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Welcome to my passion, the outdoors of the Intermountain West. It is my intent to bring the fresh air, the solitude and the beauty of this amazing area to you through use of quality photographs for your use and enjoyment. The amazing outdoor diversity of the Intermountain West presents an unending choice of unique gallery themes and photographs of opportunity. One gallery will be dedicated to my sketches dedicated to the art of fly fishing and fly tying.

If there are particular outdoor subject you would like photographed, we will do it for a reasonable fee. Please contact through the e-mail address below

The site is a work in progress. New galleries will be added as the season’s change reflecting the vibrancy of four seasons along with the seasonal and resident wildlife.

Use the scroll bar on the right to scroll down and tour the "galleries" available for viewing or printing. Once in a gallery, you may select pictures to view from the "thumbnail" displays. You may view pictures as "small", with the other thumbnails, as "medium" or as "large," which will fill your screen; some galleries permit "original," giving full image size to check fine detail. Original and large views in some galleries are restricted to preclude downloading of the larger image. If you order prints of that image, the full-size, original image is used for printing.

All images on this site are copyright 2009 by Bruce J. Barker, sole proprietor. Photos may be downloaded for personal use and printing. At this time all files may be downloaded for a fee. No download cost galleries will eventually be added.

Please be sure and visit the prints & gifts section. Smugmug.com has contracted with high quality, reasonably priced printing services. Photo quality papers and long-life inks give the prints long life with minimal fading.

Contact information:

Bruce J. Barker, Outdoor and Wildlife Photography

e-mail: barkfly1@hotmail.com

Galleries

Bird Collection : The gallery right now is part of my collection of birds and doesn’t have an organizational theme. As work continues on the gallery and with increasing number of images in my portfolio it is my intent to organize the gallery into sub galleries. The first sub gallery will be raptors.

Bird Collection

The gallery right now is part of my collection of birds and doesn’t ...

Updated: Nov 26, 2009 7:15pm PST

Mule Dear : Mule Deer habitat is in the western half of North America. It gets its name from its large mule-like ears. Adult males are called bucks, adult females are called does, and young of both sexes are called fawns. Unlike its cousin, White-tailed, mule deer are generally more associated with the land west of the Missouri River. The most noticeable differences between whitetails and mule deer are the color of their tails and configuration of their antlers. The mule deer's tail is black tipped. Mule deer antlers are bifurcated, or "fork" as they grow rather than branching from a single main beam (as with white-tails). Each year a buck's antlers start to grow in spring and are shed after mating season from mid-January to mid-April. Mule deer bucks have somewhat more prominent ears than females. Instead of running, mule deer move with a bounding leap, stot, with all four feet coming down together.[ The mule deer is the largest of the Odocoileus genus, standing, on the average, 40 to 42 inches at the shoulders and stretching 80 inches or so nose to tail. An adult buck will weigh from 150 to 300 pounds on the hoof, with does averaging 125 to 175 pounds. The occasional trophy-sized mule deer buck may weigh in around 500 pounds. The Mule Deer does not show marked size variation across its range as does the White-tailed Deer. The species is common in the Inter Mountain West where it can be found in many types of habitat, ranging from open deserts to high mountain and urban areas.

Mule Dear

Mule Deer habitat is in the western half of North America. It gets its ...

Updated: Nov 24, 2009 8:39am PST

Wasatch Mountains, Utah Color Of Fall : If anyone had a home mountain range for me it would be the Wasatch Mountains. I have been hiking fishing and skiing the Wasatch since a very early age. Each year my love for the Wasatch grows and with this gallery I will share the colors of a Wasatch Fall. The Wasatch Mountains extend about a 160 miles from the Utah Idaho border south to central Utah and are considered the western boundary of the Rocky Mountains. The highest peak is Mount Nebo at 11,928 feet with the mountains rising from the Great Salt Lake Valley floor, 4,330 feet, to well over 11,750 feet producing steep inclines and many small canyons extending to the valley floor. Each is well worth prospecting by day hikes along an extensive network of improved trails. The Wasatch Mountains have it all both summer and winter.

Wasatch Mountains, Utah Color Of Fall

If anyone had a home mountain range for me it would be the Wasatch Mou ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2009 8:11pm PST

Bison Intermountain West : The Bison in this gallery come from two of the largest free roaming herds left in the United States, the Antelope Island, Utah and Yellowstone Park herds. The Antelope Island herd numbers 500 to 700 and the Yellowstone herd 4,750 animals. The Yellowstone Park population is about equally distributed between the Central Interior and Northern Range herds.

Bison Intermountain West

The Bison in this gallery come from two of the largest free roaming he ...

Updated: Oct 10, 2009 8:01pm PST

Island Park Landscapes : Some of the same natural forces that once made Yellowstone National Park so scenic also made Island Park similarly beautiful. Island Park sits in the world's largest caldera, 23 miles in diameter, created from a volcano that collapsed in prehistoric times. Now covered in a dense forest of pine and wildflowers, it is popular for hiking and fishing in the summer and cross country skiing and snowmobiling in the winter. The Henry's Fork of the Snake River is world famous for fly fishing, and is curtailed here to form the 7,000 acre Island Park reservoir, popular to both anglers and boaters. The Henry's Fork then winds through the meadows of one of Idaho's most premiere state parks, Harriman State Park

Island Park Landscapes

Some of the same natural forces that once made Yellowstone National Pa ...

Updated: Oct 01, 2009 6:12am PST

Coyotes Intermountain West : Coyotes of Yellowstone Park are among the largest coyotes in the United State. They average 30 lbs. but can be as large as 40 lbs. Color varies from gray to tan Coyotes are often seen alone but can be seen in packs and do at times hunt as a pack

Coyotes Intermountain West

Coyotes of Yellowstone Park are among the largest coyotes in the Unite ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 6:59pm PST

Big Horn Sheep : Bighorn sheep prefer the grasses and sedges found in open meadows, they find safety on rocky ledges and rugged terrain. They are nimble and have a well-developed sense of balance, allowing them to seemingly walk on sheer cliffs and mountain sides. The Big Horns in this gallery are from the Gardner River Yellowstone Park Restoration Project

Big Horn Sheep

Bighorn sheep prefer the grasses and sedges found in open meadows, the ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 6:41pm PST

Elk Intermontain West : All photos are from the Madison River Elk herd, the smallest of the Yellowstone Park Elk herds

Elk Intermontain West

All photos are from the Madison River Elk herd, the smallest of the Ye ...

Updated: Sep 30, 2009 6:08pm PST

Old Barns : I don’t know what it is when you come to “Old Barns” there is something about them that fascinates people. Maybe is simply because they are old. There is such a wealth of styles and ages, some appear well planned and designed, others like they were built on the spur of the moment with no thought. They are a disappearing part of “Americana” they are not being replaced, in some areas they are essentially gone. The Intermountain West is still rich with these icons of a past culture.

Old Barns

I don’t know what it is when you come to “Old Barns” there is so ...

Updated: Sep 10, 2009 8:26pm PST

My Smug Mug : Just me.

My Smug Mug

Just me.

Updated: Sep 10, 2009 1:19pm PST

Balloon Fest Ogden Valley 2009 : The Ogden Valley Balloon Feast takes place in early August of each year Eden, Utah. This year it was a picture perfect morning in the Wasatch Mountains. 25 hot air balloons inflated just before sunrise and launched in the fresh sunlight, a wonderful site.

Balloon Fest Ogden Valley 2009

The Ogden Valley Balloon Feast takes place in early August of each yea ...

Updated: Sep 09, 2009 7:23pm PST