Wildlife that is! We got up pretty early and drove the entire 142 mile Great Loop around Yellowstone National Park. We saw amazing sights and loads and loads of wildlife. The kids kept count and here's what we got: 235 buffalo, 50 elk, 1 coyote, 1 big horn sheep and a few mule deer. We drove right by a sight where folks were lined up to see a grizzly with her two cubs. We didn't know what was going on so we missed it. Bummer! We also just missed a black bear dining on the carcus of a baby elk while the mother elk looked on. We were able to see the mother elk but the bear & carcus were behind a tree. A real treat though was when a small herd of 12 - 18 buffalo crossed the road in front of us. And they didn't just cross the road like some we saw earlier. They hung out in the middle of the road while a few of them munched grass on the side of the road. They had a few calves with them. Some ended up crossing right in front of our car while a few other walked right by, a few feet from the driver side window. I must say it was a little spooky, especially when a few of them did a little buffalo dance, jumping around a bit. One of the most amazing sights was taking the short walk to Artist's Point and seeing the Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. I'll include a pic. We are super whooped so that's all folks!
2 comments:
I am so jealous. I have always wanted to go out west. I heard there is so much to see - and it sounds like you are finding that out too. Now you can tell me what I need to make sure I see when I go and what 'not' to see.
Reading this makes our trip to the Upper Peninsula in July sound pretty boring!
Thanks for keeping up the blog. I really enjoyed it - especially the beautiful pictures.
Enjoy,
Sandy
Just want to say THANX for keeping up on the blog. I am enjoying it very much. Love ya ginni
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