Crimson Red Sports

Hello from Silver Gate, Montana.  Hey, it's just 26 road hours away!

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Like the tongue??

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Think they saw me?

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Even without antlers you can tell which is the guy and which one hates sex!   :lol2:

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Camera hog!

Took this one for Ricky and Dottie.  Cute little tree in the snow.

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 #+ #+ thank you Chechem that is a really great pic. Are you being safe out there? RTR!

Safe?  There are no people, so certainly safe from disease. But I had an encounter with a bull bison. I was sitting on a log overlooking Soda Butte Creek. The creek was loud, so I didn’t hear the bison coming through dense evergreens until it was 10’ away. My log seat was apparently on his trail. I stood and (of course) turned on my video camera. He was coming at me walking. You never appreciate how huge a bison head is until you’re 5’ away. A big lodgepole pine was to my left, so I stepped behind it. He stopped and stared. Bisons have tunnel vision; he just wanted to walk his trail, and wasn’t going around me. So as he approached the tree I walked around it and was facing his butt. With that he walked on. I have video, but can’t put that on here. I’ll try for capturing still pics from it. Pretty cool once he walked away. They’re not real aggressive until rut season; late summer. But gotta say, a huge brown beast coming through the brush is exciting. :lol2:

Here are the pics:

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BTW, one reason I was sitting on that bluff over the river is I saw Grizzly Tracks along the river:

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Could you post that video to Youtube and then link it here?  That was a really cool encounter. 

Can't do YouTube.  They don't like my gmail name (??).  It's on Facebook.  Friend me and you'll see it.

Good story, Chech.  How many BPM did you reach?

I don't do Facebook...

Glad your having fun Chechem with Bison. Be safe. I have another funeral to do today. RTR!

I didn't either until LF told me to stop using her account to watch wolf videos.   :lol2:

Tuesday May 19th:

BIG DAY FOR BIRD WATCHING.

I drove up into the Beartooth Mountains and hiked around.  In the distance is Pilot Peak, and in the foreground is the only car I met along the way.
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Too much snow for much hiking, but I did find a big, quail-like bird: BLUE GROUSE.
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That stump behind the bird looks mystical.

Also took pics of a YELLOW WARBLER that was in the willows about 15' from my back door.  One of America's prettiest birds:
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Here is the "Bison Attacks Chech" video, NALT.  It might play for you this way, but I couldn't embed it.

https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/141810650771418/

Hey, that's cool.  I especially liked how it stopped and turned it's head to look at you then you slunk behind that little pine tree like it would protect you.  :lol3:

Hey, it worked.  You may be able to tell from the video that I was on a bluff over the river, so I was stuck with no exit except behind the tree.  And after the bison stops and looks at me, he walks away and steps over a log.  THAT'S THE LOG I WAS SITTING ON!

Since that video worked as a link, here's one of the moose crossing Soda Butte Creek:

https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/142066900745793/

And another:

https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/141649780787505/

Not sure why but...The first link wants to make me log in.  I could view the 2nd one though.  Those Moose can have a tendency to be very territorial.  I don't think I would have been comfortable with them staring me down like that...

I'm pretty used to reading the moose behavior.  They are much worse when they have babies or during mating season.  I'll be careful.

And then winter came back.  And so did my Bison Buddy.  After a walk in the woods, today he returned to town for some chomping on folks' flowers and stomping on their soft yards.

If this video plays for you, the snow should be obvious.  It's in the low 30s and snowing pretty hard now.  But tomorrow's forecast is for high in 50s, so no worries.

Video:
https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/142285924057224/

Here is Buddy earlier today.  Like the blue-gray tongue??   :facepalm:

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Before the snow started yesterday I took pics of a STELLER'S JAY.  I'd tossed out some cherries that were going bad, and the jays immediately gathered them.  Beautiful bird.

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Beautiful pics. Amazing at how nature works. RTR!

Thanks, Ricky.  You should enjoy this video (if it works for you).  Taken this morning; still snowing:

https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/142455354040281/
Imagine climbing that steep hill.  WOW!

