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A spunky young 2nd year grizzly cub wades out into the water and grabs the tail of its mother's salmon catch in a determined tug of war, Chilko Lake, BC.
Low Gap is full of amazing cascades & slides all the way up to the falls. I took a few moments to rest on a couple of boulders and enjoy the view. So good to see limited deadfall in this area as well. Perfect! :) -H3
Brief, quickly-passing, summer showers in the mountains of Utah overlooking Utah Lake.
Elevation 7,318 ft. GPS Coordinates: 40.24669, -111.92776
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Found this handsome fella pounding a deadfall log on the ground. I crouched down on the snow-covered ground to get this shot, making for some out-of-focus foreground blur which I kinda liked.
Negotiating the piles of deadfall along the Chilko river bank is challenging for the young grizzly cubs, but these little ones prove up to the task as one leaps out of the water to join his/her sibling on top of the pile of dead logs. Chilko River, BC.
20/10/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
An adult female grizzly bear navigates skillfully through the deadfall along the shoreline, Chilko Lake, BC.
05/10/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
..amidst paradings of infernal laughter. At the Resurrection the Elephant got himself together with correction, deadfall feet and toothproof body and bulldozing bones and completely altered brains behind aged eyes, that were wicked and wise. So through the orange blaze and blue shadow of the afterlife, effortless and immense, the Elephant goes his own way, a walking sixth sense….
Extract from ‘Crow’s Elephant Totem Song’ by Ted Hughes
The spunky little grizzly cub manages to hangs onto the salmon tail, despite the unfair tactics of the mom who brings her paw into action in the tug of war over the salmon carcass, Chilko Lake, BC.
An older cub showing some skill at fishing, demonstrating that, after 3 years with its mother, it is ready to start to live an independent life. Chilko Lake, British Columbia.
08/05/2022 www.allenfotowild.com
Braeburn to Carmacks Expedition via Waterways
Section Four: Klusha Creek & Nordenskiold River. Twin Lakes to Flower Mountain Take-out.
I couldn't find any information of previous attempts to paddle this river system and I doubt many have, as the water level is quite low. This means dragging the boat behind for long stretches, climbing over numerous log jams and beaver dams, and diving under overhanging brush and sweepers. There were some really bad obstructions between Twin Lakes and the confluence of Kirkland Creek. The Nordenskiold enters almost unnoticable from the left bringing brown silty water to the clear Klusha. After Kirkland Creek the river [Nordenskiold] turns to a nice woodland river with almost non obstructions and the water quality improves.
Hey old man, why is Old Man Winter messing with me?
One day there's snow, the next there isn't. What's
with you old guys and your sense of humour?
"Why, are you stumped? Wood you really like to
know? Stick around and I'll tell you. Just leaf it
to me. At the root of it all, I suppose-"
Forget I mentioned it.
(The Mer Bleue area can support large trees mostly
on the high ground ridgelines and old islands that
once were part of the Ottawa River system that ran
through this area some 8,000 years ago. This photo
highlights the boggy ground and density of the deadfall
in some parts, which makes it difficult to penetrate
in high summer, thus winter exploration with frozen
ground is the way to go if you're serious about going
off-trail.
Check out the Wiki info to understand the unique nature
of this fantastic area. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mer_Bleue_Bog )
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Mer Bleue Bog Conservation Area, Ottawa, Ontario
443. Clancy, 8yrs, 5wks
Clancy's YEARBOOK 9: www.flickr.com/photos/130722340@N04/albums/72157716916927662
walking, slow.
hoping that I might
find Rilke
walking the same path
noticing the tangle.
Roots and rocks
intertwined as if
the human heart extends
to the earth
and love is a reached
(for and toward)
thing that pounds
in the rhythm
of coursing water
across boulder,
deadfalls,
dead ancestors
and dreams.
Mother grizzly and her yearling cub on a deadfall in the woods. This was a favourite log for this pair that they used as a convenient route from their uphill den in the forest to the water to eat the protein-rich spring sedge grass in the estuary. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia.
21/07/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
I thought the branches of this deadfall created an interesting formation.
