Black Sand Basin Hot Springs

November 10th, 2020 Good guesses on yesterday’s mystery post! What I like about the photo I shared is that it looks as if it could be a close-up or it could be from an airplane. In truth, it was captured while walking on the boardwalk next to Excelsior Geyser in west Yellowstone. We’re still in the park! Over the next

Grand Teton & Yellowstone Bison

November 8th, 2020 Today, we’re herding up all my remaining photography of bison in Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. During our photo tour in Grand Teton, we came across a huge herd roaming free on the range near the town of Kelly, north of the Gros Ventre River. This area made world history in 1925 when the Gros Ventre

Lawrence Elk

November 6th, 2020 After yesterday’s chocolate moose, here’s a glimpse of a large herd of elk we spotted on our photo tour around Grand Teton National Park. We hopped out of the vehicle and walked a quarter mile toward them. They were bedded down in the meadow and it wasn’t until they stood up to trot away from us that

Gentle Giant

November 5th, 2020 After yesterday’s party of five, today we’re viewing a solitary moose alongside the road in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. This mature bull carried massive antlers on his head and showed no fear of anything is his proximity. He, alone, had created pandemonium on the highway next to this meadow, with more than 50 people (myself included)

Counting the Moose

November 4th, 2020 Our recent road trip around the western U.S. took us north to Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. Often, the highlight of a trip to Wyoming is seeing the abundant wildlife all around the state. Even while just driving through on Highway 80 or I-25, Wyoming’s open landscapes feature pronghorn, elk, deer and maybe bison too, if

Artist’s Palette

October 28th, 2020 After yesterday’s excursion in grayscale, today we’re back in full color. Artist’s Drive is a one-way loop through the hills just south of Furnace Creek in Death Valley. We were the only ones on the road on this warm and sunny morning. The road leads to a colorful escarpment in shades of taupe, tan and light blue-green

Death Valley in Grayscale

October 27th, 2020 Today, the bleak and beautiful landscapes of Death Valley in a thousand shades of gray. Tomorrow, we’ll fire up the magic carpet and move on to our next destination. Until then,Kelly Post of the Day: Adding a bit of light to the darkness as we get through the pandemic together. This series features travel photos from my

Edge of the Ubehebe Crater

October 25th, 2020 What a trip! If you’ve been following for the past few weeks, you know that J and I just returned from a spectacular tour of the southwest United States. We started in Death Valley, moved on to the Grand Canyon where we hiked to the bottom and back up in a day, and followed that with stops