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Intro. In September, 2014, I traveled
to Wyoming for a photo shoot in the Grand
Teton and Yellowstone
National Parks. This was a Joseph
Van Os photo tour led by Len Rue, Jr. The trip was a little
different than others because:
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Patty went with me. She wasn't a
participant in the photo tour, so she spent her days relaxing and
sightseeing on her own. Then, a couple of evenings, she met up with our
photo group for dinner and enjoyed the day's wrap up. It was so great
having her with me and letting her get to know my new friends on this
tour.
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The tour had some international flavor with Jane from the UK
(Plymouth), Gary from Canada (Toronto), and two guys (coincidentally) from
Australia: Bill (Queensland) and Rod (Victoria). From the USA,
there were Frantz (NY), John (NJ), and Ray (IL).
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We drove instead of flying. How nice
to have everything handy and to not have to worry about liquids and pocket
knives in your
carry on. The drive from Texas to Wyoming was a nice, but long, two day drive
with lots of pretty scenery between here and there. Overall, we added
another 3000 miles to the Durango, which, aside from one minor incident on
the way home, performed admirably. I'll keep it at least another year.
Grand Teton National Park is beautiful and has
special appeal to me because of my mother's love for the park and the
mountains. And, Yellowstone National Park, with all its diversity (hot
stuff, cold stuff, waterfalls, rivers and streams, mountains, prairies, and
wildlife) is my favorite place to visit. We spent 2 days in Grand Teton
and 4 days in Yellowstone:
- Photographing sunrises and sunsets.
- Looking for elk. They are usually quite
visible, especially in the Madison Valley, this time of year; however, this
time, they were almost non-existent. We saw an occasional one or
two, but that was it except for the herd hanging out in Mammoth Village
(they're pretty much always there). Perhaps its the influence of wolves in
the area (we heard them howling one morning in the Madison Valley). We
did see and photograph trumpeter swans, a cormorant, ravens, bison, and
pronghorn.
- Photographing the Chapel of the Transfiguration
and other historic buildings in the Menors Ferry Historic District of Grand Teton National Park.
- Photographing historical barns and homes in
Mormon Row Historic District of Grand Teton National Park.
- Photographing the thermal features,
waterfalls, and canyons of Yellowstone.
- Had wonderful dinners at the lodges at
Jackson Lake in Grand Teton and Canyon, Mammoth, and Old Faithful in
Yellowstone.
Photo info. Most of the
photos in the slideshow are mine; however, there are a few by Patty and Len,
also. Except for the intro photos (#1 - #9), most of the photos in the
slideshow are presented in the order in which they were taken. Click the
slideshow icon at left to see the photos from the trip. The following
equipment was used:
All images were shot Raw (5DMKII & 7D) or
JPG (Patty's camera) and processed
in Adobe®
Photoshop® Lightroom® 5.6.
Additional photo data is provided below each photo in the slideshow.
Enjoy the photos!
All
photos are Copyright © 2014 David W. Boston & Patty Boston
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