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.
Cheers to you from the loose moose of Jackson Hole~
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Breathtaking views of the Teton National Park. Love the beautiful fall colors.
I didn’t know moose can be this quiet. 🙂 Thank you for taking us there, Cindy!
Oh yes. They can be very quiet and unobtrusive, so you well may not ever know they are there! Thank you more for coming along Amy~ <3
🙂
I love your pictures, thanks. 🙂
I love your comments! Thank you more~ <3
I love hiking in and around the Tetons. I have pictures of moose, but none from this close! Is this Two Oceans Lake? I have several pictures of moose from that hike.
I love Two Oceans, but haven’t been there in awhile. We came upon these beauties on the Phelps Lake Overlook Trail. They were right off the dirt Moose Wilson Road.
which one is Eliot?
I think this Eliot’s daugher and grandaughter. At least that’s what they told me. But you know Moose, they’re not always that reliable in terms of explanations.
ha ha ha
What a sight..! great shots 🙂
Thanks my friend and cheers to you!
😊😊
Gorgeous pictures. They are very impressive animals, I came once nose to nose with a moose in the woods…almost fainted 🙂
Who fainted first? You? Or the moose???? 😉
I think the moose was laughing 🙂
Beautiful pictures….mama moose, hiding and munching all the way 😀
She definitely wanted to finish her meal before she trotted off!
hmm they are handsome, not sweet and cuddly, ever been close enough to smell one that is wet?
That is funny that you mention it, but I don’t ever recall smelling wild animals, although people do mention this. I can smell their waste, but never the animals. People talk about how bear smell, or elephants. It’s possible I only see them when the wind is blowing my scent and theirs away, which is why I happen on them in the first place. I don’t know….
Such strange and yet wondrous creatures that can to roam in such pristine arenas. Beautiful…
Moose, like grizzlies, are synomous to me of true wilderness. I love them of course and so glad you do too!
I wish I was that good looking
Cracking up…..Eye of the beholder! <3
Marvelous moose. And a gorgeous backdrop. Beautifully shot, Cindy. Hugs.
Awww, hugs back to you Teagan and cheers too!
Love those moose. They are so unique and interesting. Great shots, again. Cheers to you, back. 🙂
They are the funniest creatures. The best shot I ever took of one was in Wonder Lake in Denali. It was a big male and of course, I have lost the photo!
Those moose can be a real hazard on the road. Many a driver has been taken out by them.
Leslie
Yes, I was driving by Moose Lake in Idaho about fifteen years ago with my kids and had to slam on the brakes to narrowly avoid hitting one. I rolled my car a few years later, again with my kids, near Flathead Lake in Montana to avoid slamming into elk a couple of years later. My car was totaled and we were lucky we weren’t killed. Despite all this I still love Moose and Elk. It wasn’t their fault. I hear in Alaska they have a lottery, where income eligible people, sign up for moose that have been killed on the roads to feed their families.
Hi Cindy, I’m glad you survived all those near ecounters with disaster. We have had a few close calls ourselves in Northern Ontario, Canada. They can become mesmerized by the car headlights.
Leslie
What a gorgeous park! It’s perfect for such a pretty moose and her calf. Momma must eat a lot of grasses in a day.
Yes, particularly now, as winter is coming and she needs to build up fat reserves. Same with me as a matter of fact, which is why I am eating cookies as I type this…..
“hahaha”
We just had our Canadian Thanksgiving yesterday. I must have eaten a pound of butter, a cup of salt & a box of sugar with my wine.
LOL… building up reserves!
That sounds like a perfect and well balanced meal to me.
Amazing panoramas, thanks for posting them, for all to see.
Thank you more for appreciating them!
They are majestic creatures! Spectacular photos that bring out the colours of nature!
Thank you Rebecca. They are so interesting and unusual looking, and pretty shy too, so seeing a lot of them is a thrill.
They remind me of my grand adventures in Northern Canada. I’m so glad that you share your photos. Hugs!!
Oh, Cindy, you bring us such amazing beauty (and often with a funny story! I’m still chuckling picturing you trying to dodge a moose while you’re skiing)! Thanks for sharing these moose and the gorgeous fall colors of the Tetons!
You know it happened so fast and I’ll never forgot. It’s steep slopes in Teton Village. My brain registers, “big boulder, shouldn’t be there,” next it goes “boulders don’t move,” next “YOU BETTER MOVE FAST!”
It wasn’t till well after I past it that my brain was going, “You almost ran into a Moose!”
Laughing…..
Well, I’m – for both you and the moose – that you did not collide! 😀
Gorgeous!
I know we both give thanks daily Alison to Mother Nature, and we apologize daily for all the harm we have done to her creations.
Great captures Cindy! When I saw the title I was half expecting a Scottish “There’s a moose loose around the hoose” 😉
Oh that’s funny! So, moose used (sorry about the rhyme) to be in Scotland around a 1000 years ago, and now they have been reintroduced. Is that correct?
It’s how Scots say mouse and house! 😉
Even funnier…..
More stunning photos, Cindy — thank you! You know, I’ve never seen a real moose. They’re kinda cute, aren’t they? Especially the babies, ha!
They are cute, because they are so awkward looking. Half the things on them I can’t figure out the purpose of…….Laughing!
Have you received any awards for your superb nature coverage?
Oh I am touched. Thank you. I just picked up photography as a hobby when I retired, so no awards. But the thought from you is honor enough for me.
Finally a moose picture… They are cranky animals… Poor eye sight..
Did you see the you tube video of the moose that got his antlers stuck in the swing set?
This ranger goes up to this panicked huge animal and carefully cuts him out. I was blown away by the ranger’s courage. The moose relaxed into him and seemed to know he was being helped. I know they can be cranky, but they also seem to appreciate being given space in the wild, and helped by a human for a change.
