Cades Cove Just before dusk, a few rays pierce the clouds to hit a nearby ridgeline above Cades Cove. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/autumn-at-the-chimneys/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2834.jpg Autumn at the Chimneys A few golden leaves cling to the trees below the Chimneys in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/autumn-spectacle-at-cambell-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A2862.jpg Autumn Spectacle at Campbell Overlook Carlos Campbell Overlook, with its sweeping panoramic view of Mt. LeConte and the valleys below, may be the best autumn vista in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/fall-feeding-bear/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8959-IV.jpg Fall Feeding The mast crop of fall is critical to the health and survival of the black bears in the Great Smoky Mountains. Great Smoky Mountains National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/seljalandsfoss/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2493.jpg Seljalandsfoss One of the most popular and beautiful waterfalls Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/two-puffins/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2961.jpg Two Puffins Puffins usually mate for life. During the breeding season, their beaks turn orange. Because of global warming, however, the fish on which puffins depend to survive have greatly diminished, as have the numbers of puffins. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/polished-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A3955-IV.jpg Polished Ice Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/jokulsaron-lagoon-at-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3060.jpg Jokulsaron Lagoon at Sunset A mass of icebergs float serenely in the warm light of sunset. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/iceland-serenity/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3319_1.jpg Iceland Serenity A white Icelandic horse grazes below the fog shrouded cliffs near Skoga. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sunset-on-ingjaldsholl-church/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A1544.jpg Sunset on Ingjaldsholl Church The oldest concrete church in the world, built in 1903, Ingjaldshjoll sits atop a knoll and fields of lupines, affording a grand view of the fjord Breiðafjörður and also towards the glacier, Snæfellsjokullit. In 1477 the view was enjoyed by Christopher Columbus who spent the winter here to learn of the Viking's explorations to the west. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/final-light/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4721.jpg Final Light After a dreary, wet day, a solitary ray of light finds its way through the gray to illuminate a band of clouds lifting over a nearby mountain range near Skoka. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/three-oclock/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4105-II.jpg Three O'Clock In midsummer, sunrises and sunsets last hours. Here a spectacular sunrise greets those up at 3:00. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/iceland-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4089.jpg Iceland Sunrise Sunrise over one of the many streams of water draining Iceland's ice fields. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mt-lomagnupur/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4067.jpg Mt. Lomagnupur Mt Lomagnupur is a prominent 688 m high and precipitous promontory on the south coast. It is the southernmost end of Mt Bjorninn just west of River Nupsvotn of the Skeidararsandur alluvial plain. A few obvious remains of great landslides dot the landscape, one from 1790 near the ring road close to the mountain, and another more recent (1998) in the eastern slopes. Like other promontories of the south coast, Mt Lomagnupur was a headland during the Ice Age. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mt-lomagnupur-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4040.jpg Mt. Lomagnupur II A brilliant sunrise above this promontory that juts toward the Ring Road east of Klaustur and before Skaftafell NP. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sandstorm-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3976-II.jpg Sandstorm Sunset Strong winds kick up sand and ash that make the lenticular clouds take on an other worldly appearance. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ufos/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3970.jpg UFOs An amazing sunset, strong winds and lenticular clouds above the mountain range give the appearance or an alien invasion. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/surreal-lenticular-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3921.jpg Surreal Lenticular Sunset Lenticular clouds are formed when air moves over mountains, cooling sufficiently for condensation to take place. Lenticular clouds are different from other clouds because they don't move and are continually reformed over the same location by new air rising up and over a mountain, condensing and producing the clouds. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/lenticular-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4758.jpg Lenticular Sunset A single arctic tern seems to want a closer look at this spectacular lenticular cloud that resembles a tornado funnel cloud. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/almost-sundown/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3912.jpg Almost Sundown It may be after midnight, but the special Icelandic light remains. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/jokulsaron-lagoon-at-sunset-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3891-III.jpg Jokulsaron Lagoon at Sunset II From a nearby ridge, an amazing sunset unfolds over the lagoon and its blue icebergs. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/jokulsaron-grandeur/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3883-III.jpg Jokulsaron Grandeur One of the great and moving natural scenes in all the world. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/jokulsaron-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3887.jpg Jokulsaron Sunset With global warming, an increasing number of icebergs are breaking off the glaciers into this lagoon. They will float out to sea with the tide where they will be destroyed in the ocean. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/fading-blue/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4549.jpg Fading Blue Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ocean-fury/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4407.jpg Ocean Fury A powerful storm kicks up massive waves that pulverize these once mighty icebergs. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/iceberg-resistance/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4395.jpg Iceberg Resistance Waves smash these icebergs. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/orphans-on-the-beach-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4266.jpg Orphans on the Beach Every day the tide enters and leaves the Jokulsaron Lagoon via a quarter mile inlet, sweeping icebergs into the North Atlantic where they are battered into pieces, eroded and then deposited by the tide on the black sand beaches. When I arrived at 5:00 this morning following a powerful storm, I was stunned: thousands of icebergs had been orphaned as far as the eye could see by the prior nights ferocious tide. