Windblown at Sunset blossoms instead relying on their thick

instead relying on their thick coat of fur to protect them from some of the harshest elements in North America

creating scenes more typical of Utah or Arizona

a weasel that turns from brown to white in the winter

the moon rises beyond eastern color during a December evening

Windblown at Sunset blossoms instead relying on their thickStanding in Yellowstone National Park's Blacktail Plateau, I watched a winter day end with one of the most colorful sunsets I've ever seen. It had been a day of low clouds that only began to break during the final moments of sunlight, setting the sky on fire with shades of purple, red, and salmon. I pointed my 500mm Nikon telephoto west toward Bannack and Antler Peak, and recorded a moment of wind driven snow peeling from their summits in the moments