On a recent camping trip to Wyoming, I was amazed to see wildflowers like I’ve never seen before. The wet spring and early summer made for some severe flower power in the Bighorns. As I drove up the mountain from Dayton and crested the last hill, clumps of blue and purple dotting the roadside caught my eye. My desire to get to camp and set up my tent was overrode by my desire to capture the beautiful lupine lining the road. Little did I know, there was going to be plenty more to see! The wet spring and early summer was conducive to flower power throughout the Bighorn Mountains.

Eden, South Dakota was the perfect backdrop for photography this winter. It’s a good thing I only visited for a week or I might have taken thousands of photos instead of hundreds. The sunrises, the sunsets, the deer, the hay bales, the dangling icicles, the abstract snow textures, and the grain bins around town provide the backdrop for this section of my blog.

When we came up with the plan to visit Saratoga, WY the primary goal was to get out of town, take a break, do some snowshoeing, and soak in the hot springs.  Wildlife viewing was on the table but not in any sort of expected, planned way.  I half (okay, all the way) wanted to see some moose on our drive through the Poudre Canyon and Walden (moose viewing capital of the world) on the way to Saratoga but didn’t expect to fulfill those desires.  Sadly, we didn’t see a thing except snowy, windswept landscapes that were glowing in the on and off again sun.  Unfortunately, I would have been looking straight into the wind and blinding snow with my camera, so I only have memories of this weather.