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Late May is Yellowstone at its most contradictory: the north entrance road has just fully opened, mornings still hover around freezing, and the summer crowds have not yet arrived. For photography this is the window — mist, lingering snow, newborn bison calves, and overlooks you can have almost to yourself.
Five days, four nights, a cabin in West Yellowstone, out the door at five every morning. The nine photos below are the moments I most wanted to keep, with locations and settings in the captions.
Gear: Sony A7R V + 16-35mm f/2.8 GM + 100-400mm GM, tripod throughout. The day-night temperature swing in late May drains batteries noticeably faster — bring spares.
