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Golden Eagle In Flight during a winter snow on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole Wyoming.

I was leading a Jackson Hole wildlife a safari and I saw an eagle way off in the distance sitting on a fence pole, I fugured it was an immature Bald Eagle but I didn't scrutnize it as we had already sees several of the grander looking adults. But then it took flight and started flying toward us. In seconds I had my camera with the permenently mounted 500mm out from under my knees where I keep it in front of the drivers seat and I was firing away. I was delighted to find it was a golden instead of a bald eagle.

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Whenever you need the Grand Tetons to get prettier, put running horses in front of them.

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This wolf had been trying to harvest a buck deer for two days but he remains hungry. He has been stomped and kicked a few times and he has disappeared for now, he may have given up.

This drama took place for two days two miles north of Jackson on the hillside above highway that runs by the National Elk Refuge.

While this was going on the pinnacle pack of the Gros Ventre Mountains could be seen running through the National Elk Refuge and another lone wolf could be seen atop Miller Butte.

It is believed the tow black wolves are both loners. the pinnacle peak oddly enough is about 13 in number and are all grey which is very unusual from my observation.

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Cutter Races, Jackson Hole Wyoming. Each year, the Jackson Hole Shrine Club hosts two days of cutter races, an event that delivers the essence of the Roman Empire. The races raise money for the Intermountain Shriners Hospital in Salt Lake City, which provides free health care to children in need. The festive, even chaotic event rivals the Snowmobile Hill Climb for the title of best tailgate party, with 3,000 spectators cheering on cutter teams, imbibing, betting and carousing at the races.

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It is wonderful how a mundane landscape can come alive with a change of the sky. As a resident of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem I have a front row seat to all its grandeur. My tour guests often ask me if I get used to the scenery then take the grandeur for granted.

My answer: When the light is dull on the landscape I pay it little attention but once it lights up by one or another of natures lighting phenomena, magic hour, thunderstorm etc. my attention is drawn to it like a magnet.

Photographer's eager eyes are always on the lookout for grandeur big and small!

What brought me to this spot on this particular day is by chance in Jackson I met Debbie Argel Bastian and her husband who were killing time waiting for a ride to Absaroka Guest Ranch in Dubois Wyoming the following day. Debbie is a Blue Star Mom who lost her son Derek Argel in Iraq and because of her efforts working with the Special Operations Warrior Foundation the Absaroka Ranch comped her a guest ranch vacation to bring a bit of beauty to her life.

Debbie asked what there was to do around town for an afternoon and I suggested they take a drive into Grand Teton National Park. They said they didn’t have a car nor were they going to get one for an afternoon drive so I decided to take them into the park myself.

That is how I got this photo

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