MEET THE PHOTOGRAPHER:

A lifelong Montana resident, I moved to West Yellowstone from Helena when I married in 2015. Before that, I ran an outdoor education program from fall to spring and spent my summers working for the Forest Service in the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex. My outreach programs have always had an emphasis on place-based education and I have had to expand my range to include visitors from around the world to our nation’s first National Park.

In the summer months, I continue to serve as a Fire Lookout on the east side of the Bob Marshall Wilderness Complex, looking down on the CDT as it passes through my viewshed. In the shoulder seasons, I can be found hiking or skiing with my dog, Mae, and my husband, Mark, in one of the many outstanding places our environment provides.

All photos were taken during the 2022 to 2023 winters by Samsara Duffey while working for Yellowstone Expeditions. Images were captured with either a 500mm lens, then cropped, or my iPhone 14 Pro.