During the blue hour we were all moving around the sculpture garden location in hopes of finding some interesting compositions. Just as the sun was beginning to catch the top of the far mountain peak in the center, I came upon this deadfall with a collection of nice shapes.
It seems like this area suffered a burn, as far as I can tell, in 2009, and so this represents only 15 years of regeneration. While a lot of deadfall was created, it did clear out some of the thick brush, allowing for trail development mainly on the bedrock. A fantastic place to explore on foot or bike. We did a delightful walk here today with our friend John.
Deadfall along the river. I was looking for something out of my ordinary and saw this. I hope you like it.
A shaft of morning light 'embiggens' a partially submerged fallen tree branch...and its reflection.
Venable Lake in Stone Mountain Park
DeKalb County, Georgia, USA.
10 October 2025.
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A grizzly bear carries its salmon catch into the woods to dine in private, as it tears its fish apart. The bits of salmon left from its meal will support the forest ecosystem by feeding other creatures in the wood and adding nutrients to the soil. Chilko River, BC.
11/11/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
Young grizzly siblings (Ursus arctos) pause briefly on their walk past a tall rocky cliff to check me out. The easy route past the cliff was through the water along the shoreline. Their mother was nearby keeping an eye on them. Khutzeymateen Grizzly Bear Sanctuary, British Columbia.
20/06/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
This is from my neighbor's tree.. It's on the property line and when KaCey was alive he would get the deadfall and carry it all over the yard.. I think Alan must have cut it back since then because nothing actually hangs over the fence anymore..
An older grizzly cub, walks along the top of a log by the shoreline of Chilko Lake, BC, with fall leaves and grasses in the background. Grizzly cubs stay with their moms for 3 years. This cub was probably born in the spring a couple of years ago, so it is 2 and a half years old.
10/09/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
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Burned trees from a past wildfire form a line along the edge of a cliff overlooking Utah Lake in the distance far below.
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An older grizzly cub poses for a portrait when it stands on its hind legs, using it's mother's back for support. Chilko River, BC.
05/01/2022 www.allenfotowild.com
Fellow nature worshippers enjoying the amazing sight of Grand Prismatic Spring from the treacherous hill behind it. Even with the crumbly surface, lots of deadfalls and steep incline it is worth it to clamber up here for this unforgettable view.
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, after Frying Pan Lake in New Zealand and Boiling Lake in Dominica.
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This is an image of Little Redfish Lake in Idaho from the outlet. I have been here many times, but on this side of the creek only a few, and this was the first in winter. This was quite the endeavor to get to, there was a lot of deadfall I had to climb over with snowshoes on. As you can see I was rewarded when I got there. I followed those animal tracks back and found an easier rout for future treks.
A black and white conversion of a dark-coloured grizzly bear in the river by some deadfall. Migrating salmon seem to hang out near fallen trees and river deadfall, maybe because its darker and cooler there. I've often seen bears hunting salmon near downed trees. Chilko River, BC.
30/03/2023 www.allenfotowild.com
Nantahala Forest, Franklin, NC. ... I've had this waterfall in my radar for about 2 years and finally was able to get there today.... although I'm sure the trail conditions would have been much better a year and a half ago before the big storm last year. Of all the trails I've hiked in the Nantahala, I've never seen so much blowdown and deadfall as I did today both on the trail and in the creek and across sections of the Upper waterfall (unfortunately I did not make any photos there as a result). The Forest Guardians did a great job of keeping the trees out of this waterfall, although they were lying all around it. It has a simple charm about it that I found so appealing. I made this photo us using an Olympus Micro 4/3 system camera. I was pleased with both the camera and the lens.
With their tremendous physical power and vitality, moose can travel over almost any terrain. Long legs carry them easily over deadfall trees or through snow that would stop a deer or wolf. Their cloven hooves and dewclaws spread widely to provide support when they wade through soft muskeg or snow. When frightened they may crash noisily through the underbrush, but in spite of their great size even full-grown, antlered bulls can move almost as silently as a cat through dense forest.
Last pair of archived shots from the days of Kodachrome, which coincided with my backpacking days in the wildest places I could get into. This is one of Kluane National Park's great valley glaciers, more than a mile wide at its terminus, winding away into the Icefield Ranges where it is born amid Canada's highest peaks.
