Great Horned Owls of Jackson Hole
Silent Hunters of the Night.
Jackson Hole is home to numerous species of owls, including Great Gray Owls, Great Horned Owls, Pygmy Owls and Saw-whet Owls. I’ve also heard reports of Burrowing Owls, Long-eared Owls, Short-eared Owls, Barn Owls, and Flammulated Owls. Great Gray and Great Horned Owls are the largest, and at least from my experience, are the most plentiful. “Plentiful” might be an overly generous term to define their numbers, of course. Continue reading "Great Horned Owls of Jackson Hole" 17.2 Miles to Go 3.3 Miles in Grand Teton National Park!
Time to keep 2.5 miles of Antelope Flats Road open year-around.
When Darla and I moved to Jackson Hole 32 years ago, the old saying was: “Between Labor Day and Memorial Day, you could shoot a canon down Broadway or Cache and not hit anyone or anything.” Turn the calendar to 2018 and you’ll immediately notice that things have changed. Jackson Hole is not as “remote” as it might have been decades ago. Airports, hotels, and winter activities are catering to ever increasing winter crowds. Tourists are more demanding, more worldly, and more mobile with their 4-wheel drive SUVs and trucks. I’ve personally witnessed this change! A 2.5 mile section of Antelope Flats Road has been closed during the winter months since we moved here. I suspect it has been closed for decades before our arrival—probably dating back to 1943 when the eastern portion was established as the Jackson Hole National Monument then later included in Grand Teton National Park. Continue reading "17.2 Miles to Go 3.3 Miles in Grand Teton National Park!"Las Vegas Weekend
Best of the Tetons is a site dedicated to photography and travel in Grand Teton National Park and the Jackson Hole area. The majestic Teton mountain range offer a unique backdrop to compliment a diverse variety of wildlife—all found within a relatively compact area. In short, it’s a photographers paradise! I acknowledge that I am fortunate to live here!
With that said, readers here should already know my wife and I “get out of the valley” a couple of times a year. Last weekend, we made a long weekend trip to Las Vegas for Darla’s sister’s wedding. The ceremony was held Saturday night, which allowed me to spend time photographing some of the Vegas “landscape”. My wife left a generous area of the car for my photo equipment, but she was surprised to see I took only one camera body, one lens, and one tripod.
Las Vegas Night and Day Difference
The Las Vegas strip has two distinctively different faces—night and day. Night time reveals the spectacular neon, LED displays and bulbs that are usually dormant during the daytime hours. Continue reading "Las Vegas Weekend"