Invasion Of The Moose

GET YOUR SEAT NOW

See The Park

make pictures

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.. Moose Peterson, for all you photographers, is currently booking the 2011 Yellowstone Photo Adventure Tour. This will be cold, beautiful, exciting, and arduous. Bring your camera and kit!

.. There is no place like Yellowstone in winter. There are no photo-ops as spectacular or grandiose.
.. This is a chance to see the park with one of America's most eminent wildlife photographers.
..You get expert instruction, an exciting week in the park, personal attention, and a schedule designed to wear you out as you shoot, Shoot, SHOOT!

.. For those of you that are unfamiliar with the name Moose Peterson: check out his web site and you will immediately recognize his work. CLICK HERE.
.. This year there are two weeks of Yellowstone Adventures. The tour is based in West Yellowstone and arises early and returns late. Be prepared for things you've never seen. Be prepared for animals you've never met close-up and personal. Be prepared for the photographic time of your life.
.. Week I = February 7 - 11, 2011. Week II = February 14 - 18, 2011. For additional information about the adventure, pricing, and available openings call Call Sharon: 760-924-8632. Each tour is limited to 5 participants along with three staff members including Moose Peterson. Call Now!

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Only The Lonely

YO YO WEATHER CONTINUES

Ice Still "Iffy"

use extreme caution

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.. Construction workers repairing the head gate at Hebgen Dam report the disappearance of a moose that has been a daily visitor to the job site. They also report that a moose-sized hole has appeared in the ice near shore where the moose was last seen

.. Mom has been "playing goofy" with the temperature and precipitation lately. Everything from blizzards to rain have been seen in the last couple of weeks.
.. Yesterday reached a high temperature of 36 and it rained and snowed - at the same time.
.. Currently it's 39° F and rising with a predicted low tonight of only 11° F. Thursday night the low is predicted for -15° F. And the beat goes on.
.. Some of the neighbors have started to fish on the ice of Hebgen Reservoir. We're still a bit cautious, ('scared shitless' is the technical term,) about the conditions and the water on the surface. Walking through ankle deep slush on a partially frozen lake with crackling noises beneath our feet is not the sort of thing we choose to do right now.
.. As an aside: there have been bear warning signs posted on some of the local ski trails originating in town. If it ain't cold enough for hibernation, it ain't cold enough for ice fishing. Enough said.

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Courtesy Photo

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Winter Wallpaper #2010-x

THE "BOMBS" ARE RUNNING

 

(1600 x 1314- big)

In The Meantime

IN PURSUIT OF THE SUBLIME

More Than Just Pretty Pictures

not pointing & Shooting

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.. We are always amazed at the images shown on the Photo Site 1x.com. From straight and simple to complicated and contrived the images leap from our monitor. It's hard to escape once the browsing starts.
.. With 19 categories and hundreds of pages in each category there is enough to saturate the visual machinery of any of us. Periodically we imagine the sorts of images that could be made in our neighborhood. Would that we were talented enough to create & share them with you.

.. We find our self returning to the NATURE, LANDSCAPE, & EVERYDAY, pages most frequently. It's not an addiction yet, but the winter is a fine time to let the mind and soul wander.

.. The site is the work of a community of photographers from around the world. They have a vision and screen the images before publishing them on the website.

MONEY QUOTE:

1x is a photo community with a difference. Take the work of the most talented photobloggers, various famous photographers, and many serious amateurs, select their best work and collect it all in one place - that is 1x. Everyone is welcome to contribute, but every photo is screened, which means it has to be approved by an editor (screener) before being published. 1x is a photo gallery with a constantly evolving exhibition. We publish dozens of new images every day.

.. The founders wanted a site that was elegant, easy to navigate, & would demonstrate their search for the sublime. Click on over and see how they have fared.

.. This year their published book contains images from 205 artists In Pursuit Of The Sublime. The photobook is of the highest quality, as only those from Sweden know how to do it. It costs $79 (USD) and has been shipping for about one month. When the books are gone  - they are gone. To glimpse a view of the book and preview some images CLICK HERE.

 .. We're looking forward to our copy. We're also looking forward to the forthcoming primmer on how to use a point and shoot camera. It's been promised by Tom over at The Trout Underground.

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Not Quite Yet

It Seems Just Yesterday

Winter Peril

THE ICE COMETH

Neighbors Itchy

Grand Teton Too

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.. The brief cold snap last week has been enough to put a skim of ice in some places on Hebgen Lake - Jackson Lake too.
.. Quite a few of the neighbors use homemade lures for ice fishing on Hebgen Lake when the ice thickens up to the point of safety.

.. Many of the "lures" are flies in the traditional sense. We'll be reporting the wonderful array of these as the season progresses, (check HERE for a suggestive discussion.)
.. One new component to the winter mix is the regulation for Grand Teton National Park. There will be a provision for 25 Best Available Technology, (BAT,) snowmobiles to access Jackson Lake. BAT sleds are very clean and quiet 4-stroke sleds designed to comply with the Yellowstone National Park access regulations. They are touring sleds and required in Yellowstone.

.. Snowmobiles have been used on Hebgen Lake since they arrived on the scene and provide easy access to areas that are not available to wheeled vehicles, or are prohibitively distant for walking. Some of the local ice fishing fly patterns date to the early post-war, (WWII,) era.
.. The combination of early snowmobiles and other snowmachines with ice fishing developed in Canada and the upper Midwest at the same time. The practice has been entrenched in our local culture since the earliest days as well.

.. The current epicenter of motorized ice fishing access is the upper Midwest and Canada but, it's becoming more popular by the year in West Yellowstone.
.. The catch can include "SMOKERS" (very large Whitefish, to 6 - 7 pounds,) as well as both Rainbow and Brown trout of the same size.
.. Although not considered by many to be "Fly Fishing" the local tradition is certainly "Fishing With Flies." Some of the flies are old favorites, others have given rise to successful attractors when cast in running water. Many, interestingly, come from the reject pile that won't, (or didn't,) work in the streams of our neighborhood.
.. More to come.

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