23rd Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest The American Experience
Ancestral Paths

The oldest herd of bison in the US travel across the same land they've inhabited since prehistoric times. The summer storm brewing above feeds the river, growing the grass that feeds the bison, who have fed and nourished life in the park for millenia

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 06.2024
Date Uploaded: 12.2025
Photo Location: Wyoming, United States of America
Camera: Canon EOS R5
Copyright: © Chrissy Shammas