Yellowstone June 2011

Had another great trip to Yellowstone.
Lynsie and I stayed in this cute little
cabin in West Yellowstone.
I love the wildlife and once again
was not disappointed in what we saw. I wish
we would have had more time!

Bears, Elk, Eagle, more bears, Bison,
and bison calves, coyotes and wolves!!

We were almost killed by a falling tree.
The wind was blowing hard (later I was told
the winds we measured at 35-55 mph).
We were traveling 50 mph, came around a corner
and a tree fell across the road missing the
front bumper by 10' - thank God my dad stopped
in time or we would be hurt - or worse.

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EAGLE


ELK


elk with attitude


Big Bison


Bison with babies calves

I have been here several times and this is the first time we have
seen so many babies!

Mamma and baby elk @ Mammoth


Look closely ... Coyote or wolf ??
I think this is a coyote. And notice the two deer behind it!!




Big Pappa

He needs a brushing!

Baby bison


The Yellowstone Stand Off!


I love my daughter !


Old Faithful


Me with my parents


Grrrr ....


WOLF !!! right?

My daughter and I got out of the car - went into this meadow to take a closer look...
Maybe not a great idea ...

Then there were two ..wolves! Or is that 1 wolf and 1 coyote?


Bull elk in velvet


So majestic


Yellowstone Falls



Grizzly resting after feeding on baby elk

This female Grizzly laid on her kill from about 7 am till at least
10 pm


Grizzly bear with baby elk as dinner



She smells mamma elk that is calling for her baby, but no response


Grouse


Cinnamon Black Bear
We stayed with this bear for almost an hour.





Later we found out that there was an off limits road
where the rangers put the carcasses of animals that are too
close to the road for the safety of the people, where the animals can
feed off of and that is where she/he was headed! They call it gut road.


They call this a widow maker.
This tree almost fell on our truck - I thought we were gonners. (hence the name widow maker)


Getting it moved




I hope you enjoyed all my pics from Yellowstone.
If you have never been there - you need to go!

I welcome your comments!