A pair of trumpeter swans makes a rare summer appearance on the beaver ponds at Schwabacher�s Landing. Hunted to near extinction in the early 1900s, the isolated lakes and rivers of the Yellowstone Ecosystem provided a safe haven for the few remaining birds. Although still listed as a threatened species in the lower forty-eight states, these majestic birds can be found nesting on the National Elk Refuge and several small lakes and ponds in the valley.
-from page 17

A sign of days gone by, an old cowboy boot rests in a cabin window at the Elk Ranch. In its heyday from around 1908 to 1928, the Elk Ranch was the largest cattle operation in the valley encompassing over 3,600 acres. It was sold in 1928 to the Snake River Land Company, owned by John D. Rockefeller, and was included in the original portion of land that would become Grand Teton National Park in 1929.
-from page 25

Grizzly Bear 399 and her cubs wander through a meadow in Grand Teton National Park. Grizzlies most typically have two cubs and often a single cub at a time, with three cubs being far less common. Bear 399�s fame from having three sets of triplets in a row is rarely seen. Several weeks after this photograph was taken, one of the two darker cubs became separated from its mother, most likely due to an encounter with another bear. This cub was subsequently adopted by its half sister, Bear 610, who was then four years old with two spring cubs of her own. She never seemed to miss a beat adding a third cub to her entourage and raising it for the next two years. Cub adoption among grizzlies is rare but has been previously documented on several occasions.
-from page 76