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/death-on-the-beach/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3758.jpg Death on the Beach Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/out-to-sea/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3757.jpg Out to Sea Blue icebergs seem anxious to return to the sea like so many stranded sea creatures. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/soft-and-hard/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3757-II.jpg Soft and Hard This blue ice was likely formed hundred of years ago, maybe longer, when the weight of the snow and ice on Vatnajokull glacier forced all air out of it, causing only blue waves of light to enter. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/blue-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3748.jpg Blue Ice The purity of the ancient blue ice is stunning; but in less than a day the waves and the salt will have destroyed it. This blue ice was likely formed hundred of years ago, maybe longer, when the weight of the snow and ice on Vatnajokull glacier forced all air out of it, causing only blue waves of light to enter. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/water-on-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3691.jpg Water on Ice A soft waves cascades over this blue chunk of ice. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/diamond-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3689.jpg Diamond Ice It is indescribably watching these brilliant blue icebergs float in the lagoon and then out the inlet and into the sea. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/blue-and-white/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3688.jpg Blue and White As water and oxygen enters the blue ice it turns white and less dense, before finally melting. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/icy-transitions/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3680.jpg Icy Transitions The softness of flowing water over ancient ice. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ice-on-a-black-sand-beach/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3134.jpg Ice on a Black Sand Beach Small remnants of once great icebergs melt on the black sand where they were deposited by the tide. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/if-only-i-could-fly/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3121.jpg If Only I Could Fly Psychologists could have a field day interpreting what we see in these floating icebergs. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/floating-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3109.jpg Floating Ice A blue iceberg floats at sunset just off the beach in the north Atlantic Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/glacier-and-lagoon/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3647.jpg Glacier and Lagoon Icebergs float in the lagoon below Vatnajokull, Iceland's largest glacier that covers some 8 percent of Iceland. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tundra-swans/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4747.jpg Whooper Swans A flock of whooper swans fly along Iceland's shoreline. In the fall, these swans will migrate to Europe, maybe further if they sense a cold winter. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/waterfall-above-skogafoss/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1901.jpg Waterfall above Skokagoss Above Skogafoss is one of the great hikes in the world, following the contours of the Skoga River and passing some 25 waterfalls! Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/unnamed-waterfall-on-skoga-river/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1799.jpg Unnamed Waterfall on the Skoga River Another of the 25 majestic waterfalls on the Skoga River. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/on-top-of-the-world/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1442.jpg On Top of the World A snowmobile ride following a harrowing super jeep climb brought us to this top of Myrdalsfjall glacier that in the fog seemed appeared like the top of the world. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/strokkur/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0850.jpg Strokkur Geyser Strokkur is a fountain geyser that erupts every few minutes some 30 meters high in the geothermal area surrounding the Hvita River. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/iceland-twilight/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0143.jpg Iceland Twilight Because the sun essentially does not set in midsummer, twilight lasts for hours, especially on the bay north of Stykkisholmur. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/breidafjordur/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0086.jpg Breidafjordur North of Stykkisholmur lies this shallow bay where the midsummer sun seems never to set. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moss-covered-lava/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A5157.jpg Moss Covered Lava Renowned for its active volacanoes, Iceland also has massive areas of barren landscape buried in lava and ash, and areas such as this where there that has been covered in a deep spongy moss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/lupines-to-glaciers/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4910-III.jpg Lupines to Glaciers A large field of lupines glow below the massive glaciers of Vatnajokull, the largest glacier below the polar regions. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/falljajokull/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4847.jpg Falljajokull Falljajokull, an outlet glacier of Vatnajokull, that because of the weight and pressure atop the larger glacier has slid over the basin and now stretches down the mountain. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/skaftafell-national-park/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4789.jpg Skaftafell National Park A grey and gloomy day adds to the sense of mystery near Skatafell National Park Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/seal-on-iceberg/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4628-III.jpg Seal on Iceberg A seal warms itself on an iceberg after fishing in the frigid but rich waters of Jokulsarlon Lagoon. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/iceberg-ahead/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A4586.jpg Iceberg Ahead! Massive icebergs larger than houses fall with the boom of a cannon into Jokulsarlon Lagoon. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/glacial-fissures/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A3270.jpg Glacial Fissures From a distance, glaciers look like large sheets of solid ice. In reality, they are deeply fissured with surface edges that that are as sharp as a knife. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/falljajokull-tongue/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3652.jpg Falljajokull Tongue Just as we turned past Skaftafell National Park after midnight, we saw this amazing glacial tongue Falljajokull that seemed to glow in the night. