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The first walk gave me one mule deer. The second gave me Hoback, a crowd, and a lesson I wish more wildlife…
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Stories, field observations, wildlife notes, and practical guidance from Yellowstone and Grand Teton.
Sep 9, 2026
The first walk gave me one mule deer. The second gave me Hoback, a crowd, and a lesson I wish more wildlife…
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We were racing the last light, the King of the Tetons, and a bathroom that seemed to be on the other side…
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At noon, a moose can be standing exactly where you hoped, and the photograph can still be dead. The sun is straight…
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My wife and I had a family member with us, and I wanted to show him a bull moose. Not a dark…
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Something is starting to change in the willows. You can see it above the eyes of the bulls. Those giant paddles are…
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There is a photograph I keep coming back to. I am crouched low with my camera. Behind me is a line of…
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Aug 19, 2026
Something is changing in the willows. The bulls are still carrying velvet right now, but not for much longer. I have been seeing moose…
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Aug 9, 2026
I have been thinking about this a lot lately. There are people who will save for years to come to Yellowstone or Grand Teton.…
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Jul 30, 2026
Yellowstone Barely Spoke Yesterday I have spent so much time working on the map lately that I had not been in the field for…
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Jul 18, 2026
Sometimes the wild speaks through antlers moving in the willows. Sometimes it speaks through a yellow sign at the edge of a trail. Closed.…
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Jul 16, 2026
Yesterday, Yellowstone forgot to act like Yellowstone in July. My wife and I drove up through Grand Teton National Park and into Yellowstone expecting…
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Jul 14, 2026
You can already see it. It is growing above the eyes of every bull moose hiding in the shade. Right now, their antlers are…
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Jul 13, 2026
I have not been in the field as much lately. It has been HOT. Not normal mountain-summer hot. I am talking about days pushing…
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Jul 12, 2026
The Bison Wasn’t Just Rolling in the Dirt A grandfather and his grandson were walking through Bridge Bay Campground when they saw a bull…
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Jul 10, 2026
July Was Supposed to Be Loud My wife and I drove from Grand Teton into Yellowstone expecting July to feel like July. Busy roads.…
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Jul 10, 2026
The Moose Took My Hiccups I had the hiccups for three hours. Not little ones either. The kind that follow you around and start…
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Jul 8, 2026
Summer Changed the Rules The park feels different now. Summer has arrived, and the animals know it before we do. The light gets harder.…
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Jul 7, 2026
The Moose Found Me Again There is one place in Grand Teton that still feels wild in the old way. I am not going…
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May 17, 2026
The South Entrance Is a Slow Beginning Yesterday, I came into Yellowstone through the South Entrance. And I want people to understand something about…
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May 13, 2026
Yellowstone feels different when the red dogs start showing up. The whole park gets younger. Bison calves wobble through the grass like the world…
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May 9, 2026
You can buy an old wildlife map anywhere. A flat map. A folded map. A map with a bear icon printed in one corner…
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