15" of pow and a photo shoot in Jackson

Jackson Hole got 15" of new snow wonderful!  But we did not ski it today because we had arranged for a wildlife photo shoot in Teton National Park with pro photographer and guide Brad Schwarm of Alpenglow Tours.  We have skied many powder days but we have never had such a great winter day watching and capturing images of the magnificent wildlife.  Brad is a long time resident of Jackson, a great photographer and very knowledgable guide.  We left the lodge at 6:45M to get best light and most likely chance of seeing wildlife.  Shortly after we got to the park, I spotted 2 moose, a parent aand a younger one.  Then we saw several coyotes, a sunning fox, 2 bald eagles, 6 bison on the move , a herd of elk and a herd of big horn sheep.  It was amazing.  Brad taught me a lot about how to maximize my camera setup for landscape.  He even let me use his 400 and 600mm telephoto lenses which fit perfectly on my Nikon d7100.  Weather was 37 degrees partly sunny but very windy.

We finished up had lunch then hit the old for West Yellowstone127 miles away.  Tomorrow we will take a snow coach into Yellowstone National for more wildlife and scenery.

The Grand Tetons

An adolescent bald eagle, it is 2-3 years before they get a white head