If you don’t look carefully you’ll miss them. They are quietly munching all around the Tetons. Once, a long time ago, I was skiing here, and came upon a moose! Unlike a boulder it MOVED, and I had to dodge it!
You have to watch or you’ll walk right by and not even see them,
which is what happened with this mama moose!
After she finished eating, she called her calf,
and off they ran, away from us.
You gotta keep your eyes open in Teton National Park.
Beauty is everywhere.
Oh what beauty – both the landscape and the moose. Amazing animals. Thank you.
cate
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Awwww, thank you Cate!
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So beautiful. I remember being at a glacier in Alaska back in the 80’s. A mother and her baby suddenly appeared. She saw us from a great distance, but even from that distance her stance was clearly protective and ready. We were wise enough not to move closer, but oh what magic to see them out there.
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Oh I can imagine, buy a glacier must have been remarkable!
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Indeed. Most extraordinary blue. You feel you have stepped back in time.
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You couldn’t beat a moose with a glacier back-drop! I can only imagine it~
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U inspired me yet again..=^_^= thanks
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So pleased to hear it and thank you!
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Beautiful photos 🙂
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Merci beaucoup!
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Cindy, the tetons in fall must be so beautiful. Thank you for these awesome pictures. Hugs! Veraiconica
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Thank you more for the virtual hugs!
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Stunning photos!’Moose on the loose. 😁
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Cracking up……keep your eyes open, there’s moose’s here! 😉 😉
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LOL! 👓👓Eyes open, and on alert!😁
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Amazing photography, Cindy! Landscapes are breathtaking.. And I can see every little detail on that moose! Aw amazing 🙂
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I was suprised at the details on the moose too. I had no idea about the hollows near the neck for example!
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Wonderful photos Cindy, they are so big animals.
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They are, and when you accidentally get near them, their size is intimidating!
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Great reflections on the lake. 🙂
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This lake just seems to do this as long as the sun is out which it finally was on the last day!
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Just to see you off. I know the feeling 🙂
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Yes! Each day was overcast and no reflection, except for the last. The best was saved for last!
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That autumn colour is stunning Cindy.
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We don’t get these colors at The Holler, so I have to travel to see it!
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Worth travelling for…
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It definitely is because it thrills me to no end!
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You have such a successful blog and huge following – how do you keep up with it all ? Makes me flattered you still find a moment to visit me.
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Oh course I still follow you! Love your blog! I love bloggers and blogging so it is all a lot of fun for me. Cheers to you and thank you~
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Jackson was a jumping-off place when I, and a couple of friends would fish on the Snake River. I loved the area just north of Jackson and out along the river. ….almost as much as the Three Forks area up in Montana. You’re so right about the moose, Cindy. I’ve seen more of them without really looking for them than is believable. They’re pretty big when you’re close up with them too. Great pics, Cuz. 🙂
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I spent some summers playing in The Snake River and have rafted down it a couple of time and rode horses across it and along it many times. I used to see otters there when I was young. I love the Snake, just as you do cuz~
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Oh wow how beautiful, absolutely beautiful-stunning, and love the photos of the moose.
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So happy you enjoyed and be well my friend!
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Very beautiful Cindy. And Peggy and I will attest to how difficult it can be to spot moose. As for scaring a cow moose with its calf, that’s scary. When I lived in Alaska, old timers worried more about moose than they did bears. –Curt
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They can be testy, I’ve seen videos, although I never in my life encountered anything but peacful moose, thank God! Most of the sightings we had on this trip were mom’s with calves and they were all peaceful. Of course we respect their space, just like buffalos.
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People running the Iditarod have had many encounters. The moose think the sled dogs are wolves. 🙂 -Curt
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Yeah in winter it is a different experience, like when I almost skiied into one. They can’t run away as fast as they are hampered by the snow drifts. One has to avoid them. I’ve been to Alaska so many times, but never in winter. I know they have a lottery for families to pick up the moose kill on the roads based on familial need. Certain stretches of roads get the most killed moose, like the road from Anchorage to Girdwood, because the Alyeska ski resort draws drivers from Anchorage, and the moose panic and can’t run away from the cars fast enough in the snow, so they often try and bolt on the road. Poor moose.
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Oh my gosh, I’ve always wanted to see a moose. Incredible shots. I can’t believe you almost skied into one. Wow.
