This past fall as I was starting my journey homeward, after spending the past five days in Yellowstone National Park, a thought came to my head. I asked myself why I hadn’t just taken the time and take in the beauty that this park had to offer.
This was day five of being in the park, well before the sun was up to well after the sun had gone down. I had spent the previous four days chasing the sounds of fall, the bugling elk, all throughout the park and yet I had not take a minute or two to actually stop and take it all in. Yellowstone has so much to offer, not only wildlife, but some pretty amazing scenery. I had spend the previous four days more worried about if I was going to be able to find the elk and rushing to where I had seen them the day prior, in hopes that they were still there, all while passing the amazing scenery with no thought.
Every September for the last three years now, I have taken a trip to Yellowstone National Park to photograph elk during their annual rut. This trip usually spans four to five days, with only three full days of shooting. The first day is usually traveling up to the park, and scouting a few locations where I have found elk before, and the last day is dedicated to slowing making my way home.