The American West Roadtrip!
Hi all! It's been a while since I've posted! I recently accomplished a 4100 mile roadtrip around the American west a few weeks ago. Starting a thread to share some of my favorite shots I grabbed on this journey! I lugged along my Leica X1 & Olympus EM1X with the Laowa 7.5mm F2 & Olympus 100-400.
I started the journey in the Badlands, South Dakota
Bison at Sage Creek by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Badlands 1 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Tatanka Trading Post, Scenic, SD by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Scenic 3 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Scenic Abandoned Trading Post by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Trading Post Skulls by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Abandoned Jail Cell by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Scenic Longhorn Saloon by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Sage Creek Bull by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Smoky Badlands Vista by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Millard Ridge by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Millard Ridge 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Old Bull Bison Sage Creek by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Overlook by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Loop Rd by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Badlands Overlook by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Nice job!!
I then explored the Black Hills and Custer State Park, it was such an underrated beautiful place I've never been. Driving the Needles Highway, was a nauseous unforgettable winding experience seeing the tall granite spires everywhere. No wonder the Lakota Sioux hold this place so dear!
Bighorn Custer State Park by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Black Elk Wilderness by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Cathedral Spires by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Sylvan Lake, Custer State Park by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Pactola Lake by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Ollie Pactola by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Abandoned Barn St. Onge, Black Hills by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Pactola Lake 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Pactola 3 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Leaning Tree at Cathedral Spires by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Looks amazing, cute dog as well.
The farthest I went was Glacier National Park, but I live in Minnesota so it's quite the hike. I have a lot more posts I still have to make.
Here's some of my shots from traveling around the Big Horn's and Cody Wyoming. Along with the Billing/Kalispell area.
Devil's Tower by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Devil's Tower by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Devil's Tower Prairie Dog by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Devil's Tower Prairie Dog 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bighorns Bull Moose by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bighorns Bull Moose Meadow by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bighorns Shell Falls Canyon by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Shell Falls by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bighorn Mountains by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Shell Falls by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
US 14, Bighorn Mountains by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bighorns Sunset by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Buffalo Bill Reservoir, Cody, Wyoming by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Buffalo Bill Dam, Cody, Wyoming by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Shoshone National Forest Wapiti, Wyoming by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Shoshone National Forest Wapiti, Wyoming by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
I even got lucky and witnessed the Montana DNR and Hellimax fighting forest fires near Summit Lake, Montanna!
Huey, Summit Lake, Montana by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Huey 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Huey 3 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Huey 4 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Blackhawk by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Working the Fire! by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Some highlights from Yellowstone! Unfortunately my obsession to shoot a grizzly overtook my landscape priorities this part of the trip. And I also had my lens hood come loose and mess up alot of photos on my Laowa 7.5mm! But I did get to check off some Grizz action! The sow and cubs were on the foot of the summit of Mount Washington, wished they had worked closer to the roadside, but cool never the less.
Calcite Springs by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Lamar Valley Chuck Wagon by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Lamar Valley 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Grazing by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Elk at Dusk by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Stopping for a Sip by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Sow and Cub! by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Grizz Cub by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Sow and Her Cubs! by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Cinnamon Black Bear in the Sage! by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Pronghorn by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bison Cow and Calf by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Lamar Valley Bison by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Time to wrap up my last photos! Sharing my shots from Glacier and Wind Cave National Park. The Leica X1, absolutely nailed that blue turquoise glacial water!
McDonald Creek by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Shore of Lake McDonald by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Boats at Lake McDonald by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Two Medicine General Store by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Two Medicine Lake by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
McDonald Creek by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
McDonald Creek 2 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Logan Pass Wildflowers by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Logan Pass Bear Grass and Wildflowers by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Going to the Sun by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Going to the Sun 3 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Glacier Bumblebee by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bergamot by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bumble 3 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bumble 4 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bumble 5 by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Wind Cave Bison by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Big Bull in the Rut! by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bison Stomp by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Bison Calf by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
Lone Bull by Bruce Foster, on Flickr
very nice set of images, nice details and close ups of the wildlife. i'm about to hit up some of those places in september. how was the smoke? i see some in the glacier and badlands shots. i haven't been to wind canyon yet, how would you say it compares to the custer park wildlife loop for getting animal photos?
Quote from nokk on August 14, 2023, 12:29 pmvery nice set of images, nice details and close ups of the wildlife. i'm about to hit up some of those places in september. how was the smoke? i see some in the glacier and badlands shots. i haven't been to wind canyon yet, how would you say it compares to the custer park wildlife loop for getting animal photos?
The Wind Cave Bison herd is more original genetic bison and 100% non cattle blood line. So they're bigger! Wind Cave is just as good as Custer, there's Big Horn, Pronghorn, and Elk that frequently change borders between Custer and Wind Cave. I'd take the whole day and do both if you can! Unfortunately I had my Beagle with me, so we weren't able to actually explore the cave with the summer heat.
Only 2 days, was there ever intense wildfire smoke during my trip.
thanks for the info. i usually hit up badlands np and custer sp each year. not too interested in going into the cave, but the wildlife always sounded good.