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I couldn’t believe it either!!! Laughing……
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Wow! 😀
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Beautiful landscapes and gentle creatures!!! You really live an exciting life Cindy!!! God bless and thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
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Not everyone would find my life exciting or even interesting, but I am glad you appreciate it! Cheers to you my friend~
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Aaww! I love mamas and babies. I just sigh when I look at your photographs and I wish I had your skill. K
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You understimate yourself but you are very kind and considerate to tell me this. Thank you & cheers too! ❤
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Gorgeous! I’d love to go there sometime soon!
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Thank you and I hope you do!
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Fantastic shots. I’ve always wanted to see a moose up close. Now I feel like I have 🙂
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Wonderful! I am glad I posted it!
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I’m way behind about 300 other people but… What wonderful works of nature those creatures are. Never seen one (but we thought we heard one once… Not good enough!) RH
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You will have it go back! It is always good to have to go back!! Be well my friend~
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It’s not hard to keep your eyes open in Teton National Park. What beauty!
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You’re right! It’s harder to close them and go to sleep!
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The photos show why. Lovely photos< Cindy.
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❤
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Beautiful photos, Cindy!
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Very pleased you enjoyed them~
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Reblogged this on Random Ramblings; Myriad Musings and commented:
Some fantastic photographs of moose…just because!
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Just because you are so nice! Thank you & cheers to you~
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❤ ❤
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I am always amazed by your wildlife and nature photography…actually I am in awe of your photography skills in general ❤
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Visa versa 2 U X 2!! ❤ ❤
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Good thing you could run fast! They are huge creatures. Great captures!
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If they wanted to, they could outrun me!
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Cindy, wow oh wow! I love the golden glowing vibrant trees, even better the double vision of this gorgeous landscape! My son (James Matthew) who is neither big nor slow has had a nickname that I dislike: “Moose.” He is easy going and handsome, quick and not slow moving. Seeing the beauty in your photos of moose, mother and child, made me feel much better about this label of his. 🙂
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Yes, a nickname of Moose is something to be proud of. They are regal creatures. Happy Friday Robin~ ❤
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I went on a crazy, busy weekend and back seeing your sweet comment, Cindy. I will tell Jamie he is named after a “regal” animal and that my friend, Cindy, says so! 🙂 Have a wonderful week. You posts always lift me up. I was sorry to notice a comment about your losing many of your posts from your blog. I was very sorry to read this, Cindy. Sending belated hugs ♡ your direction.
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Jamie is a soulful name and so is Moose. He gets that from his mother! Hugs to you my dear friend~ ❤
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I’ve always liked them, even though they can be a little scary to meet while riding a horse. Beautiful portraits. Thank you for sharing them with us 🙂
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I can imagine. How does your horse react and visa versa?
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Wow. What a treat. We don’t have moose in Australia. At least, not in the wild. I met a Canadian traveller while we were at Byron Bay and she told me about the dangers of moose on the roads and why they drive such big cars. That sounded really scary Indeed, I was considering making her an honorary Australian. Scarying people with tales of dangerous wildlife is an Australian national sport and she gave us a run for our money with her moose on the loose on the roads stories.
By the way, being a bird lover, you’ll love this. She told me that she heard a bird here which sounded like a monkey. For about 10 minutes, I had no idea what she’d heard but then remembered the kookaburra which is also known as the “laughing jackass”. That was it. xx Rowena
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Love the kookaburra, but what stumped me were all the cats screaming in one bush! It sounded like 50 mating cats. Can you guess what they were?
Black cockatoos! I stood right next to all of them while they annihilated some kind of bushy tree. In the US these birds sell for well over 50K as pets. I don’t even think you can buy them anymore. I was like, “Oh my GOD! This bush is FULL of precious birds!!” The Ozzies laughed. 😉
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Oh Cindy, that is priceless. I’ll have to tell my kids. We get the odd black cockatoo around here. We do get a lot of sulfur-created cockatoos, rainbow lorrikeets and ducks. Usually, the ducks congregate in parks around the waterfront but they’ve had a population explosion and so they’re in most of the nearby back streets. The drivers around here are pretty well trained by the ducks and stop to let them cross. However, in previous years, I’ve watched the trail of ducklings sadly dwindle. Every now and then, we’ve seen a trail of almost full grown ducks waddling round in a line and it was nice to see they’d made it. Hope you’re having a great weekend xx Rowena
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I am in awe of Australia’s birds! It was like being in a candy store for me. I definitely want to go back!
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Great shots of the moose (the 3rd one I really like), and what really catches me is the scenery and landscape in which you were in ~ incredible. Beautiful Cindy, and wishing you a great weekend.