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/black-sand-beach/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3160.jpg Black Sand Beach Reynisfjara, rated one of the ten most beautiful beaches in the world, is stunning black sand basalt beach near Vik. It is also one of the most dangerous due to the powerful waves that can arrive with little warning that have swept numerous people away. It is also one of the wettest places in Iceland, as a result of the cool winds of the arctic meeting the warmer Gulf Stream waters near here. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/standing-guard/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3089.jpg Standing Guard A horse stands in front of the now gated Rutshellir cave that once housed livestock and legends of an evil looter who was either killed there by aides who speared him or who, upon discovering their plot, killed them in the nearby Eyjafjol mountains. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cliffside-church/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3005.jpg Cliffside Church Reyniskirkja, another beautiful Icelandic church sited against a stunning backdrop of cliffs and mountains near the famous black sand beach of Reynisfjara. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/three-puffins/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2972_1.jpg Three Puffins During midsummer, puffins return to the cliffs high above the ocean in Reynisfjara or black sand beach, often raising families in the same burrows and nests where they were born. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/solitary-puffin/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2916.jpg Solitary Puffin An Atlantic Puffin poses on a high cliff at Dyrholaey Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/reynisfjara-church/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2648.jpg Reynisfjara Church Another beautiful church near Reynisfjara beach, the black sand beach near Vik. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/skogafoss-at-twilight/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2623.jpg Skogafoss at Twilight After the crowds had disappeared, the sun made a belated appeared late evening appearance, bathing the Skogafoss and its nearby hills in a warm light. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/skogafoss-spray/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2604.jpg Skogafoss Spray The powerful Skogfoss cannot be approached without being soaked by the incredible spray Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/skogafoss/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1632.jpg Skogafoss A climb of several hundred wooden stairs brings you to this exquisite view of the magnificent Skogafoss Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/seljalandsfoss-iii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A2501.jpg Seljalandsfoss III Waves of spray make it impossible to stay dry anywhere near this spectacular falls. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/seljalandsfoss-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A3350.jpg Seljalandsfoss II A great waterfall to walk behind and look over the pastures that stretch to the Atlantic Ocean. 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Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/fields-of-lupines/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A1511.jpg Fields of Lupines Hellisandur Lupines Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/snaefellsjokull-national-park/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A0336.jpg Snaefellsjokull National Park A late summer storm slowly clears the glacier covered mountain range Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/budir-black-church/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A1215-II.jpg Budir Black Church Surrounded by fields of moss and lava and painted with pitch like the hull of a boat to withstand Iceland's winters, this famous church was built in 1703. Located on the southern shore of the Snaefellsness peninsula it was the fitting starting point for Jules Verne's journey to the center of the earth. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/church-on-a-hill-of-lupines/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_L9A0719-Iv.jpg Church on a Hill of Lupines Near Hellissandur-Rif, Ingjaldsholl, Iceland's first concrete church stands above a field of lupines Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kirkjufellsfoss-and-breidalfjordur/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/5L9A0043.jpg Kirkjufellsfoss and Breidalfjordur Beyond the waterfall and conical mountain lies Breidalfjordur, the large shallow bay that separates Snaefellsness peninsula and the Westfjords. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kirkufellsfoss/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Untitled_HDR2-VI-16bit.jpg Kirkjufellsfoss The midnight sun "sets" behind Mt. Kirkjufell only to rise minutes later above the mountains and its waterfall, Kirjufellsfoss. Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/orphans-on-the-beach/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A4266-II.jpg Orphans on the Beach Every day the tide enters and leaves the Jokulsaron Lagoon via a quarter mile inlet, sweeping icebergs into the North Atlantic where they are battered into pieces, eroded and then deposited by the tide on the black sand beaches. When I arrived at 5:00 this morning following a powerful storm, I was stunned: thousands of icebergs had been orphaned as far as the eye could see on the beach by the prior nights ferocious tide. Jokulsaron Beach, South Iceland https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-318/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6589-II-bw.jpg Winter Dogwood This one is for an old friend. In the clarity of winter, a sense of balance among the contrasting forms. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-317/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6612-II.jpg Defiance Mountain Laurel planted by the conservation corps in the 1930s stand defiantly along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-315/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6175.jpg Deserted Skyline Drive has closed and only a few tracks remain as the snow gets ready to fall again. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-314/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6289-III.jpg Shelter Winter Solitude on the Edge of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-313/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6554-II.jpg Foggy Embrace A single dogwood and small oak are barely visible in the snow and fog along Skyline Drive. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-311/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6618-III.jpg Ghosts in the Woods Barren trees stand like so many ghosts in a snowy woods. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-310/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6625-II.jpg Fog and Blowing Snow on Skyline Drive Snow and fog begin to obscure visibility along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-309/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A6702.jpg Silence and Serenity on Skyline Drive In winter, when the snow has fallen, Shenandoah is deserted. It is a time to experience the silence and serenity of the Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-308/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8021-II.jpg A Place To Walk With Your Dog School is out. Skyline Drive is closed. There is a fresh snow. It is a beautiful day to walk with your daughters and puppy in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-303/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A9094.jpg Purple Majesty A light snow has fallen and coated the trees below as the fading light of early winter paints the mountain in purple splendor. