Bald Eagle Flight

North of Powell. February 2008.
Note: Spring is a busy time of the year for us. I'll be posting on a less regular basis until things settle down a bit.

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October, 2008. Mammoth.

"Elk usually live 13 to 18 years. No. 6 was believed to be at least 15 years old. He is survived by a large harem of cow elk."

Casper Star Tribune. February 12, 2009

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October, 2008. Mammoth.

"No. 6 was famous for venting his sexual frustration on rival bull elk and cars. He was responsible for many thousands of dollars in damage to tourists' cars over the years."

Casper Star Tribune, Feb. 12 2009.

Farewell, Elk No. 6

October 2008. Mammoth

Each fall, more than 100 cow and bull elk congregate around Yellowstone headquarters at Mammoth Hot Springs to graze and Mate. Biggest and baddest of all was No. 6.

Casper Star Tribune, February12, 2009.

Farewell, Elk No. 6

Mammoth. October 2008

"No. 6's rack, although diminished in size, because of his advance age, still gross scored 356-5/8 on the Boone and Crockett scale, a trophy bull."

--Casper Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2008

Farewell, Elk No. 6

Mammoth. October, 2008.

"Mighty bull elk No. 6 has died, victim of a freak accident in Gardiner, Mt., just north of Yellowstone National Park. The Unusually heft 725 pound animal tripped while trying to cross a fence and somersaulted onto his back. . . . He was found dead Sunday."

-- Casper Star Tribune, 12 Feb. 2009

Superior Mirage #4

January, 2009.

Superior Mirage #3

January, 2009.

Superior Mirage #2

Cattle, Polecat Bench. January 2009.

Superior Mirage #1

Polecat Bench. January 2009.

A "Superior Mirage" appears above the actual object. It occurs when a layer of warm air slides over a layer of cold air, causing the light to bend towards the colder air. One result is to stretch, elongate, or duplicate the objects beneath it. The image below is a normal shot of the the buildings and the pile of gravel in the photo above.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #6

Buffalo Bill Reservoir. January, 2009.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #5

Pahaska Teepee. January, 2009.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #4

Shoshone National Forest. January, 2009.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #3

January, 2009.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #2

Back side of Rattlesnake Mountain. January, 2008.

North Fork of the Shoshone - aerial photo #1

January, 2008.
This week's subject: aerial photos of the North Fork.