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Thanks Randall. Your comment cheers me up. You know what I did last night? I inadvertantly and permanently deleted 50% of my wordpress image gallery, which deleted 50% of the photos in my posts permanently. So I have been trashing posts all day. I guess it’s called downsizing! 😉 I am focusing on Zen-ing myself now, “all is impermanent….”
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Heartbreaking to lose 50% of your images from your gallery ~ however, you have captured the right spirit in downsizing so you can start anew. So many incredible shots made but mostly so many more to be made 🙂 Wish you well!
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Somehow I sensed you would have something helpful to say and you just said exactly the right thing and I feel better. Thank you!
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Great shots of grreat animals. Indeed they are huge. In Sweden often the cause of severe car accidents. I have been close to crashing into them several times – always with my heart pounding and stopping the car to breathe. Majestic males, but the cows too are big.
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I had a near miss with a moose on the road, so I can well relate to your burst of adrenalin. It does focus one’s attention immediately doesn’t it? And afterwards it clarifies what is actually important in life! Stay safe and drive slow!
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Gorgeous Mousses and that scenery is something else!
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I have heard that mooses are afraid of mices! 😉
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Liebe Cindy das sind ja wieder atemberaubende Foto alles so schön an zu sehen ganz toll und wie die Elche dort laufen einfach so schön danke dir für diese tolle Aufnahmen wünsche dir einen guten Start in die neue Woche in Freundschaft Klaus
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Sie sind ein lieber Freund Klaus und ich wunsche Ihnen das Allerbeste!
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What a beautiful land and a homely animal. At least compared to your antelope.
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Yes, moose are ungainly aren’t they! I can’t figure out what half the things on them are. Still they are fascinating and a big thrill to see. This trip I saw two cows with calves.
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That is amazing. I may live and die, never having seen in person half of the wonders. I do envy your ability to travel. I’m living vicariously through your pictures. XOXO
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I never would have anticipated when I was raising my children that I would ever be doing this one day either. Life does give you suprises and choices you can never anticipate, so never say never! If you want it. It may well happen. You have to sacrifice other stuff though, so it’s a question of what you want to do. Lots of people would not enjoy traveling as much as I do. They have other priorities.
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Our fav by far is the mama and calf running off. How precious. Teton doesn’t even seem real, Cindy. It’s so beautiful that it has an animated quality. Lovely, indeed my dear!!
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It is definitely one of my most favorite places in the world. Glacier & the Tetons, are just special. I love mama moosey and baby moosey too! They were definitely mosying off weren’t they. They had enough of me! 😉
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Mind blowing pictures Cindy
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So pleased you think so & thank you!
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Wow these shots of the moose and Autumn landscapes are spectacular!
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Awwwww, mil grazi! ❤
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I love moose. The animals and the dessert.
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So happy you do & cheers to you!
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Mooooooose! 😀
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2 cheers for mooses! 😉
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What amazing detail on the faces of those antelope!! (but the moose was my favorite– so goofily charming). as always, your photos are incredible!!
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Moose are the most curious looking, and moving creatures! So happy you appreciate all the wild creatures & thank you too!
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Agree– moose are lovably odd. My nephew moved to Alaska and his wife has been sending along moose photos too. So fascinating…
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There are LOTS of moose in AK!
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Great photographs, you got really close to that moose mama. My daughter took a picture of me with a moose in background, but not that close. As you say, he was just quietly standing there and munching his grass.
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They are really mysterious creatures aren’t they. Very hard for me to read their body language.
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True, they behave different than deer, they rather walk away than run, and they are loners. More ancient genes, I guess 🙂
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I think that might be it, I will google it, older evolutionarily? Fascinating but somehow unknowable. I love them of course, as I know you do.
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I simply loved your blog 💃
Happy to connect! ❤
Do check out my writings too, will appreciate your reviews 😄
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Will do so most happily!
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There is just so much awesomeness from this post 🙂
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Thank you for your wonderfully kind comments! ❤
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No problem 🙂
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I’ve never been out that way. I’ve sorta been all around it, but not in it! I’ve never seen a single moose! I would love to go up that way for a stay, Big Sky Country, Glacier National Park is on my list, but I suppose Jackson Hole isn’t TOO far from there!
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It is just around the corner, relatively speaking. I hope you do go, soon! ❤
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It’s about three years away, our trip — The Mister has to accrue enough PAID vacation — lol 🙂
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It gives you something to plan for and look forward too!
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Great captures 🙂
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Mil grazi~
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