Moose, wolves, and a false spring

Yesterday was another glorious early spring day.  Some friends came up and we took a drive north towards Crandall and beyond, as far as the road is plowed.  The lonely 11 or so miles between Pilot Creek, a parking pull-out for snowmobilers, and the NE entrance to the Park won’t be open for another 5 [...]

Moose, snow and wind

The weather has been difficult.  We had an unusual cold snap for several days, down minus 17 at night and around 0 during the day; and now that its warming its blowing snow day and night.  The blowing snow is hard for me.  I hate that wind, and every day, sometimes twice, I have to [...]

A brilliant and frigid day

Its -14 degrees tonight at only 7 pm.  Today it was a clear beautiful day and the mercury never got above -1 degrees F.  I got bundled up and went out for a ski, but my new skis have a big problem with their bindings.  I tried for 20 minutes and never got my shoes [...]

A Rare Treat

Early this morning I noticed the cow moose I saw a few days ago lying by the meadow/forest interface.  I glassed her and saw, to my surprise, she had a little calf with her.  I watched them both for about 45 minutes.  What a treat! And the last treat:  Yesterday on a hike I stumbled [...]

What’s happening with the Moose in NW Wyoming

Although I’d been hearing from local hands about moose visiting their properties all winter, I’d seen no sign.  But just the other day, on a walk through the springs area of the nearby forest, 2 yearlings watched my neighbor and I casually as we approached on the trail.  I held the dog, who didn’t even [...]

GYC annual meeting in Jackson

I just returned from Jackson for the annual Greater Yellowstone Coalition meeting.  The convention was at the plush Jackson Lake Lodge.  The lodge lobby sits in Grand Teton National Park overlooking a large wetland where elk are calving, moose are bedding, and grizzlies are eating.  There’s something wonderful and strange about viewing all the wildlife [...]

The Moose

My neighbor just had his 85th birthday.  He’s lived in the Valley all his life.  His father homesteaded here back in the early 1900′s.  I love to hang out with him, help with his two horses, and pick his brain for stories.  He knows this country like I might know all the shortcuts in my [...]

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