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Well that is cool to see those nature animals out there it looks like the snow don't even bother them. RTR!

Naw, just happy little forest creatures.  They'll build a snow-moose later today!

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Was a good day yesterday.  In addition to the moose I saw crossing the road, and the snow (off and on all day), I saw 6 bears (2 grizzlies far away, and 4 black bears).

Supposed to snow all day today and tomorrow; up to 4-6".  Glad I'm snug in my cabin instead of a tent!

Here are the best pics I could get of the Cinnamon Black Bear and the more typical Black Bear:

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Those pics are great.  The videos mostly require me to log in which I can't do since I don't facebook...  :'(

That Griz looks like a big bear. RTR!

Chech, the pics and videos are awesome! The attack bison video was spectacular. I showed it to Breddy and she was beside herself viewing it. E-cred!

 #+ #+

Thanks, guys.  Ricky, I'll try to post still pics every day also, so you won't miss the story.

Today was excellent (Friday May 22).  By 9am I'd seen a grizzly, a black bear, and 5 wolves.  No pics of the wolves (I'll explain later), but got the bears.

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Nitwit is looking the wrong way for traffic!  :lol2:

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Grizzly along the Lamar River

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I zoomed in.

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Coyotes are cunning; not smart.

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Right in the middle of the road!  HELLO?

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If I'd known he had these magnificent horns (they're perfect), I'd have run him down for them!  :lol2:

Great pics! #+

Those pics are great.  You should have went after that guy's horns.  I think you could take him.  Besides, he probably already heard about you from the one that chased you off the down log so he wouldn't mess with you... :lol3:

I'll give you an ecred for those pics so far anyways...  #+

Thanks, my friend.  :worship:

Bison babies, called "RED DOGS", are racing around the valleys of Yellowstone.  Later this summer the grass will be brown, but now it's beautifully green and yummy for the herds.  The red dogs are still on milk!

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I'm guessing that valley is well fertilized.  :lol2:

You are prolly the first person to be thusly perceptive.   :worship:

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I think that comes naturally for 2.  You know, he's full of it...  :lol3:

Bison are so neat they remind me of the strength of this nation. RTR!

What's your point, NALT?  :lol2:

Nice day for wildlife viewing yesterday (May 24th):

Saw 3 grizzlies.
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Lots and lots of moose.
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Bison took over the road.
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Mostly it was beautiful scenes as far as the eye could see.
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Looks like it was a great day!  #+

It was.  Love that photo on the bottom.  Yellowstone is HUGE!

I went fishing yesterday along Soda Butte Creek.  The woods were dark and dripping snow.  The stream was clear and cold; too cold for the fish it seems.  In the great tradition of CRS, I caught none.
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That's our boy.  :lol2:

The pics are still beautiful Chechem. Thanks. RTR!

That grizzly seems to be looking right at "lunch" for the day...

Speaking of lunch, I sat out in the sunshine to eat lunch and look at the mountain across the street with my scope.  

My scope with the mountain in the distance.  It's aimed at the goat, and taken through that tree, because I knew if I moved the scope I'd never find it again:
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Here is a billy Mountain Goat.  It's more than a mile away:
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Stunning!

That is awesome.

That goat looks right at home through your scope. RTR!

Monday May 25th (continued):

BIG DAY FOR MOOSE!  I saw 7 today.  I think they're following me.  In a related story, a guy was mauled by a bear today just outside YNP Big Sky, MT).  He was biking.

Anyhow, I saw moose right next door (100 yards from my cabin) and in the park.
https://www.facebook.com/gary.gaston.5439/videos/143661963919620/

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Right next door to me!

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"Ghosting" caused by capturing still pics from a video.

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Not a moose.  Love the silhouette!

There are times I've felt like doing the same. For instance, Sunday, we drove up Paris Mountain, which is just one hairpin curve after another. We came up on a biker who could care less that we were behind him, and never pulled over to let us by. I gave him a close enough call that he'll think about doing it the next time.  :lol2:

Great pics, BTW. The bison reflection in the water is awesome!

