Cattle Country? by bmac62
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Lots of cattle grazing in Jackson Hole Valley...in the center of Grand Teton National Park. [Yes, they are very small in this photo]
When I looked up the details of who grazes cattle in a National Park, I found that a real battle royal has been going on between conservationists/preservationists and cattlemen for years. At one time there were 31 different cattle groups grazing cattle here. A law was passed in 1950 that will eventually phase out all cattle operations in the park and return the entire preserve to wildlife. Eventually, bison, elk, deer, bear, wolves and other wildlife will once again reign.
P.S. Only wildlife in the adjacent Yellowstone National Park...it dates from 1872 [before cattlemen had a chance to move in].
Comments (19)
MrsRatbag
Stunning landscape; that yellow growth is lovely. And the cows are awfully tiny there in the distance!
Richardphotos
there has been near gun fights in Nevada, which I am sure you heard about. beautiful landscape
Otto1969
Now this is a unbelievable landscape, it's like a painting of a great master. I never seen anyone like this. GREAT WORK !
jayfar
Love this landscape Bill and the story is interesting too.
Hendesse
Fantastic view and landscape. Wonderful colors and light. An excellent shot!
helanker
So open wides and suddently mountains. That is amazing to me :-) Super beautiful capture.
durleybeachbum
Amazing vista!
(Even the mountains look ok....!)
CavalierLady
A contentious debate, but I'm glad some areas like this will be preserved for wildlife only. Stunning Vista, Bill!!
T.Rex
I thought buffalo until I read your comments. Sigh. Humans do push wild life out. Very sad. Nice photo. The wooded area and the mountains look great! Is this a panorama as it's so wide? Keep up the good work! :-)
pat40
Gorgeous pic and scenery
kgb224
Amazing capture Bill. God bless.
jendellas
Wonderful place for the animals to graze. Interesting info. xx
RodS Online Now!
What a spectacular photo of the Tetons, Bill! Wyoming is such a spectacular state. We just managed to scratch the surface of it last week.... Finally got to see Devil's Tower. Now we have one in our living room! It's only about an inch and a half tall, though... LOL
jocko500
big country
auntietk
That's some mighty big rocks there! I like the fence. :)
moochagoo
Wild west again. Where is Burt Lancaster :) :)
goodoleboy
Fabulous color, clarity and depth in this scenic shot, Bill. Love that mountain range. All that's missing is the family from the Bonanza tv series.
wysiwig
Fantastic composition and color saturation in this image. Really fine work.
anahata.c
a gold tinged landscape, where the fore and midground shine in golds and red-browns. The line of trees in "front" of the mountains are a simple "collar," a beautiful ochre-tinged band. (I put "front" in quotes, because I know those trees are far in front of those mountains...distance gets compressed in shots like these.) And then the peaks once more. In seeing these in your gallery, I'm really struck at how 'frontal' the Tetons look. Like someone came along and scooped out a whole bunch of peaks in front of them, so we could have this view. And you captured how the mountains take on the blues of the sky. It's awash in deep golds and blues---pretty much opposites on the color wheel, therefore complementary hues, and therefore they make wonderful contrast. An inner glowing shot, Bill, with more fine work on detail and atmosphere...And I can see the cattle, and they make it look like they have that whoooooole beautiful land to themselves...