The Story Behind This Shot
A double exposure of a grizzly coming down the rocks at The Wild Animal Sanctuary, with the Sharkstooth spires above Sky Pond in Rocky Mountain National Park filling its chest and shoulder and the tarn sitting in its legs. Getting to Sky Pond means a hands-on scramble beside Timberline Falls, about 100 feet up a wet rock chute. The grizzly would have made it look easy.
A dramatic, high-alpine wildlife print with real presence on a big wall.
About Sky Pond
Grizzly - The Sharkstooth is a double exposure; its landscape was photographed at Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. Scramble beside Timberline Falls to a stark alpine lake ringed by the Sharkstooth and Taylor Peak.
- Distance: About 9 mi round trip
- Elevation gain: About 1,780 ft
- Lake elevation: About 10,900 ft
Best light: Early morning light hits Taylor Peak and the Sharkstooth while the basin is still calm; most photographers time a pre-dawn start to reach the lakes in golden light.
Sky Pond hiking & photo guide → · More photos from Sky Pond →
Grizzly - The Sharkstooth
Sky Pond, Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Part of Wild Peaks, double exposures of Colorado wildlife and mountains →
Hike to this spot: Sky Pond guide →
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