That reflecting Bison pic is great.

2, give the cyclist the room they need.  Yes, it is rude of them to not ride on the white line on the right side of the road but you don't want to get in any trouble for not giving him enough room.  You certainly don't want to cause him/her to be injured...I hope...

NALT, there was no bike lane and we were behind him for about 10 minutes. He was just flat out being a jerk.

Watching it again, it's obvious that I was still moving while taking the video.  Rule is, you can drive through the park but no stopping.  My lawyer should be able to get me off, should I get arrested by park police.
 :lol2:

Yesterday I came upon a car stopped in the middle of the road.  "What are you guys, bison??"  Finally they moved over and I passed them.  They were intent on taking pics of a distant moose.
 :dunno:

I'm not sure about up there in SC but here in Alabama cyclists are "entitled" to 3' of space.  The real jerks will ride in the middle of the lane but most will try to stay close to the white line on the side. I have, in the past, almost hit by a truck that was traveling at least 65 mph and I was ON the white line  on a 4-lane highway.  >:(

Was there a bison involved?  :dunno:

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I think the bison have more sense, Chech.

NALT, he was taking up 1/3 of the lane. Like I said, he was just purposely being a jerk.

Yeah, there is no call for taking up that much of the roadway. That is an example of where I wish car drivers could use dash-cam video and submit it to the police and they would ticket them.  Won't happen though...

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To try and describe your pics is not possible. I remember when I was in the Army I seen sights from different things. Nature is so beautiful it is pitiful that one day all this beauty must end. RTR!

I agree Preacher but the beauty of this world will appear so ugly and bland compared to the beauty of Heaven.

Tuesday May 26, 2020.

Okay folks, try to focus.  I'm posting photos on several media for friends and family, and I'm not sure I can continue at this pace once the park opens officially.  It takes a while for each photo posted on CRS, because they must first be posted on Imgur (which is slow).  I know 2 can access Facebook, and wish you all could.  For now I'll continue posting here as often as I can.

As always, right click on photos and choose VIEW IMAGE for full view of photo.

Tuesday was crazy for wildlife.  It was overcast all day and cool, so critters were out and about.  I saw 12 moose before noon, including this Bull (early morning), and Mom with 2 Yearlings (late morning):
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Young Bald Eagle on a carcass:
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Grizzlies.  This one was walking Soda Butte Creek:
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These 2, a Mom and yearling Cub, were right in the road near the Gardner River:
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Rainbow and storm in Lamar Valley:
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I look forward to being able to take photos while stopped, instead of snapping shots through the windshield.  But better than sitting at home!

Photo jackpot, Chech. Good stuff!  #+

 #+ #+ #+ Awesome pics.

What amazing photos, Chech. I'm not sure how you find so many critters. Just don't get far from your getaway car.

I wonder how Indians rode those hills on the sides and those mountains on horses? RTR!

With one leg hanging off of each side?  :dunno:

 :stars:

Wednesday May 28, 2020.  Another great day for critter watching.

I drove into YNP before daybreak, and immediately found this Cinnamon Black Bear alongside the road.  Too dark for a decent photo, but wanted to show him.  He was the same bear we watched last June eating on a moose carcass (died in giving birth).
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Jackpot; a white wolf near Trout Lake.  Still too dark, but a light-colored animal is easier to photograph in the darkness.  This is actually a very light-colored gray wolf, but looked pretty white to me.  It's number 1237, a male of the Mollie's Pack.  I'd never seen this one.  Cool.
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Coyotes!  Not sure why, but lots of coyotes were active.  I saw 4, including one crossing the Yellowstone River Bridge.
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Black Bears.  Saw several of them, and one with a cub.  The cub was a Cinnamon; mother a Black Bear.
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Another.  No problem if they're eating grass.  Maybe vegan:
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Late yesterday afternoon I spotted a porcupine walking in a pine thicket.  It came out into the open just enough for me to see those beady eyes.  Looks a bit like a beaver, eh?
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Wow! Great pics, Chech. How close was the bear to you?