So glad I was able to get you your moose photos! I know you were waiting for them. Be well~
I really was! How about those multi-colored pools of boiling water? Ok I’m greedy:)
No, you are just prescient. I’ve got ’em for you. Some pretty out of the way ones too!
Wow, so much natural beauty, are you constantly swooning? 😉 Great moose shots, too. 🙂
I have never been here in fall before and I am blown away by the beauty~
Incredible photographs. What a wonderful time you must have had.
Thank you, and we saw wild animals everyday which is pretty much all I need to be happy!
Works for me!
Sehr schöne Aufnahmen Cindy, danke fürs zeigen…
They look so patient and serene in your photos, Cindy. Of course, you wouldn’t want to come upon Bullwinkle on a dark country road some night, as quite a few people have experienced, here in Maine!
That is soooo scary! I already almost ran into Bullwinkle’s cousin off of Bear Lake in Idaho about 15 years ago. It was a close call, and I did roll my car in Montana near Flathead Lake around five years or so after that with the kids in the car. It was elk this time. Still love ’em all! It’s not their fault we build roads through their habitat. If we drove like we drove in Africa, we would rarely hit them. But we’re Americans, we’re always in a hurry in our cars. I know I am. We did drive much more slowly this trip. I am learning as I get old! 😉
Moose are large creatures, much larger than I’d first thought before seeing them up close on a road as I drove through the Tetons. Magnificent creatures. Great pics, Cindy.
Glad you have seen them up close and yes, they are VERY big up close!!!
Ahhh I love moose! brings back fond memories of my native Alaska Moose in our yard! Hugz Lisa and Bear
Oh I bet it does! There are so many moose in Alaska. I remember seeing them near Nordstroms in Anchorage!
Cindy, I love how you capture the beauty of every living thing you photograph! Those moose look like they’re doing very well (judging from their beautiful, shiny coats!). As a weird aside, I’ve always thought about how strange it is that the plural for “goose” is “geese” but there that the plural for “moose” isn’t “meese.” Yeah, silly me huh! 😀 ~Lynn
Yes, I have thought of this too. There are so many senseless idiosynchrincracies in the English language!
Another gorgeous bunch of pictures! Beautiful animals and we get a close up look! The calf adorable! Lovely!
The calf was more timid by far than placid mama!
So cute
Mighty big critters those meese?moose?mooses? And the scenery is simply unbelievably beautiful.
Thank you Dor and looking forward to your Germany photos!
Absolutely stunning photos, Cindy. I really liked all the moose shots, they are harder to capture than you let on, and your captures are really great. I love seeing the really wet dew laps. Beautiful Teton photos too. Enjoy that lovely place! 😀
Moose are hard to photograph, because they are slightly monochromatic and the light has to be just right. Thanks for knowing this!
Up in New Hampshire we visited “Moose Alley.” In the early evening people parked their cars on the side of the road and before long moose were everywhere. They’re HUGE!! And a little intimidating as they run past your car. beautiful pics!
Oh I would so love to do that!
Seems like you’ve done a lot more!
I would still love to do it! <3
I ate chocolate mousse while enjoying your wonderful moose photos and gorgeous landscapes.
hehehee! Sounds like a perfect comboination, either that or Ben & Jerry’s moose tracks!
They must be very gentle animal. That is good. I like that. I hope if you actually run into one, will it get mad?
Beautiful pictures of the place indeed!
Yes, it is possible that if I ran into it, it would get mad, so I am very glad I was able to dodge it, but I was going fast and couldn’t stop in time!
I haven’t seen one of these critters since I lived back east. Thank you! beautiful photos!
Thank you more for the beautiful appreciation!
Fantastic photos of the moose and her calf. And it’s good to know they are loose, free to roam in this beautiful place!
Free to roam is always the best way to see wild animals.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing it.
Thank you more for appreciating the moose!
The closest to us are in Maine. My wife wants to see mooses! 🙂
Wow, when you say beauty is everywhere, you’re so right and you have captured it beautifully! 😀
Awwwww, thank you Linda!
Great shots, Cindy. Lovely colors and getting moose photos is always a thrill. Cheers
Yes it certainly is!
My favorite national park! We saw a lot of moose when we flew around Denali – they were like these, eating grasses in wet lands but when they lifted their heads, they had cascades of greenery hanging like drapes from their antlers!
I have a pic of this mama with her entire head under the water getting grass, only her ears poked out! Hilarious looking~
Such astounding colors Cindy. Good for you to see this Mama moose. Wonderful images.
So happy you enjoyed & cheers!
How beautiful. You’ll have to use this word when you’re in the wild…we have trained our dogs with it: “Friend!” It will earn you safe passage. 🙂
Sounds perfect!
I’m ‘amoosed!’ (ღ˘⌣˘ღ)
hehehehe!
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You are so kind! Thank you~
Es bonito este otoño canadiense que estás disfrutando: los paisajes son preciosos y, los animales que pones también. Los alces me resultan interesantes porque no se dan por aquí. Se les ve pacíficos mientras pastan por los prados. 🙂
Si alces son animales muy interesantes y estoy tan contenta de que ellos hayan disfrutado! Tener un dia maravilloso de mi amiga! <3
What perfect fall photos – the golden reflections are amazing! How lucky to see this mama and baby moose – how can anyone hunt them😕
Don’t understand how anyone can hunt for fun!
When I saw the first photo, I thought “Bullwinkle!!!!!!” They are amazing looking creatures.
Laughing! Yes they are and I should have named the post Bullwinkle!
Those landscape shots are stunning and how funny do moose faces look! Loved the pics. 🙂
They are funny looking with all these odd bits on them! 😉
Such an amazing animal Cindy – thanks for the photos.
Thank you more for the appreciation!