Front Range Critters

Important News!

It has been almost a year since Darla & I sold our home in Jackson Hole and moved to Loveland, CO. Most readers should already know I have been working on two related sites and have been more or less neglecting this site.

On or around June 30, 2023, I plan on deleting ALL OF MY POSTS & PAGES at the old Best of the Tetons site.

This will save around $200 per month and allow a bit more time to work on the new sites. Paul Gore helped pay the expenses for this site from July to December last year, but I have been paying for it for the past six months. Without the income from my tour business, I am finding the expense to be a drain on our budget.

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May 25, 2023August 2, 2023

Elk in Velvet, Great Blue Herons, and More!

I’ve been busy here in Loveland. This page shows three of the recent pages I created at Mike Jackson Photography. Hopefully, you will enjoy all of them!

Things are heating up in Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park. Grizzly 399 showed up recently with a large new cub of the year. I hear there were numerous bear sightings this year. Bear jams have been huge. Some people managed to get wonderful photos, however, I hear getting shots takes a lot of luck and persistence. Elk in GTNP should be moving across the sage flats, but most of the largest bulls usually leave early and are out of sight. The Moose-Wilson Road is mostly closed, but will be open over the Memorial Day Weekend. The Snake River Bridge near Wilson is under construction this year and is causing major traffic snarls and delays. Plan ahead!

I am posting this post on Best of the Tetons just before the Memorial Day Weekend. If you are in town, check out the Saturday morning parade as part of Old West Days. Also look for events and times on the JH Chamber of Commerce web site.

New: Elk in Velvet: Click Here!

This page contains bull elk I photographed in Rocky Mountain National Park. A few of them have large antler growth already!

New: Elk in Velvet: Click Here!

May 7, 2023August 2, 2023

Two New Posts: Sunrise & Meow Wolf!

The Jackson Hole area is surrounded by mountain ranges. They help define “the hole”. Normally, the sun has to rise a few degrees to clear the eastern mountains, and in most cases, the intense gold light of sunrise is hidden. Jackson Hole still gets its share of spectacular sunrises, but it misses out on those first few minutes of the sun’s rays. Since living in Loveland, along Colorado’s Front Range, I’ve been able to experience those precious few minutes on many occasions. The first new page at Mike Jackson Photography includes a gallery loaded with colorful morning photos.

Colorado’s Colorful Sunrises

Colorado’s Colorful Sunrises

Colorado’s Colorful Sunrises

Besides shooting towards the morning sunrise, I also find opportunities to photograph subjects in gold reflections caused by the light hitting trees and hillsides. These can be magical moments!

April 22, 2023August 2, 2023

Two New Posts: Osprey & the Swetsville Zoo

Osprey should be returning to the Grand Teton Valley. Some are probably already there! I found a few shots in my Lightroom catalog from last year taken on May 15th. A male was returning with a branch to a nest in the Buffalo Valley. Here in Loveland, CO, Osprey have been doing the same for two or three weeks already.

Osprey (along the Front Range)