Great pics Chech.  Question for you. The "cinnamon" cub, will it always be that color or will it turn more black as it ages?

Oh, and I hate coyotes...

No, like the cinnamon adult in the first photo, it will always be brown.  Like black labs with mixed-color puppies, there are several morphs in black bears.  Another thing you see is snout color varying from almost white to black.

I don't mind coyotes here.  They're like vultures.  They clean up what's left of a carcass after the wolves and bears get their fill.

Well, 2, there are several different bear photos.  The first photo was taken from about 10'.  I was in my car, and he wasn't.

Maybe that's a good thing.  Around here though, they will chase deer relentlessly.  They will continue following them until the deer are to tired to keep away from them and the coyote will literally start eating them while the deer continue to walk away. It is really disgusting to see.  I haven't personally but have seen pics from game cameras...  I'll kill every coyote I can here.

Never heard of coyotes killing deer like that.  But dogs in our neighborhood chase our deer relentlessly.  Maybe you can come over and kill a few of them too.
 :)

Well done sir. The pics of the bears amaze me as how they don't seem scared at all. RTR!

That's because they are pretty much the alpha creatures out there, Preacher.  :lol2:

 :clap: :clap: Yes sir that makes sense. RTR!

Thursday May 28, 2020. 
Watched a fox in front of the bakery in town at 6am, then found out why it was waiting:

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May 28th continued:

Drove through the park.  Saw a badger!  Cool, hyper-active critter!
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Another Moose (duh!):
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Rocky Mountain Bighorns:
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Black Bears (several).
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Coyotes (several).
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I saw your video on FB of the fox getting the egg. Very cool. All those pics are great.

Yeah, wish I could easily post those videos here.  So much cooler to see in person.  I posted a video of a newborn elk staggering for its first steps; think only family saw that one, but forgot where I put it.
 :dunno:

That was on FB too. Also great. Where was the mother?

Yep, video was on FB.  Tough crowd!
But if I don't post pics here, those without FB miss the boat.
Not sure where the mother was.  Elk and other deer often bed down babies while they feed elsewhere, maybe to keep from attracting predators to the babies.  The area had streams running through, and she might have been down along one of those (out of sight).  As I explained, rules forbid me from stopping the car, so the pics were from a moving car.  I might have just missed her by passing by too fast.

"Yellowstone to open Montana entrances June 1"
https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/news/20021.htm

Finally!  And better yet, a ranger told me yesterday they'd allow a "soft opening" starting tomorrow (Saturday).  Life is good.

:dance:  :dance: :dance:  :dance: :dance:  :dance:

WOOOT!!!  #+

That lady giving an egg to the fox needs to be ticketed.  Wild animals DO NOT need to be hand fed from humans.  Feel free to tell her that I said so... :snob:

Very cool pics overall though...

I doubt she cares what you think.  Pretty independent.  Montana women; not the South.
Said she's been feeding them 15 years, but only during summer when the bakery is open.  She has generations of foxes that she's fed.
HTH

Have I mentioned how Mrs. Nalt used to feed the wild animals around here, i.e. deer, fox, raccoons, armadillo, opossum, etc. dry cat food every evening?  I told her countless times not to do that because it makes the wildlife dependent upon humans for food.  Not good.  Eventually the raccoons started coming up on the porch looking for the food.  They would mess with anything on the porch that was small enough for them to move.  Broke several things too.  Then during the late spring/early summer the "momma" coons started bringing their babies out and they would follow Momma onto the porch.  Mrs. Nalt, about 3 years ago was going out just after dusk to throw out some food and she saw several of these babies.  She never had any problems with any of them but this one evening as she took a step a young one happened to be right beside her foot and it turned and bit her on the back of her ankle.  Three rounds of painful rabies shots and a huge medical bill and she finally stopped feeding them for the most part.

Mrs Dottie use to throw bread out to a Fox here. That crazy thing would catch it in his mouth if he could. RTR!

Thank you guys for the stories about your lives and experience with wildlife.   :lol2:

Friday May 29, 2020.

