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Yellowstone Part II

Hi folks, this is my final vacation post. Here are a few more pics from Yellowstone. Enjoy!





There was a good layering of fog along Blacktail Deer Plateau at sunrise.



The slopes of Mount Washburn, according to the Park, are prime grizzly bear habitat. We’re looking east from Washburn’s north flank.



A morning fog bank covers the Canyon Village area as seen from Dunraven Pass.


Snowcatcher Photo







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A sow grizzly and this year’s cub foraging on Dunraven Pass.


Snowcatcher Photo

A black bear foraging close to Phantom Lake.


Snowcatcher Photo

Another large denizen of the forest.



Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River





We left Yellowstone close to noon, arriving in the Denver Metro area close to midnight. It was a long trip, but a good one. I’m already anxious for our next road trip. The above two pics tell the tale regarding trip miles and total miles. The 4-Runner just keeps running and running!



In the end, a good trip requires a good ale, and the Nut Brown Ale from Montana’s Bitterroot Brewery hit the spot.

Thanks for reading.

Adios

Stardate 2014.658

Yellowstone Part I

Hi, Boo Boos! (Remember Yogi the Bear?) Welcome to Yellowstone! This was the last stop of our vacation. Yellowstone is a special place. The more you visit it, the more it grows on you. It’s huge in aerial extent. It is still very wild when away from the popular tourist pull-ins.



The bear population is strong for black and grizzly bear. The human-habituated bears lining roadways of past are no longer seen. Bears have slowly been de-habituated with humans. That’s good for both. Hiking remote sections of the park is still wild. In other words, carry bear spray and know how to use it.  Park rangers only recommend hiking backcountry trails with a party of three or more.



Our short stay was just that, short. We spent our evening and early morning wildlife viewing and had some luck, two black bears and a grizzly bear with this year’s cub.



We bypassed the geysers because they were, quite frankly, too busy. We’ll come back and play in the geysers during off season. However, we did get some late evening shots of the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces.











Adios