In celebration of National Wildlife Week, we chose eight of our favorite wildlife photos from our 2024 Visions of the West photo contest.
Capturing the beauty of the West takes an eye for unusual perspectives and untold stories. On this National Wildlife Week, we took a look back at our 2024 Visions of the West photo contest and picked eight of our favorite wildlife photos and paired them with some of our favorite quotes that encapsulate the unique wonder and magic of Western wildlife.
Hello in There, Jill Jenkins
“Whosoever is delighted in solitude is either a wild beast or a god.” — Aristotle
Sunset Rut, Jeff Brenner
“This is no time for ease and comfort. It is time to dare and endure.” — Winston Churchill
The Wilds, Nancy Florence
“No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses.” — Herman Melville
Moose in Grand Tetons, Tom Hausler
“He who postpones the hour of living is like the rustic who waits for the river to run out before he crosses.” — Horace
A Proud Pair, Mark Koster
“Let your spirit soar in the wild fortuitously.” — Robbie George
Yellowstone Bison in Winter, Julie Barrick
“No matter how much falls on us, we keep plowing ahead. That’s the only way to keep the roads clear.” — Greg Kincaid
Lone Pine Sunrise and Mt. Whitney, Thomas Kelsey
“There is no other door to knowledge than the door nature opens; there is no truth except the truths we discover in nature.” —Luther Burbank
Silhouette Buffalo, Jackie Harris
“What is life? It is the flash of a firefly in the night. It is the breath of a buffalo in the winter time. It is the little shadow which runs across the grass and loses itself in the Sunset.” — Crowfoot proverb
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