Another great day in the park.  I drove through, as was legal, and was home well before noon (in time to wash my laundry).

Here is a beautiful Coyote sniffing the ground.
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Here is the same photo with NALT's editing, showing the grieving family of Killdeer whose eggs are being ravaged by the Coyote:
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Look, a rare photo of Moose!  Yes, 3 in one photo.
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A black Gray Wolf watching from behind a tree.  He then ran into the trees.
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A gray Gray Wolf lying beside Soda Butte Creek.  This is apparently wolf 1237M, a male of the Mollie's Pack.
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More great pics, Chech. You've done much better since the coyote taking a dump.  :lol2:

Preacher, my camera magnifies the bears and wolves at 40X.  Your binoculars are likely 7X.  So the images are often seen in 40 times reality.  I'm not very close to the animals in most cases.  As you saw with the Mountain Goat, this camera and my scope have great magnification.  Once the animals get close or see they're being watched, they usually bolt away.

Great photos Chech.  Question for you though.  How can you tell if a black gray wolf is a gray wolf if it is black?  I definitely understand about the gray gray wolf.  That one makes sense.  But a "black" gray wolf?   ???

The species is called Gray Wolf.  Color morphs: black, gray, white.

Like Snow Geese: white or blue.

Saw this early today, and THOUGHT OF RICKY!

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Wow Brother Chechem, thanks for that view. He is sitting there so proud and Brave. RTR!

Saturday May 30, 2020.

In addition to the eagle above, I saw lots of cool animals today.  Enjoy.

This Moose visited my cabin.  This photo was taken through my glass door.  He stayed outside.
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Saw the same white wolf (Mollie's Pack) that I saw a few days ago.  This time she performed.
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Also saw this massive male wolf (also Mollie's Pack):
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And this Gray wolf of the Junction Butte Pack:
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And this Black wolf of the Junction Butte Pack:
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I met a roadblock on the road to Gardiner:
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More from Saturday's wildlife:

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Getting a sloppy drink of water.
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I love the moose standing guard at your door.  :lol:

Yeah, he was out there for almost an hour.  Would have stayed longer, but he'd already eaten everything green by then.

Awesome!    #+ #+ #+

Sunday May 31, 2020

I drove to Gardiner today for groceries and gasoline.  On the drive through YNP I first encountered a fox (carrying something furry - mouse?) in the darkness along the roadside.  I waved at him.  Then I passed the area where I'd seen wolves.  It was 5:30am, so barely bright enough to see well.  The wolves there had been eating a moose (I heard from Park Rangers).  The big gray wolf was there again (# 1237M).  I waved at him as I went past.  He was in deep grass, tugging at the carcass.  Then lots of bison, pronghorn, and elk; bison blocked the road at several pacles.  While stopped once I took the photo below.  No other photos; day of rest!

This afternoon I saw that the local creek had swollen into a river.  It flooded the campground nearby.  I saw a Moose wading through the campground.  LOL

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I like it as much upside-down:

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Very cool!

June 1, 2020.  Long day in Yellowstone.

I watched bears and wolves for 13 hours today, and I'm worn out.  There are 18 puppies in the den where we usually watch wolves; 3 females sharing the den.  Too far away for good pics, but I got a couple just for you.

Junction Butte Puppy
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Bull Moose in velvet
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Good to see the wolf population thriving there. I'd say the relocation project was a grand success.

Tuesday June 2, 2020.

Long day; lots of puppies, bears, etc.

Badger.  Mean sucker!
(https://i.imgur.com/2UPLOkh.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/WBFtnDN.jpg)

Badger and friends: Magpies and Cinnamon Teal.
(https://i.imgur.com/maDQpgs.jpg)

Pronghorn buck.
(https://i.imgur.com/HAe8jNV.jpg)

Grizzly on a Bison carcass (far off).
(https://i.imgur.com/g5Hmrf5.jpg)

Wolves and puppies (also far off):
(https://i.imgur.com/HLI4mUE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0sBTSHt.jpg)

Chech, did you bring your badger repellent?  :unsure:

Cool pics.  You should really try and tickle that badger on it's belly.  I hear they really like that...   :lol2:

Wow great pics Chechem. Thanks for the badger pics those thing are mean. RTR!