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-301/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8706.jpg Bent Willows bend from the wind and elements at Old Rag Overlook. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-300/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8751-II.jpg Frozen Pine A blast of snow and ice covers this pine tree along Skyline Drive in Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-299/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A8822.jpg Ice Covered Big Meadows A heavy coating of ice etches every grass, every tree across the expanse of Big Meadows. 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Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-130/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1843.jpg Dark Hollow Falls The lush green of the canopy around Dark Hollow Falls creates the perfect setting for this beautiful waterfall in 2012. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-129/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A1996.jpg A Tower of Laurels Planted in the 1930s, a tower of mountain laurels shows off its rosy pink and white colors in late May. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-127/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2183.jpg Laurels in Fog In May thousands of mountain laurel bloom along stretches of Skyline Drive and many of the higher rocky ridges of Shenandoah National Park. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-124/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/L25A2429-II.jpg Foggy South River Waterfall Days of rain in June 2012 and heavy fog create a magical time at South River Falls. 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Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-78/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0867.jpg An Old Apple Tree   Shenandoah NP, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-77/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0876.jpg Concesion   Shenandoah NP, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-76/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0910.jpg Cold Arrival   Shenandoah NP, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-75/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0940.jpg Ethereal The early young green leaves seem to float in the the ethereal light of fog and snow in early spring. 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Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-17/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4823.jpg Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-15/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4959-II.jpg Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-44/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1812-II.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-43/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1665.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-42/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1683.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-34/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1736.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-33/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1738.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-27/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1807.jpg https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/teton-wilflowers/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0996-II.jpg Morning Calm  A field of flowers along Antelope Flats lean toward the rising sun.   Grand Teton NP, WY https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/morning-on-the-oxbow/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9704.jpg Morning on the Oxbow Dawn's light bathes Oxbow Bend and the Teton range in a sea of pastel blues and purples.    Oxbow Bend, Grand Teton NP https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/grizzly-399-iii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9627.jpg Smackdown 399 gives an old fashioned smackdown to one of her cubs that was too rough nursing.  Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mount-moran-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9703.jpg Mount Moran Sunrise II Dawn's first rays light the peak of Mount Moran and the Teton Range above Oxbow Bend.    Grand Teton NP, WY https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/grizzly-399-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9626.jpg Too Rough Grizzly Bear 399 responds quickly when one of her nursing cubs is a bit too rough.  Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/schwabachers-landing-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9207-II.jpg Schwabacher Sunrise Few places are more magical to watch sunrise than the beaver ponds at Schwabacher's Landing.  Winter's deep snows provide a powerful backdrop even in late June. Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/grizzly-399-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9519-IV.jpg 399 399, one of the Teton's most famous bears, poses with one of her three cubs in a colorful meadow.  Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/grizzly-cubs/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9613-II.jpg Teton Grizzlies 399 leads her 3 cubs across a meadow.  Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/grizzly-399/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9622-1.jpg Dinnertime The Teton's mot famous grizzly, 399, takes a few minutes to nurse her 3 cubs.  Grand Teton National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/oxbow-bend-reflection/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T9676.jpg Mount Moran Sunrise III Morning on the Oxbow Bend is gradually revealed as the sun strikes Mount Moran.  Ducks, geese and assorted widlife cavort in and along the water's edge in one of the most wildlife-rich areas of the Grand Tetons.   Grand Teton National Park 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https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T5152-II.jpg   https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo-11/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4092-II.jpg Sunset on Kiawah   Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ocean-reflection/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4077-II.jpg Ocean Reflection After sunset, the ocean glows with the reflected reflection of a clouds on the western horizon.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/pastel-ocean/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4081-II.jpg Pastel Ocean Sunset on Kiawah Beach  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/flying-shadows/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Flying-Shadows_III-X5T4065.jpg Flying Shadows Thousands of shorebirds fly along the shore creating an etheral feeling of flying shadows.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/kiawah-sunset-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4069.jpg Kiawah, South Carolina  A few minutes after sunset Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/waiting/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4073-III.jpg Waiting The summation of the wait.