We made our first trip into Yellowstone National Park this year, also the first in about a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This trip had been on the calendar for three months. Originally planned for the weekend the West gate reopened, but we pushed it back a week. We were excited enough that we arrived too early for check-in on Friday and started at the Grizzly & Wolf Discovery Center before heading into the park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The focus was simple: wildlife.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We skipped most landscape work and spent the time covering ground, looking for movement. Friday evening and a long Saturday paid off.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the wild we saw eagles, a lot of bison\u2014including a few red dogs\u2014coyotes, elk, wolf, and bears.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Not everything was in range for a strong image. That\u2019s how it goes. But we saw them, in the wild, on their terms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We cut the trip a few hours short Sunday morning and left West Yellowstone early to stay ahead of incoming snow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This frame came from one of my favorite moments, a bison helping her calf swim across the river, the calf resting its nose against her side, likely just trying to keep it above water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still didn\u2019t find my fox, but this trip gave me plenty to work with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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