Yellowstone NP, 1998

He was magnificent.

We had been hiking for a while, and I’m a sea-level flat-lander. The rough, fluctuating terrain, elevation, deep snow slogging, and cold were starting to get to me. And then he popped up, and made it all worth it.

Well, sorta. I’m actually standing next to my car with the engine and heater running, on the road between the Gardiner entrance and Mammoth, where a few of these guys had wandered down close.

The only thing you can know about the content of a photograph is the information included within the frame. Every image offers one, limited, point of view. Assume nothing beyond that.

It’s also great someone who might not have the time, ability, or inclination to do back country exploring gets to see something like this, thanks to our wonderful National Parks system. Because even if he came down to my car and posed for me…

…he was magnificent.

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