Fall Photography in the National Parks - Day 11

September 22th, 2025

I found a great campground last night.
In this National Forest, even though they are officially closed for the season, some campgrounds remain open for dispersed camping.
It offers a broader range of options to people who go out during the off-season. I wish all the campgrounds did that, but I suppose people could make a mess, and it would be a big problem with all the animals that wander around.

The day started very cloudy. The weather forecast was predicting rain all day, and I knew that would have been pretty much a lost shooting day.
Of course, I still went out to see what I could find since it wasn’t raining yet.

There was some nice, warm light hitting some interesting rocks, so I took a few pictures there. Then, I headed towards the marshes.

Some warm light gets through the clouds lighting the hills

After some walking and tracking, I found a cow moose walking in the deep willows.
It took me a while to get close enough walking through those, but in the end, I managed to find a decently clear shot and got some excellent footage.
She seemed pretty okay with me watching her eat, and even if the light wasn’t great, it was still a decent shot and another great memory.

The RV parked on the road while I am going in the meadows

Well, that sums up the day pretty much, since shortly after that, it started raining quite a bit. It quickly turned to snow, which I was excited about.
I decided to drive to see if I could capture any good compositions with the snow, but the light was terrible, and I didn't like much of what I saw.

The snow coming down while I am working in the RV

I decided to stop at the campground and stay in the RV to get some work done.