2nd Day in Yellowstone - Morning

On the second morning

we saw these elk.

The elk just love to eat!

No posing today.

The Bison and the

cute baby bison take a nap.

Going to find another place

to eat, I suppose!

The bison sharing the land

with the birds.

Interesting that the birds

& the bison live in harmony.

Of course there was road work. We had

to wait around 15-20 minutes.

We've seen a lot of bison

but no bears!

Something we found on a side road.

Sheepeater Cliff:

This cliff was named for the Shoshone

Indians who lived throughout this

mountainous region.

Their use of bighorn sheep earned them

the name "Tukadika" or "Sheepeaters".

The cliff is basalt lava that formed

"columnar joints" when it cooled

nearly 500,000 years ago.

And then finally we saw it!

Grizzly Bears!

We saw them from quite a distance-

can you see them in the middle

by the trees? 4 cubs & a Momma.

We could hardly see them either.

This nice man named Bart (who had

a German accent) let me put my

camera on his very expensive

lens to take a picture.

There were so many photographers with

their cameras set up!

And so I was able to take these pictures.

There were 4 cubs & a Momma.

But I could only get a picture of 3 cubs.

They were just like little kids,

playing & wrestling with each other.

We were happy to see the Grizzly Family!

A little tip to see things is to stop when you

see a lot of cars & a park ranger!

First Day at Yellowstone May 2010

Our first find was this elk

rubbing her head against the tree.

She looks like she was

treated rough this winter.

Look at the tear marks in her skin.

She gave us a show.

It's great to see an elk in the wild.

Miss Elk posed for the picture and then

she quickly left.

This bison was a bit scruffy looking.

Then we saw Mr. Big Bison!

He didn't stop for me to take his picture.

So we had to follow him

and finally got a picture!

Well Hello Mr. Bison.

Hello Mr. HUGE Bison!

Here are a few bison grazing with their babies.

We thought this was a lot...

but we saw even more later!

The bison walk very slow while the

babies jumped around. It almost

looked like they were dancing.

Here are two elk.

They were a pretty sight!

We were lucky to get so close to this

Bison and her baby.

All the bison came to this open grazing area.

We were amazed to see all of them.

Of course the babies really caught my attention.

It was just a beautiful sight!

Wait for me Momma!

This one was very close to us.

It was great to go in May & see all the babies.

The baby bison are light brown,

while the adults are dark brown.

This Bison sat down....

and then turned on her back and

was wiggling all around.

Then she stood up again & went

on her merry way with her

little one behind her.

I loved the little baby bison!

They were so cute!

Here's a big bison heading to the meadow.

The dinner bell rang and

all the bison came walking slowly!

It was a very big family!

Momma & Baby Bison heading to graze

on some very yummy grass!

The babies stay very close to their Mommies

so they can be protected from strangers

taking their pictures!

We saw so much our 1st day

in Yellowstone Park.

All of these pictures were taken between

the gate and the first turn in the park.

It was a great adventure!