Photographing the 2025 Elk Rut

Elk Rut

We just returned from a few days photographing the elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park. The last few times Kevin and I have visited the park, including an adventure to Yellowstone, we were thinking we were probably too early for the full experience. This time we thought delaying the trip until October might result in cooler weather, smaller crowds, and perhaps a more vigorous rut season.

Autumn, My Favorite Time of Year

Gold in Mine Country

a beautiful day of photography in the golden aspen groves of the Colorado Rocky Mountains in autumn by #swkrullimaging

The Three Amigos and a Lot of Fog

Herd of Bucks

Beautiful morning hiking and photography in the fog and with the Three Amigos, my favorite trio of buck mule deer