Day 311 (Bison Crossing)

Last day at Yellowstone.

I saw 2 elk this morning with their calves, but I wasn't quick enough to get my camera. This is the next elk that I saw today. She got kind of freaked out because she was surrounded by people at one of the geyser basins. After her, we started seeing elk everywhere, but no babies :-(

There are periodic traffic jams throughout the park because of animal sightings. We got stuck at the exact right place for this one, a herd of bison with their babies crossing the road! It was one of the most amazing experiences of my life. At certain points, the bison were less than 10 feet from my face!

PICTURE OF THE DAY

Day 310 (Grizzly Bear)

More pics of Yellowstone.

AND! My very first real live encounter with a grizzly bear! I can't believe some people (including my parents!) were getting out of their cars to take pictures of it!

PICTURE OF THE DAY: We were totally not prepared for the colder aspects of the Yellowstone summer, although we should have since the last time we were here, it was July and it snowed.