Zebras are several species of African equids united by their distinctive black and white stripes. Their stripes come in different patterns, unique to each individual. They are generally social animals that live in small harems to large herds. Unlike their closest relatives, horses, zebras have never been truly domesticated.
The African elephant is the largest living terrestrial animal. Their tusks are firm teeth; the second set of incisors becomes the tusks. They are used for digging for roots and stripping the bark off trees for food, for fighting each other during mating season, and for defending themselves against predators. They are curved forward and continue to grow throughout the elephant’s lifetime.
The African buffalo or Cape Buffalo, is a large African bovine. It is known as one of the “big five” in Africa, the African buffalo is widely regarded as a very dangerous animal, as it gores and kills over 200 people every year. Buffaloes are sometimes reported to kill more people in Africa than any other animal, although the same claim is also made of hippos and crocodiles.
The Blue Angels is the United States Navy’s flight demonstration squadron formed in 1946, and is currently the oldest formal flying aerobatic team. The squadron’s six demonstration pilots currently fly the F/A-18 Hornet in more than 70 shows at 34 locations throughout the United States each year.
Many professional cowboys cross into Teton Valley to join in on the festivities of the 4th of July Rodeo held in Driggs, Idaho. Rodeo contests are divided into two categories: Those that are scored by a judge; the rough stock events of bareback bronco riding, saddle bronco riding, and bull riding and those which are timed for speed; barrel racing, steer wrestling, and the roping contests. This Teton Valley Rodeo featured both types of events.
Matanuska Glacier is a valley glacier in the US state of Alaska. The glacier measures 27 miles long by 4 miles wide. Its terminus is the source of the Matanuska River. It lies near the Glenn Highway about 100 miles northeast of Anchorage.
The Holy Transfiguration of Our Lord Chapel is a Russian Orthodox church located near Ninilchik, Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska.
The Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park is the largest hot spring in the United States, and the third largest in the world, next to those in New Zealand. Grand Prismatic Spring was noted by geologists, and named by them for its striking coloration. Its colors include blue, green, yellow, orange, red and brown, and recall the rainbow dispersion of white light by an optical prism.
Mormon Row is a line of homestead complexes along the Jackson-Moran Road near the southeast corner of Grand Teton National Park, in the valley called Jackson Hole. The area is also known as Antelope Flats, situated between the towns of Moose and Kelly. It is a popular destination for tourists and photographers on account of the historic buildings, the herds of bison, and the spectacular Teton Range rising in the background.
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Dare to live your dream.My name is Chuck Reller and I am an adventure photographer. However, I wasn’t always an adventurer nor a photographer. I was born and raised in St. Louis, Missouri. I attended the University of Missouri and while there I focused on my degree and swimming career. Our Christmas break training took me to the sunny state of Florida. I quickly learned that the warm, sandy beaches of Florida in December were highly preferable to the snow drifts of Missouri. In 1974,
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