This was a solo trip, and had its share of challenges. After tiring of forcing my way through tiny aspens on nonexistent game trails, I tried the river flats and quickly bogged down in glacial silt. Almost lost my boots in the muck. It took me five minutes just to turn around. When I climbed back up the bank, there were fresh grizzly tracks; no doubt the bear stopped and had a good laugh. Crossing one alluvial fan after another with my loaded pack, over mud, water, gravel, boulders, deadfall (tree trunks and branches) and other debris washed down the slopes, at one point I just sat there, weeping. Seriously. I really had to make an effort to pull myself together.
My reward was solitude in a majestic setting, with glimpses into the heart of this northern wilderness. I had to climb a hill from my camp for this shot. There is some haze that even a polarizing filter couldn't remove. It isn't the best shot I made that week, but it does suggest the scale of the landscape, and so it slides into the series as my representative shot for 1989. One more to go!
Photographed from a hill overlooking the Kaskawulsh Glacier, Kluane National Park, Yukon; scanned from the original Kodachrome 64 slide. Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©1989 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
Sensing danger, a mother grizzly moves quickly through the water along the shoreline towards her yearling cubs, Chilko River, Cariboo Chilcotin, BC.
11/10/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
One of the upper lakes along the deadfall lakes trail in the Shasta/Trinity alps region of California
Bee Cove Falls - Med to Low Flow, Top Cascade, Sumter National Forest, Mountain Rest, SC....After making it down the steep descent, the trail opened up to an entry point on a rock shelf in front of the falls. From where I was standing to make this photograph, about two feet to my left, the second cascade dropped about 30 feet in a free fall over the brink. It was thickly flanked by wild rhododendron on the sides (now I've come to think...I don't know what's worse...wild rhododendron or kudzu! In terms of a landscape nuisance, I regard them both to be about the same...well at least the rhododendrons bloom and provide some helpful and trusty hand-holds on steep slopes, although they can easily over-grow a waterfall!) The ridgelines on both sides of the creek gorge were incredibly steep. I thought I could barely make out a trail leading below to the base of the second drop, but due to the rampant Summer growth and deadfall it was barely discernable. The Bee Creek terrain at the head of FS 702 begins at an elevation of 2800 feet and continually drops reaching 1800 feet at the confluence of Wilson Creek. I decided to save the bushwhack to the trails to the lower cascades, "choosing my poison", so the speak; for another time in early Spring after Winter. Out on the ledge in front of the falls, there were boulders to sit on and the cool air blowing off the waterfall aided towards a great reset. By the time I made it to the falls, the sun decided to come out from behind the clouds. I shot this capture using a 4 Stop ND Filter. I'll share one last photo after this one tomorrow.
This was an attempt at an F 2.8 4 image focus merge. I loved this shot but didn't like the busy background. Wished it was foggy to create some separation from the subject. Here is my 1 out of 10 shot. Kris. Vlog Below..
A male Sitka deer (Odocoileus hemionus sitkensis) in velvet, stoops down to eat a tiny plant poking up from the mosses on the shoreline. Burnaby Narrows, Haida Gwaii, BC. The introduced deer have no natural predators on the islands and have destroyed much of the forest undergrowth leading to substantial drops in the other species that depend on the plants for food and shelter. The deer don't eat moss since it contains aromatic oils that they don't like.
03/09/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
Mossy clearing with foxgloves (Digitalis purpurea), Gwaii Hanas, Haida Gwaii, BC. This huge stand of foxglove in the old growth rainforest resulted when deer were introduced into the Queen Charlotte Islands. With no natural predators the deer proliferated in the rich environment and ate everything in sight, destroying the undergrowth through large areas of the islands. The foxglove survived and proliferated because the plant is toxic to deer.
27/10/2019 www.allenfotowild.com
A drooling grizzly bear in the forest bolts down a piece of salmon, Chilko River, BC. The bear's expression suggests he's alert to any signs of danger in the area.
12/11/2021 www.allenfotowild.com
Two older cubs suddenly started facing off in shoulder deep water with lots of splashing. It was a good example of play fighting where they get to practice adult skills in a non-threatening environment. Chilko River, British Columbia.
07/05/2022 www.allenfotowild.com