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/flying-shadows-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4064-II.jpg Flying Shadows II The ethereal ghosts of flying shorebirds after sunset.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/looking-forward/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T4048.jpg Looking Forward The red glow after sunset suggests that tomorrow might be better, at least if you are a sailor!  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mouth-of-the-valley/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1893-bw.jpg Mouth of the Valley Even during the depths of winter, the water does not wholly freeze over providing a haven for ducks, geese and trumpeter swans.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/gondola/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1412-bw.jpg Gondola The gondola carries the strongest skiers to the top of Jackson Hole Ski Resort, considered by many to be one of the most difficult ski resorts in the world.    Jackson Hole Ski Resort https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/winter-storm-clearing/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1344-II-bw.jpg Winter Storm Clearing A winter storm clears the Teton range  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tetons-above-the-fog-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tetons-Rise-Above-the-Fog_II-X5T9931.jpg Tetons Rise Above the Fog II The sun bathes the Teton range above a bank of fog rising above the meandering Snake River that wends its way below.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/farewell/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0874-II.jpg Farewell An hour after the first lunar eclipse in more than 300 years, the moon sets finally behind the Teton range.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/soliary/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1475.jpg Solitary A solitaty tree in a barren wilderness  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/winter-respite/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1344.jpg Winter Respite A brief respite in a long winter of storms in Grant Teton National Park  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/serenity/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1294.jpg Serenity The Teton range rises above the fog and clearing clouds this cold winter morning.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/serenity-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1302.jpg Serenity II Somewhere between storm clearing and storm warning....  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/morning-rembering/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1277.jpg A Morning for Remembering The fog and clouds peel away for a few moments.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/alone/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0978.jpg Alone The emptiness of alone.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sublette-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1868-bw.jpg Sublette II A storm clears the upper bounds of the Jackson Hole Ski Resort near Sublette.  Jackson Hole Ski Resort https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/lunar-eclipse-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T0921.jpg Lunar Elipse II A full moon sets over the Teton range after a rare lunar eclipse. Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/determination/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T1910-bw-3.jpg Determination Grand Teton stands in bold relief.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/lunar-eclipse/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/lunar-eclipse.jpg Lunar Eclipse Moments after a lunar eclipse, a full moon sets over the Teton Range.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mount-moran-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/mount-moran_X5T1184.jpg Mount Moran Sunset Mount Moran catches one of the last rays of light.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/photo/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Into-the-Valley_X5T1893.jpg Into the Valley At the mouth of the valley into Grand Teton National Park, an abundance of life congregates and draws sustenance around this river bend.  Grand Teton NP, WYyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sunrise-at-green-spring/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sunrise_X5T3512.jpg Sunrise at Green Spring A brilliant sunrise over the farmlands of Green Springs, VA  Green Spring, VA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/pastel-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Pastel_X5T9308.jpg Pastel Sunrise A world of pastels paints the Virginia Piedmont region at sunrise. Shenandoah National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/montebello-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Montebello-Pan_II-X5T9632.jpg Montebello Sunrise An autumn sunrise over the rolling hills near Montebello, Virginia.  Montebello, VA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/farm-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Green-Springs_X5T3518.jpg Awakening A brilliant sunrise blazes the autumn sky above Virginia's farmland.   Green Springs, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/above-the-valley/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/_X5T3634.jpg Above the Valley Far above the valley below, this Shenandoah hillside is cloaked in a rich mix of yellows and reds.  Shenandoah NP, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/glacier-point-panorama/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite_Panorama1.jpg Glacier Point Panorama A stitch of 5 images generated this panorama as the human eye would experience Glacier Point.    Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/half-dome-at-twilight/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Half-Dome_IV-Panorama1.jpg Twilight at Half Dome Half Dome and the Merced River glow for a few minutes in twilight's last glow.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/schwabacher-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Schwabachers-Landing_X5T1015-2.jpg Schwabacher Sunrise Dawn breaks over the slow moving waters below Schwabacher's Landing.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/elk-watch/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Elk-Watch_X5T1944.jpg Elk Watch A nervous herd of elk pauses before clearing this old split rail fence as fall begins to arrive.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sublette/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sunset-Above-the-Tram_X5T1914.jpg Sublette A briliant sunset silhouettes the Tetons and the sublette ski lift.  Jackson Hole, WY https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/summer-thunderstorm/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Storm-Warning-pan_II-X5T0881.jpg Late Summer Storm A late summer thunderstorm builds over the Tetons.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/bull-moose/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moose-in-Sage-Meadow-III_X5T2403.jpg Bull Moose A large bull moose grazes in a sage meadow.