Grandma and I and our good friends D and L, decided we needed a road trip before the snows come. First day out we took some back roads enroute to Teton and Yellowstone NP's.
Right off the bat, just past the Blackfoot River we came up on a small herd of cow elk with their babes. Just a few miles further on, grandma spotted a bald eagle sitting on a rock outcrop.
Our intent was to just pass through the @ parks without a lot of stops except for critter viewing. The buffalo (sorry PC police, they were buffalo for 200 years, before someone said that's wrong, so buffalo they stay in my mind.) Anyway, the buffs gave us a good show several places through the parks. Too good when they were right in the road too close to stop and watch.
We entered Yellowstone through the south gate and drove straight through Canyon, Tower and Mammoth. We saw lots of deer and elk. The elk especially were congregated wherever people were. They are using humans as a shield to keep the wolves at bay. There were elk roaming all the villages.
On the pass between Canyon and Tower grandma spotted 3 mt. Goats high in the rocks. Their white coats glowed with the evening sun shining on them.
Unfortunately, no bear sightings this trip. We are holed up in Bozeman tonight. I'll recap any interesting sights the rest of the trip.
Right off the bat, just past the Blackfoot River we came up on a small herd of cow elk with their babes. Just a few miles further on, grandma spotted a bald eagle sitting on a rock outcrop.
Our intent was to just pass through the @ parks without a lot of stops except for critter viewing. The buffalo (sorry PC police, they were buffalo for 200 years, before someone said that's wrong, so buffalo they stay in my mind.) Anyway, the buffs gave us a good show several places through the parks. Too good when they were right in the road too close to stop and watch.
We entered Yellowstone through the south gate and drove straight through Canyon, Tower and Mammoth. We saw lots of deer and elk. The elk especially were congregated wherever people were. They are using humans as a shield to keep the wolves at bay. There were elk roaming all the villages.
On the pass between Canyon and Tower grandma spotted 3 mt. Goats high in the rocks. Their white coats glowed with the evening sun shining on them.
Unfortunately, no bear sightings this trip. We are holed up in Bozeman tonight. I'll recap any interesting sights the rest of the trip.
