Captain’s Log 4,505
It’s photo intensive day! YAY! We spent another day in the park – going a different direction this time. We had hoped to see wolves and bear, but alas…..no wolves or bears. BUT…..we did get more than our fair share of bison and elk. As seen below:
Traffic stops for these big guys!
How close were we? About this close.
We were surrounded!
This big boy had an itch. BIG boy, if you get my drift!
Taken near Old Faithful on Sunday. Lots of geysers! Lots of bison!
Good shot for a modeling portfolio, eh?
Majestic elk. He wouldn’t raise his head for anything!
They run in herds. They do everything in herds.
Sweet little elk hiding in the brush
An area of the world so lush with life
And so vulnerable to the forces of nature
Icebox Canyon – where the small waterfalls through the moss have already frozen on the hillside.
And I owe this amazing experience to my great friend, Penny.
Many more photos and stories to come. But for now, I need to do some work for the museum and then spend the rest of the day watching election returns.
Life Aboard the HMS Pie Rat 
Poola, I’m green with envy. Chartreuse, even. Or possibly absinthe. My, what an adventure you two are having! But you be careful out there. Do you remember the Sylvia Plath short story “The Fifty-Ninth Bear”? It kind of put me off Yellowstone forever, I tells ya… x
We didn’t see even one bear! I so wanted to see one. Not a wolf or a moose either, but it was still thrilling to have bison a foot away from the car!
The pictures are beautiful. When we went to Yellowstone we only saw elk so you did better than we did. The drive through Teton Park along Jenny Lake is breathtaking. Can’t wait to see the rest of your photos.
So many more to download!
Sorry for the asides, Poolie. I can never resist a good swipe on a bad day, lol. Glad you’re enjoying Montana, just sorry the Confederacy must interfere with your peace.
It interferes with everything.
A friend of mine is on a job assignment right now in Wyoming and sent us a postcard from Yellowstone with an elk on it! Loved your pix too!
The elk are amazing!
It is the best feeling to see wild herds of animals. Thanks for the pictures and I bet you cleaned all the car exhaust from SD out your lungs with all that fresh air.
The air here is amazing!
Glad you had such a good time in Yellowstone. It is one of the truly amazing places on the planet.
I am definitely coming back!
I’ve never been there and really want to go. Sorry no notes from me, but I have been missing in action. Have a computer again so am catching up. Are you still there?
I am back in Helena. Doing some writing for the Confederacy (because the damn Nazi thing pulled me off-task last week). Will fly home tomorrow.
Great Photos! Nuff said.
Good deal!
It’s a fabulous place – one of our favorites! Remember you’re standing in the middle of the caldera of a volcano. Scary, isn’t it!
We won’t watch much of the election returns, but what we do will probably be on Comedy Central. 8^)
Yup – in the middle of a volcano. EEEK! Kinda neat.
Wait – you mean politics aren’t Comedy Central??? You clearly are watching different politicians than I am.
Pfft!
Fabulous pics! Thanks for sharing x
My pleasure! I have more!
When we took seventh grade geography, we were required to mark a blank map of the U.S. (only 48 states) with places we’d like to visit. I never got there, and I thank you for the photos. Personal pictures are always better than the ones you can buy.
I really want to go back – and soon!
I don’t get your drift. I mean…looks like any of the guys in my family.
Well, yeah. That’s a given, Mr. Bachelor Spouse on Vacation for Two Weeks!
Awww… Hasn’t wifey explained that magnifying glass to you yet?
Cruel.
Quasimodo hump and all? x
Indeed. But no church bells.