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/teton-friend/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/A-Horse-Face_X5T0878.jpg Whatcha Doin? After checking out my camera and tripod for a few minutes he gave a few good laughs and rejoined his friends. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/string-lake-calm/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/String-Lake-Calm_X5T0472.jpg String Lake Calm Sunrise on String Lake.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/intrepid/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Intrepid_X5T1671.jpg Intrepid An intrepid way to cool off after a hike to Phelps Lake!  Phelps Lake, Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/peaceful-morning/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/A-Peaceful-Morning_X5T0995.jpg A Peaceful Morning A peaceful morning near Schwabacher's Landing.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/storm-warning/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Storm-Warning_X5T0881.jpg Storm Warning Horses graze peacefully in this field even as a thunderstorm gathers over the Grand Tetons.    Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mormon-row-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Mormon-Row_X5T1113.jpg Mormon Row Grand Teton frames one of the early farming homesteads built by Mormons during their migration west more than a century ago.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/stormy-skies/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Stormy-Skies_X5T0899.jpg Stormy Skies A violent thunderstorm moves off theTetons and across the valley.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/oxbow-bend-summer-sunrise-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend-Sunrise_X5T1290.jpg Oxbow Bend Sunrise II For fewer than 5 minutes a brilliant sky illuminates the pre-dawn along the Oxbow Bend.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/snake-river-summer-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Snake-River-Overlook_X5T9945.jpg Sunrise at the Snake River Overlook Fog wafts just above the Snake River as late summer temperatures begin to drop into the 30s, signaling the impending change of seasons.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sunrise-above-schwabachers-landing/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Schwabachers-Landing_X5T1010.jpg Sunrise at Schwabacher's Landing Sunrise touches the Grand Tetons above Schwabacher's Landing.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/schwabachers-landing/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Schwabachers-Landing_X5T0057.jpg Schwabacher's Landing Early morning at the most photographed beaver pond in America.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/oxbow-bend-summer-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Oxbow-Bend-Sunrise_II-X5T1321.jpg Summer Sunrise on the Oxbow For a few minutes at dawn a warm light bathes Mt. Moran and the Snake River at Oxbow Bend.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moose-in-tetons/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/On-the-way-to-the-Airport_X5T2441.jpg On the Way to the Airport I risked missing my flight home to capture a few images of this iconic Teton scene.  This large bull moose was grazing on summer's wildflowers in the cool before sunrise before heading back toward the shade of nearby willows as the sun rose. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/any-moment/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Any-Moment_X5T0904.jpg Any Moment A powerful summer thunderstorm prepares to strike the century old farming homestead on Mormon Row. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/beech-tree/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Beech-Tree-on-Colonial-Parkway_II-X5T7843.jpg Beech Tree on Colonial Parkway The golden leaves of a beech tree often hang on until midwinter.  Here they glisten in the snow and backlighting.  Williamsburg, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/manakin-snow-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Manakin-Snow-II-3X5T4887.jpg Manakin Snow II Sunrise over snow-covered miscanthus.  Manakin, VIrginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ocean-wave/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Ocean-Wave-3X5T3852.jpg Ocean Wave Sunrise over the Atlantic Ocean. Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/manakin-snow/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Manakin-Snow-3X5T4887.jpg Manakin Snow Sunrise over snow covered miscanthus.  Manakin, VIrginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/egret-hunting/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/IMG_0778-1.jpg Great White Egret A great white egret sits motionless looking for its next strke.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/great-horned-owl/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Owl-1337102-R1-E024.jpg Great Horned Owl A great horned owl peers into the meadow.  Minnesota https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/osprey-in-flight/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Osprey-in-Flight-II-3X5T6732.jpg In Flight An osprey soars back to its nest with food for is young.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cormorant/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cormorant-IMG_0161.jpg Cormorant Drying A cormorant dries its wings in the early sunlight.  Ibis Pond, Kiawah, SC https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/osprey-landing/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Osprey-Landing-on-Nest-3X5T7176.jpg Osprey Nest Landing An osprey returns to its nest above one of Kiawah's many waterways.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/osprey/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Osprey-Landing-II-3X5T7152.jpg Osprey Landing An osprey lands on a dead tree overseeing the waterways it hunts.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/egret-with-fish/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Egret-with-Fish-3X5T4648.jpg Egret Hunting An great white egret's patience is rewarded.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/egret-in-fligt/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Egret-Flying-3X5T4671.jpg Egret in Flight A great white egret takes flight.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/virginia-barn/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Red-Barn.3x5t4735.jpg Red Barn in Green Springs A red barn stands in contrast to the pastel blue sky and fresh snow.  Green Springs, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/end-of-the-world/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/The-end-of-the-World-3X5T4990.jpg The End of the World Nature's mystery....  Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/missing-you/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Missing-You-3X5T4011.jpg Missing You  An early walk. Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/special-moment/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/A-Special-Moment_X5T9625.jpg A Special Moment A walk in the garden.  Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/snake-river-overlook/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Snake-River-Overlook-bw-IV-3X5T2724.jpg Snake River Overlook This famous overlook of the Teton Range and the Snake River is particularly striking after a fresh snow.