 :lol: :lol: Not even if you were a badger whisperer.

 :stars:  Not even on a bet!

Humpday June 3, 2020:

Spent the entire day near the wolf den watching action.  Best was an elk chase by 8 wolves at 8am.  Lots of running, splashing, and elk luck.  It took pacle 2 miles away, so we watched through scopes.  No elk were harmed this day.

Rocky Mountain Bighorn rams (far off):
(https://i.imgur.com/LUHT2eM.jpg)

Very dumb young elk bull testing a black wolf.
Look left of the elk and you can see the wolf peeking from behind a hill.
(https://i.imgur.com/nsZG3KS.jpg)

Nice Pronghorn reflection.
(https://i.imgur.com/WMegqY8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nsZG3KS.jpg)

Hard to see the lurking wolf, but I'd say this little fella was lucky.

June 4, 2020 (Thursday):

Long day watching wolves.  Lots of puppies, lots of adults, and a few bears.

(https://i.imgur.com/sk2bIaG.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uBZDuE0.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/gmQRE4D.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/uiThq5g.jpg)

Roughly speaking, how old are these wolf pups?

Chech, that black wolf is a fine looking specimen.

Wow that one looks like he/she is looking back at you to see if you got the pic before it leaves. RTR!

Pups were born in mid April.  They grow faster than dogs.

June 5, 2020 Friday.

Snow is predicted for this weekend, soooooo not sure what that means for access to the park.  Today started out cold (38), but by late afternoon it was 70. 

Lots of the same: wolves and cousins.

This yearling wolf (born 2019) ran right past us.  It was prolly watching us from behind!
(https://i.imgur.com/Bu7WKEV.jpg)

It ran about 200m away, then turned right and crossed the flooded marsh.
(https://i.imgur.com/Db84tjq.jpg)

UINTA GROUND SQUIRREL.  They're everywhere now, but they begin hibernation during July, and don't come out until March.  Saw a wolf catch one today.
(https://i.imgur.com/zEh4jH2.jpg)

RED FOX that was running alongside a meadow.  Saw it while driving home.
(https://i.imgur.com/BCBaMqe.jpg)

Who was more startled when the wolf passed you, Chech?  :lol2:

Wow! That's quite a hibernation period for the ground squirrels.

Oops, forgot yesterday's (June 5) sunrise:

(https://i.imgur.com/cRNJ7Eg.jpg)

Nice! BTW, FB is filled with posts about a super volcano that is supposed to erupt in Yellowstone at any time now. You skeert?  :lol2:

Gosh that picture of the sky is so beautiful and breathtaking. RTR!

YouTube too.  This just in: IT ALREADY DID ERUPT!  
Been a while.   :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2: :lol2:

June 6, 2020 Saturday.

This is a yearling gray wolf, number 1228F (female).  She's beautiful, and I haven't been able to get an adequate photo.  Today she got within a mile of us.  She's got a VHS collar.
(https://i.imgur.com/Q3wEATJ.jpg)

Saw this group of Bighorns, all rams, from almost 2 miles away.  Photo through my scope.  Couple of these would be award winners.
(https://i.imgur.com/zw9hkqD.jpg)

Big Boy resting beside Slough Creek.
(https://i.imgur.com/ZSLMBa1.jpg)

I know you boys like bears, so I took photos of some, despite being too far away for a quality shot.  Cinnamon Black Bear, a biggie.
(https://i.imgur.com/x1q4qaN.jpg)

Really big Black Bear really really far away.
(https://i.imgur.com/0tmEPOr.jpg)

Some darn good long distance pics, Chech.

You ARE getting pretty good at taking pics through your telescope.   :worship:

This past week my dad gave me his camera.  It is a Canon EOS 70D.  I  will have to learn how to properly use it but once I do I plan to get a lens that will take quality pics from a long ways away...

