wednesday  may 4, 2011

we took our first real venture into the park
going up the inside road
and back on the outside road.

there is still ALOT of snow up there.

the roads are dry,
but there are only a few turnouts to stop in.

inside road

tree

jenny lake - frozen

jackson lake - frozen

jackson lake - land meets water, all under ice & snow

john

jackson lake at dam -  only fresh water to be found

trees in snow

snake river at oxbow bend with range in background

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tuesday may 3, 2011

corrals at triangle x ranch

the range

in the distance





little fox, little fox, fly away home

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saturday april 30, 2011

we took a short drive into the park
with lee and alycyn,
our old neighbors and friends from last year.

first stop was in gros ventre campground
to see if the owls are back nesting in the tree.

doesn't look like they are.
they probably got tired of everyone bothering them last year.
we will keep an eye out for them when we move in.
hopefully, they are still somewhere in the campground
where we can enjoy watching the babies grow.

we did see quite a bit of the elk from the refuge
starting out on their migration north for the summer

this group was trying to work up the nerve
to cross the road.

everytime it looked like they were going to make a run for it,
a car would drive by and spook them again.

next stop was at the moose ponds
on moose-wilson road.

we were excited to find
this mom

 and baby

enjoying some quiet time before the
herd of tourists show up next month.

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what else..more snow

thursday april 28, 2011

snow and trees in moose

at moose junction, looking towards jackson in the far, far distance

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hello again

thursday april 28, 2011

we woke to find the herd

that was at the pond last night

had moved to the hill behind us.

this is looking out our front door.

there were a couple on the other side of the trailer

that were so close

i probably could have reached out the window

and scratched their backs.

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after dinner treat

wednesday april 27 2011

after dinner we peeked out the door

 to find these guys

hanging out at the pond.

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first day of work

tuesday  april 26, 2011

just as we did last year,

on our first day of work

we woke up to snow on the ground.


looking out the front door

herd of elk with buildings from edge of town behind them

snow covered hills and pond

two ducks in pond

elk traveling single file along the side of the hill

looking thru window while driving along dirt road to town

looking back at hill from main highway

snow along side of road  -  notice sign barely visible on left side of picture

ice covered bridge over snake river

trees and snow

by the time we got home
the snow was gone
and the animals were out and about


i don't know what is up with this poor guy's antlers

the local hospital sits on the edge of the refuge

what a wonderful thing for patients to be able to see while they healing

this poor guy did not survive the harsh winter

trumpeter swan

barely saw this guy while he was passing by behind the trailer

end of the day

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home home on the range

where the elk and the big horn sheep play

where seldom is heard
another human's spoken word
and the skies are both sunny and cloudy in one day

monday april 25, 2011

we pulled into our temporary site

on the national elk refuge

which sits between jackson, wyoming

and grand teton national park

we are way around on the back side

just on the other side of the house in the distance.
the house is called the miller house and
is a small museum/historical location.
it is not open yet.

the dirt road runs along the back of us
and we do get joggers, walkers, and people driving by.

but we are the only people who live out here

it is truly an awesome place to be.


the weather changes constantly,

from cold wind to sun to snow to rain

and then it starts all over again.

we set up in the middle of a small snow shower

which did not last long and

the snow was gone with an hour.

we tried to introduce ourselves to the neighbors,

but they were not too impressed by us.

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