Where The Wild Winter Things Are
I had always wanted to visit Yellowstone in the winter. The serenity of a landscape covered in blankets of snow has always appealed to this introvert. And the feelings of the West always seem to match the feelings in my heart, wild and untamed.
Visiting Yellowstone in the winter yields cold, snowy, and monochromatic landscapes, leaving you with a profound sense of stillness, of silence, and solitude. Despite the perpetual freezing cold, all I felt was the magic of the frozen landscape, the warmth of the sun, and the fortitude of the wild things that call this place home.
When I set out for a brief 4-day trip to Yellowstone in the middle of winter, I had a very particular type of trip in mind. Unlike many of my photo trips, I was just going with the flow the entire time. I’d stock the car with snacks and sometimes a meal so I could spend as much time in the field as I wanted, and I pulled over for anything that looked interesting. Which was basically everything. I had only a few goals, of which I accomplished all of them.
I wanted to find and photograph wolves. Check. I wanted to shoot snowy and frozen landscapes. Check. I wanted to shoot some astrophotography. Check. And I also wanted to take some video (which is new for me and something I’m trying to learn more of this year). Check.
