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Photo of Moose Falls, Yellowstone National Park

Road Trip: Day 2 Moose Falls is at the southern edge of Yellowstone National Park, just inside the south entrance for visitors arriving from Grand Teton National Park. The falls are just a few yards off the highway, indicated by a small sign and a turnout for parking. They are…

Phil CollaSeptember 4, 2005

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Photo of a Moose, Grand Teton National Park

Road Trip: Day 2 This mother and calf moose pair was spotted walking and grazing among grasses and shrubs along Christian Creek at the north end of Grand Teton National Park. Spending an hour watching them was the highlight of my time in Grand Teton this summer. Mother moose grazes…

Phil CollaSeptember 3, 2005

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Photo of Oxbow Bend, Snake River and Mount Moran, Grand Teton National Park

Road Trip: Day 2 Oxbow Bend is perhaps the most convenient -- and most photographed -- spot in Grand Teton National Park -- and for good reason. It offers a pleasing composition of Mount Moran in the distance with a sweep of the Oxbow Bend section of the Snake River…

Phil CollaSeptember 2, 2005

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Photo of Wildflowers, Bridger-Teton National Forest

Road Trip: Day 1 Most attention in Grand Teton National Park is focused on the Tetons themselves and the west side of the park. However, on my most recent trip to the Tetons I took a drive out of Grand Teton National Park and up into the Bridger-Teton National Forest…

Phil CollaAugust 31, 2005

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Photo of the Mormon Row Barns, Grand Teton National Park

Road Trip: Day 1 The Mormon Row barns are popular with photographers in the southern part of Grand Teton National Park. The conventional wisdom is to shoot this area in the morning, with warm light on the barns and low, front light on the Tetons in the background. However, I've…

Phil CollaAugust 30, 2005

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Photo of Schwabacher’s Landing, Grand Teton National Park

Road Trip: Day 1 Schwabacher's Landing, in the southern part of Grand Teton National Park, is a great spot for morning photographs of the Cathedral Group (Grand Teton and Mounts Owen and Teewinot) reflected in a sidewater of the Snake River. Driving north from Jackson on the Jackson Hole Highway,…

Phil CollaAugust 29, 2005

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Photo of Old Faithful Geyser, Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park is such an icon that photos of it have become cliche. It is the most accessible and watched of all the geysers in the park. However, it is still a wonderful sight to behold regardless of how many people have seen it before…

Phil CollaMarch 10, 2005