Last week Hubby set out to do some gold panning but the water was to high and swift so he took a little detour to the park where he spotted these two lovelies.
Mothers keep their young 1-2 years and hubby thinks this was a yearling. They were about 70 yards away with a Park Ranger right there. He did tell the onlookers if the grizzlies came any closer the humans would have to leave. (Thank you officer!) Hubby also saw many elk. The cows were starting to calve, most babies still had the umbilical cords attached. With a little googling we found out they fall off in two or three days so these were little guys.
This week Hubby wanted to return to the park taking a different route and so we drove to Cody and went in the East entrance. I couldn't believe the traffic pre-Memorial Day! Our well kept secret of visiting Pre-Memorial Day and Post-Labor Day is not such a well kept secret anymore. There is no quiet time at Yellowstone other than mid winter when there are feet of snow covering the roads.
It doesn't take long for these little guys to understand they are "King of the road" and walk right in front of a car while trying to find their mother. Other than a coyote our only wild creature sightings were elk, everywhere and many, many calves.
This week Hubby wanted to return to the park taking a different route and so we drove to Cody and went in the East entrance. I couldn't believe the traffic pre-Memorial Day! Our well kept secret of visiting Pre-Memorial Day and Post-Labor Day is not such a well kept secret anymore. There is no quiet time at Yellowstone other than mid winter when there are feet of snow covering the roads.
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