Lake Solitude is located in Wyoming's Grand Teton National Park. It is a great destination for hikers seeking solitude and for viewing animal life. Ducks, geese, and swans are members of the Anatidae family, a large family associated with water habitats around the world.

An unusual path led to Hans Kleiber’s career as an artist, a career that, despite his clear talent, he may have considered secondary to the work he found not long after he arrived in the U.S. as an emigree from Germany: that of a park ranger. He was primarily a self taught artist, inspired by those things which surrounded him. Majestic mountain scenery and wildlife played particular roles in his self expression, found in abundance through his employment with the U.S. Forest Service.