Along the Madison we come upon bison on both sides of the road. My side he's standing right by the car so I have to take pictures past Don out his window. But there's a cute little baby and boy is he having a fun Sunday morning!! Running and kicking up his heels and circling Mom.
But you know there always has to be someone who isn't in as good as mood as you are.
And for this poor little guy it had to be in his herd.
Now is that mean or what??!! I was totally unprepared for getting a picture of it and was really surprised that I even had that one. Someone woke up on the wrong side of the river or something. But the little one seemed to be OK.
At South Twin Lake we caught this guy - someone said he's the one with the quills in his paw and he sure didn't move much or stand on it. Just stayed laying down along the edge - of course where you couldn't see him - digging around.
On to Mammoth and up to Gardiner to check that we weren't missing anything. Found another little one along the Gardner River - his herd seemed to be in better humor.
Cruised slow thru the "No Stopping" zone for the wolves and spotted some elk on watch and got lucky and spotted this wolf.
Glad I took the shot!! I love it when they're black and easy to spot!!! But we have lots more dots to go before we're thru with this Trip Report!!
Way on over to Tower with nothing to see so we turned around - looked down in the canyon - checked the Osprey nest and coming back by Rainey (sp?) Lake there was a Black Bear!!
Just into Little America we stopped to take pictures of the Pronghorn and here a lady spotted a Grizzly Bear DOT way, way, way off.
Yup! Right there in the center. We did better just into the Lamar Valley - every pullout had someone in it so we knew there must be something to see. And right there in front of us at the second pullout we had another Grizzly.
But no one was paying any attention to him. Here there was a wolf DOT way, way, way over there! So we got in the car and drove down further to be across from the DOT.
Yes, above the bison right in the center of the picture again.
All the way to Pebble Creek, made the turn around, back to Tower and then headed to Mammoth. Here as we made the curve - just past Petrified Tree - as you pass Elk Creek - all that deadfall down to your right -- got the area in your head??
Another Black Bear!
He was real cooperative - I'll save some of those for Bear Friday.
And we're finally headed home - Don and I are both tired. I didn't sleep and my eyes are KILLING me. No wolves to spot at Mammoth. No Bear at Twin Lakes. Bison and Elk all along the Madison as we head to West Yellowstone and we're past the Eagles nest and here the cars are stopped. They're looking way, way, way over there - at a Black Bear.
I've made this spotting so easy for you guys by centering them. You're Welcome!! He didn't stay out long where you could see him so we got in the car and headed home. And now it's almost 11 pm and I'm outta here!!
Thanks for reading!!
Cindy J
So much better than in person, where I know you had to start with "see that tree on the second ridge that is leaning to the left...no, that's not it...okay, see the big rock with the white spot in the middle, now go down a ways and to the right..." Looks like you had a really good, critter filled day! Any word on Miss Rosie yet?