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/vernal-falls/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Vernal-Falls_X5T1019.jpg Vernal Falls  Vernal Falls billows with melted snow soaking any hiker who attempts to pass. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ice-melt/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Melting-Tenaya_X5T1436.jpg Ice Melt This June the ice melts slowly in the Yosemite High Country.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ellery-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Ellery-Lake_X5T1636.jpg Ellery Lake Just east of the entrance to Yosemite NP is Ellery Lake, which only begins to thaw in early June.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tuoulomme-meadow-ice/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-East-of-Tenaya-Lake_X5T1462.jpg Yosemite High Country Ice forms at the waters edge and winter is slow to relent this June.  Within the hour it will begin to snow again.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/bridalveil-falls-stream/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Bridalveil-Falls-Creek_X5T1103.jpg Winters Melt The stream below Bridalveil Falls swells in rage from the record snow melt this early June.    Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/half-dome-reflection/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Merced-River-Reflects-Half-Dome_X5T9453.jpg Half Dome Reflection Half Dome Reflects in the Merced River.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/bridalveil-falls/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Bridalveil-Falls_X5T1093.jpg Bridalveil Falls Bridalveil Falls roars with the winter melt, soaking anyone who approaches.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cattails/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cattails-_X5T7095.jpg Cattail Snow These cattails took on a Japanese artistic look in this snow storm.  Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/snowy-cardinal/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cardinal_X5T7306.jpg Snowy Cardinal The cardinal is Virginias state bird.  But staying warm and finding food was all that was on this cardinals mind this snowy afternoon.  Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sunrise-above-the-blue-ridge-parkway/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Skyline-Sunrise-3X5T4689.jpg Sunrise Above the Blue Ridge Parkway Hiking even 100 yards with Wyoming's best snowshoes was taxing in the four foot deep snows that buried the Blue Ridge Parkway this early sunrise.  Afton Mountain, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/female-cardinal/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cardinal_X5T7015.jpg A Snowy Day A female cardinal rests on an old hydrangea branch.  Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tunnel-view/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Tunnel-View_w-X5T0622.jpg Tunnel View  This classic vista greets the visitor entering Yosemite. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/gates-of-garden/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Yosemite-Gates-of-Garden_X5T1894.jpg Gates of Garden  From the banks of the Merced River, El Capitan and Bridalveil Falls capture the late afternoon sun. Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/half-dome-at-sunset/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Half-Dome-II_X5T0739.jpg Half Dome at Sunset A cloud wisp lifts slowly over Half Dome in the fading sun.  Yosemite National Park, CA https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/marshland/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Great-White-Egret-IMG_0162.jpg Marshland A great white egret accents the lowcountry marshland.  Kiawah, South Carolina https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/james-river-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/James-River-Sunrise-3X5T6078.jpg James River Sunrise Snow and frost combine to make the banks of the James River and enchanted spectacle this early January morning.  James River, Richmond, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/rising-fog/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Rising-Fog-IMG_7369.jpg RIsing Fog Early fog rises above the soda butte river.  Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/soda-butte/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Soda-Butte-Creek-IMG_8426.jpg Soda Butte Sunset can be a magical hour along the Soda Butte and Lamar Rivers as the reflected sun highlights the rivers' many twists.  Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/hayden-valley-bison/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Hayden-Bison-at-Sunset-IMG_7701.jpg Hayden Valley Bison Herds of bison congregate in the Hayden Valley's rich meadows. This valley is home to the largest rut of free ranging bison in the world. Yellowstone National Park https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tundra-dance/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tundra-Swans-III_X5T5996.jpg Tundra Dance Dance of the tundra swans just outside of Jackson Hole.  Jackson Hole, WY https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/tundra-swan-dance/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Tundra-Swans_X5T5998.jpg Tundra Dance II These tundra swans complete a brief dance with one swan left odd man out.  Jackson Hole, WY https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/teton-valley-sunset-panoramic/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Teton-Valley-Sunset-IMG_9643.jpg Teton Valley Sunset Panoramic A coral sunset contrasts with the cool shadows of snow below.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/winter-pasture/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Teton-Range-3X5T2740.jpg Winter Pasture  Pastures in the shadow of the Tetons rest quiet below deep snow. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/mormon-row/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Row-BW_X5T5704.jpg Mormon Row Consisting of several original homesites from around 1900, Mormon Row epitomizes the Park's spirit and history.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-BW-Tiff-IMG_9359.jpg Moulton Bar Sunrise lights the Teton Range behind Moulton Barn. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn-vi/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn-VI-IMG_9451.jpg Moulton Barn VI  A relic from the early 1900s Moulton Barn is probably the most recognizable barn in American photography. A snowshoe hike has brought me to this Barn for a frigid sunrise - it is some 25 degrees below zero. The tracks of a large wolf cross the snow. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn-Sunrise.jpg Moulton Barn Sunrise Sunrise bathes the tetons on this unusally cold and clear winter morning. Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn-winter-storm/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn-III-BW_X5T5708.jpg Moulton Barn III A winter storm rolls in over the Teton Range.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn-winter/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Barn-BW_X5T5718.jpg Winter Moulton Barn A winter snow begins to fall over the Moulton Barn and the Teton Range.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moulton-barn-in-winter/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moulton-Bar-in-Winter-IMG_9412.jpg Moulton Barn in Winter The Teton Range and Moulton Barn enjoy a bluebird sky morning.  