NatureFootsteps Travels: 2017

2017-12-29

Wapiti Elk

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Wapiti Elk / deer
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The Wapiti Elk seemed, if not tame, used to people around them. As long as you did not disturb them you could photograph and study them. It was a great moment, the last day, when we spotted them as silhouettes on the top of a hill.

Happy New Year!

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2017-12-22

Yellowstone Bears, grizzly and brown

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Grizzly
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Grizzly bear Thomas
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Brown bear
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The bears we met on our trip. And, yes, we were quite close to them. But they did not seem to care about us or be disturbed. Still there were Rangers that watched over us so we should not be stupid.
One of the grizzly bears were named Thomas. The Rangers named them.

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Merry Christmas everyone!

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2017-12-15

Mule deer- Åsnehjort

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Mule deer
© NF Photos 170928 & 29

Mule deer we met in Grand Teton NP. It is obvious they have to watch out for pedestrians and bycyclists. And, as our roedeers, they seem to like gardens.

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2017-12-14

Yellowstone 170929 Mormon Row Historic District

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The place mostly visited by tourists above

A village on the other side of the road

And I found some nice frosted grass to capture

© NF Photos 170929

This post is dedicated to our visit to:
Mormon Row Historic District

More images fom that day on my diary post HERE

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2017-12-08

Yellowstone 170928-29 Pronghorn - Gaffelantilop

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Pronghorn - Gaffelantilop
© NF Photos 170928-29 Elk Ranch Flats, Grand Teton NP

This was the only place we did see the Pronghorns. They did not seem to run as freely as the bison did. But such a beautiful deer/antelope.

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2017-12-01

Yellowstone 170928 First encounter with Bison / Buffalo

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First encounter with Bison / Buffalo
© NF Photos 170928 Elk Ranch Flats, Teton NP

Our first encounters with the Bison herd was after the sunrise at Teton Range. Our cameras already warmed up. And that was necessary as it was a frosty morning. We first saw the bison's on a small dirt road not far from the main road. Their tops was covered with frost. Then we went to the Teton side of the main road and just then the herd was moving over the road and came right at me as I stood at a tree at the edge of the road. And the fence was about 5 m from me. The herd run back and forth to get over the fence. They have done that many times before, I can tell, as the fence was broken both here and there. It was a running frenzy and several times one animal was to close to me. I had to back off and no shots taken as they were too close then. The main problem for the herd was the young ones. They had trouble finding a place where to cross. I saw one finally crawling under the fence.

A little later we found them again grazing peacefully close to a farmhouse. 😄

Lots of adrenalin that morning. Something I will never forget.

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2017-11-11

Yellowstone 171005-06 Going home

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Today was the first morning I could sleep to 8.30. Some of the group are already gone. We are 6 people going home today. The others are going to other palces in the US.

Our taxi for the airport picked us up at 11.30. Did not take long to get there. Just about 30 min.

Waiting at the GATE, Bozeman Airport, Montana
One of the best views I have seen from a GATE I think.

We are going from Bozeman to Minneapolis
Minneapolis to Amsterdam and
Amsterdam to Arlanda Stockholm.

We leave Bozeman 13,30 Oct 5th local time. Comes to Minneapolis 16,47 local time
Leave Minneapolis 19,33 and arrive at Amsterdam 10,30 next day, Oct 6th

For a while we had company, another plane travelling alongside us.

Leave Amsterdam at 14,45 and arrives at Arlanda 16,45

And finally, closing in to Arlanda for landing.

A looong day! But as we go against the Earth rotation it seems longer then it was. Still, it was long enough. 13 h in the air and lots of waiting hours.

After that comes the bus to Stockholm and train to Katrineholm. And Taxi home. I was home 21.30. Tired!

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Yellowstone 171004 Last day in Yellowstone

Today we were up and out before sunrise. Packed and ready to leave. But the baggage would stay at the lodge until we comes back from Lamar Valley. We were given our breakfast yesterday evening as we were up before breakfast started.

I spent some minutes trying to capture some stars in the camera. Got Venus and halv Orion. Just for fun. It was a clear morning. Then we left.

After about halv an hour we spottes a group of Wapiti on a hill. Everyone out of the cars. This is the kind of shots I wanted for several years. But there are no hills or mountains like that where I live so I was quite happy about it.

Wapiti elk

Next animal up was a brown bear. Wery hard to see and to photograph. It was about two m up from the road and in bushes. I´m to short so my images was not good. The taller men got great shots. It is unfair! 😞 The bear is turned away from me and I had to work a lot to make it look rather OK.

Brown Bear

Later on we made a stop where there usually are wolfs. We had not seen one yet so it would be a treat. Here is the group looking for wolfs in Lamar Valley. But did not find any.

While they were looking I turned the other way. There was frost so I decided to have some fun until my friends screamed "The wolf is coming!" I had no wolf in sight, but a bison right in front of me.

Frost, bokeh and bison!

A little later we found, not a wolf, but three coyotes. Not bad either. And they did not care a bit about people on the road. They walked right through our group. We just moved away a step or two.

Bison and Coyote

Well, almost too close.

Coyote crossing

After a long morning it was time for picnic lunch at Lava Creek. We had a guest, a Dipper in the stream.

And a last look at Mammoth Hot Springs from the car as we are passing by on our way to Bozeman, our last lodge and tomorrows flight back home.

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