2009 07 09, 10 & 11 Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is an incredible place to visit - it is indescribably beautiful, and wildlife appears and disappears in an instant. Of course there are majestic and massive Bison and graceful Elk. Impressive Osprey and Eagle, and countless other birds too. Yesterday we saw 5 Bear; a young Black Bear (all alone,) several miles further on we spotted a female Black Bear with her two Cubs (awesome!) a bit further on, and far away, a large Grizzly in a valley meadow. We weren't close enough to snap a picture, but we could clearly see him through the binoculars. From the naked eye, on the distant hillside, he looked like a moving rock or a bush. Once he was in the lense, wow! was he big!

This afternoon we rounded a curve and saw a gorgeous male Elk resting beside a tree. Joe was able to get pretty close to capture a couple of pics! And this morning, traffic was held up for a mile or so as folks gazed at an Eagle soaking up the morning sun. Yellowstone is such a remarkable place.

Female Black Bear and her two Cubs














Male Elk resting beside a Pine Tree














Lone Black Bear
















Bald Eagle