Grand Teton NP, Wyoming https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/moraine-park/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Moraine-Park-3X5T1790.jpg Moraine Park Moraine Park is home to many elk and other animals who enjoy its verdant grassland, its nearby shelter and its abundant water that can be found in the Big Thompson RIver.  Moraine Park, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/nymph-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Nymph-Lake-3X5T0786-1.jpg Time to Seek Cover A strong thunderstorm approaches quickly over Nymph Lake, shadowed by Longs Peak and Hallet Peaks and often covered in pond lillies.  Nymph Lake, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/odessa-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Odessa-Lake-3X5T1101.jpg Odessa Lake Picturesque Odessa Lake rests high in a steep subalpine valley surrounded by three 11-12,000 foot peaks. RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/trail-ridge-road/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Timber-Ridge-Road-3X5T1381.jpg Trail Ridge Road The Trail Ridge Road snakes its way over the Continental Divide, crossing through tundra above RMNP's treeline.  Snow is frequent even in mid summer.  RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sprague-lake-reflection/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sprague-Lake-3X5T0992.jpg Sprague Lake Reflection As the wind dies momentarily near sunrise, Sprague Lake reflects the surrounding peaks of the Continental Divide Sprague Lake, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sprague-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sprague-Lake-VI-3X5T0328.jpg Sprague Lake Sunrise The sun bathes the Continental Divide above Sprague Lake  Sprague Lake, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/sprague-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sprague-Lake-VII-pan-3X5T0328.jpg Sprague Sunrise Sunrise warms first the snowy peaks above Sprague Lake Sprague Lake, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/ice-sculpture/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Natures-Ice-Sculpture-3X5T0876.jpg Ice Sculpture Even in June the ice around the ponds adjacent Dream Lake melts slowly  Dream Lake, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/above-the-tundra/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Morning-Clearing-3X5T1334.jpg Above the Tundra Sunrise from atop Trail Ridge Road  RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/horseshoe-park/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Horseshoe-Park-3X5T1384.jpg Summer Sweet Verdant Horseshoe Park shortly after sunrise Horseshoe Park, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/rmnp-elk/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Elk-III-3X5T1216.jpg A Cool Drink Emerging from its daytime hideaway in the high trees, this large elk enjoys a long drink in this small stream.     RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/rmnp-black-bear/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Black-Bear-II-3X5T0482.jpg On the Prowl Bear sightings are relatively rare in RMNP, but this large black bear was hungry and on the prowl shortly before sunset near Sprague Lake  RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/big-thompson/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Big-Thompson-BW-3X5T0053.jpg The Big Thompson Swollen from the last of the snow melt, the Big Thompson carves its way through Moraine Park. Moraine Park, RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/before-sunrise/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Before-Sunrise-3X5T1294.jpg Before Sunrise Shortly before sunrise the eastern horizon often turns a magical blend of hues silhouetting the eastern range of RMNP RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/beaver-meadow/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Beaver-Meadow-Sunset-3X5T1763.jpg Beaver Meadow Sunset Sunset over Beaver Meadow  RMNP, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/winter-storm/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Winters-Arrival-3X5T1155.jpg Winter's Arrival A winter storm rolls in signaling the end of autumn's splendor  Last Dollar Road, San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/trout-lake-ii/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Trout-Lake-Pan-IV-3X5T1722.jpg Autumn Jewel Sheltered from the wind, Trout Lake is surrounded by snowy peaks and a stunning array of yellows and reds  Trout Lake, San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/changing-of-the-guard/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sneffel-Range-II-CR7-3X5T1095.jpg Changing of the Guard In the blink of an eye, autumn transitions to winter.  San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/autumn-splendor/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sneffel-Range-from-CR-9-II-3X5T1870.jpg Autumn Splendor The backroads between Ridgway and Telluride become even more stunning when snow comes early enough to complement the changing aspens.  San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/silver-jack-reservoir/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Silver-Jack-Reservoir-3X5T1436.jpg Silver Jack Reservoir Snow dusts the peaks above Silver Jack Reservoir  San Juan Mountains CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/wilson-peak/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Sneffel-Range-3X5T1707.jpg Wilson Peak Near Telluride The early snow on WIlson Peak cotrrasts with the still changing colors of aspen below San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/silver-jack-cabin/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Silver-Jack-Cabin-3X5T1397.jpg Silver Jack Cabin Near Silver Jack this cabin stands quiet in a grove of aspen  San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/aspens-and-pines/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Fall-Forest-3X5T1062.jpg Aspens and Pines The evergreen pines contrast with the aspen's bright yellows and oranges  San Juan Mountains https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/cushman-lake/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Cushman-Lake-3X5T1704.jpg Cushman Lake An early September snow blankets the high peaks of the San Juans even as the aspens below reach peak.    San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/clearing-storm-2/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Clearing_Storm_jpg.jpg Clearing Storm A clearing storm reveals fall's temporary but exquisite beauty in this valley overlook off of CR 7.  CR 7, San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/glowing-aspen/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Aspen-Backlit-3X5T1734.jpg Glowing Aspen Backlit aspens glow in the setting sun  San Juan Mountains, CO https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/montebello/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Montebello-Panorama-00-R2-E025-1.jpg Montebello Panorama   Montebello, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/photo/black-bear/ https://www.edfuhr.com/images/xl/Bear-Cub-III-3X5T3070.jpg Black Bear Cub A black bear cub scampers up a beech tree in search of nuts. Fall is a critical time for bears to feast before their long winter. Shenandoah NP, Virginia https://www.edfuhr.com/news/ https://www.edfuhr.com/contact/