BEFORE
Heather joined us at Yellowstone
we saw
BEARS!
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| Grizzly at Lake |
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| I chuckle when I see this photo of the bear paparazzi (yes, we were part of it) |
and we saw
BIRDS!
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| Harlequin Duck at LeHardy Rapids on the Yellowstone River |
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| Blue Heron on the Madison River |
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| Malards flying away from us |
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| Sandhill Crane |
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| Bald Eagle |
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| Blue Bird at Old Faithful |
And lots and lots of
BEAUTIFUL SCENERY!
We also saw
BUFFALO
Along with
BUFFALO jams .... lots and lots of them
And more
BEAR
Along with
FOX
(but that doesn't start with "B")
We did see
BRENT
taking pictures ...
... of
BIG HORN SHEEP ...
...and MOUNTAIN GOATS LOOKING KIND OF
BERAGGLED IN THEIR WINTER COATS
... and MOOSE
BEHIND SWAN LAKE.
This is significant - moose have been essentially gone from the Park
since the fires in 1988. It means things are finally recovering.
That's a good sign. Because the next day we saw another one down in
the meadows south of Obsidian Cliffs.
And then there were the
BALCONIES AT OLD FAITHFUL INN
AND
BRISK
BREEZES USHERING THE NEXT DAY'S STORM ...
...which left little
BEADS of rain on the um
Brella...
...and made us say
BRRRRRRRRRRRRR
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| Snow splatting on the car windshield (lower left) |
So those were our
Before Days - we arrived Friday, May 24, and explored and enjoyed the park from Saturday through Wednesday. Thursday, May 30, we stayed in the condo and deep cleaned and waited - we waited for the window guys to come and cut out a larger window for the basement - but they never showed up. We waited to hear news of Brent's father who went in for colon surgery that day. We worried and we waited for news of his successful outcome (which it was), and we waited for Heather who was riding a shuttle from Salt Lake City to West Yellowstone to join us (which she did - she was early even!)
Next post will be the AFTER days.
4 comments:
B is for Beautiful pictures! Wow, you got some amazing shots. I am jealous, as always of your photo abilities. I do not think I would have been standing as close as those people are to the bear but I would have loved to have seen him. I have only seen a bear in the zoo.
I love yellowstone! When we drove thru in 1993, we (my dad and I) crept up on a field where there were buffalo on one side with a baby and moose on the other side with a baby. It was quite picturesque. I still remember the rush of excitement. My Dad served his mission up there. It encompassed Idaho and Montana. He actually served INSIDE Yellowstone and was there when the Teton dam broke. All quite exciting to hear about. Still, it never gets old to see wildlife in it's element and to capture the beauty of Heavenly Father's creations!
Oh how beautiful! Someday I would love visit there. Seeing the wildlife would be so exhilarating!
Mike is jealous of Brent's new lens, he wants it to be willed to him:)
I'm amazed at how close you all were to that big bear. He's apparently use to it. But so fun!
You 2 are Yellowstone enthusiasts, one day we might be.
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