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bflood wrote:
There are iconic sunrise photos to be had at the Moulton barn, Schwabacher's Landing, and Oxbow Bend. If you hope to get one or more of these, try to schedule it for a weekday and get there early - these spots will be very crowded on weekends. The Snake River Overlook will be much less crowded.
With cooperative weather, the shores of Jenny Lake and Spring Lake will be very picturesque. You'll have good opportunity to encounter large animals (bison, elk, perhaps moose or bear) in Jackson Hole. Remember that they are wild animals - be especially mindful of their babies as they will defend them fanatically if mom even thinks you might be a threat. Keep an eye out for them in the space between Grand Teton and Yellowstone parks, too - some of my best shots came from that area.
Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone photographs well early on the morning, before 9 AM. If it's cool, and chances of that are good, there will likely be a layer of steam fog on the surface of the spring. From a viewpoint on the boardwalk somewhat below the spring, the fog will display the underlying colors of the spring - a pretty neat effect and nice photo.
Get a predicted time for a morning (9 AM or so) eruption of Old Faithful and then take the trail around the geyser and up the hill on the far side away from the lodges. You may be able to get the eruption with a nice rainbow in the spray. Be sure to allow enough time to get up there. If you can identify where the sun will rise and get to a place that's about 15 degrees one side or the other of directly down-sun from the geyser, your chances will be good.
Early morning at the Lower falls on the Yellowstone River, up to 830 or 900 AM, there will be a rainbow in the spray from the falls nicely visible from Artist's Point (use a polarizer to optimize the color in the rainbow). Ask at a ranger station for a better idea of the time of day and best locations where the rainbow is visible (changes with the seasons).
Add everything you find in the photo guides, and include a web search for Yellowstone waterfalls.
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bflood has listed a lot of the good classic must see's. Depending on how much time you have and your interest I would also say make sure you get out to Lamar Valley at sunrise (I have had the best luck at sunrise) or sunset this is the best time to spot wolves. Just look for all the people with spotting scopes pulled off to the side of the road. If you don't have a spotting scope most are more that happy to let you look through there's. You can also see tons of bears here as well.
Another quick an easy overlooked of the beaten path spot that I like for prong horns is just out the North Entrance (drive out of the park) go through the main arch and drive down Old Yellowstone Trail (its a dirt road) you will see TONS of prong horn and often big horn sheep and some elk
I think someone else already mentioned it but make sure you drive up and down Moose Wilson Rd just outside Moose, WY at dusk. There are several moose that live in the marshy area so just drive up and down this section and it is almost a guarantee that at dusk you will see at lease one if not several.
Oh yeah and another hidden gem that is in the Tetons is Pilgrim Creek Rd. Its a dirt road turn off almost half way between Coulter Bay and Jackson Lodge I have gotten some great grizzly shots of "Blondie" down this road and I think the other grizzly that hangs out in the area between Coulter Bay and Jackson Lodge is no 957
Other than that most of the wildlife can be spotted by just looking for the masses pulled off to the side of the road. That is why I think the fall and winter are some of the best times to go. Ill take cold any day over masses of people, screaming kids, completely full parking lots and campground, traffic jams, and of course the idiots trying to get way to close to the wildlife. I think someone else already mentioned remember these are wild animals and we are in there habitat so please respect them.
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