That is neat to see them from so far away. RTR!

June 7, 2020.  Sunday.

It started snowing late today, so I got back to the cabin earlier than usual.  Tomorrow looks iffy for driving; snowing all day 4-6".

Today started at 5am along Slough Creek.  By 5:15 we'd found a line of wolves headed for the creek.  They got there, and some bedded.  Others explored along the shore.  After a few minutes they began to howl (photo).  Too dark for anything decent in photos, but at least I captured it for y'all.

Later during light rain we saw a Black Bear and cub across the creek about 1.5 miles away.  We watched them for quite a while as they moved north.

(https://i.imgur.com/vJXMO8U.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/lKFQkh5.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/GiBpQeB.jpg)

Gosh that was good. RTR!

Good stuff Chech. I bet it was cool hearing the wolves howl.

I did. 

But the coyotes didn't like it.  They answered with yips and yaps.   :unsure:

Howl wars?  :lol2:

Hey Chech, how often to the wolves interact with bears?  Also, when this happens, what is the typical outcome?

Daily when there's an elk or bison carcass.  I've posted videos of it on FB.
The bears are more powerful, but the wolves are quicker.  Usually the bear gets its fill, unless the wolves can harass it enough to drive it away.  They'll bite the bear's butt.  If the bear chases one, the others rush in and eat.

Monday June 8, 2020.

Snow, sleet, and light rain today.  But what a day.  We watched 13 adult wolves parade to the creek this afternoon.  And I watched grizzly and black bears.  Here's a sample:

(https://i.imgur.com/e3ZTaK8.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/d2csQ6K.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/TN0NT0i.jpg)
Late this afternoon, with sleet turning to snow, this rainbow formed over Lamar Canyon.

That rainbow is beautiful. By the way that you captured it symmetrically it almost looks like it is just a halo effect in your lens though.  I know it isn't but it does somewhat look like it.  Great pics. Again...  ;)

That is indeed, a beautiful rainbow. Lots of active wildlife around you.

Lol, that would make me have my head on a swivel...amIright?

Chech will come back with whiplash.  :lol2:

A beautiful rainbow from sleet at this time of the year. Wow, this is beautiful. RTR!

Tuesday June 9, 2020.

COLD AGAIN.  I saw 2 Mollie's Pack Wolves cross the road at Pebble Creek at 4:30am (in my headlights). 

At 5am we had frost on our scopes, and they fogged badly.  But the wolves stayed bedded and in dens until the sun emerged anyhow.  Good puppy show about 7:30.  Lots to see all day (badger, coyote, grizzlies).  A grizzly walked right past the sage den about noon.  It didn’t harm any puppies.  Whew.  They dig dens up and eat puppies sometimes.

THREE DOG DAY: fox, wolf, and coyote.  WOOT!  :dance:

(https://i.imgur.com/t7KCmnt.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/BdY9mCu.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/xqoq8zr.jpg)
Grizzly that walked past the den.

(https://i.imgur.com/rSl3N17.jpg)
Uinta Ground Squirrel

That badger just looks like he's ready to be pi$$ed off at somebody.  :lol2:

How are you able to identify the individual wolves Chech?  Seems like you know every member of each wolf family by name (number).

Color, size, location, collar or not.

For instance, this is Wolf 907F of the Junction Pack.  I photographed her today to show her collar (looks black).  Those with collars have telemetry signals, unique to each.  You see she has a collar and is gray.  This pack has only 3 gray wolves, and 2 have collars.  Her niece is 228F (F for female), and has more dark on her back.  I don't have the telemetry equipment, so I have to learn each one's appearance.

(https://i.imgur.com/xFjhsbu.jpg)

Wednesday June 10, 2020:

Not as cold today, and was sunny, so we sat in lawn chairs and watched the show.  Puppies came out about 7am and played for an hour.  Some of the yearlings wrestled with them, tugged their necks, and got nips in return.  Fun stuff.  Later, about 2:30 a hunting party of 9 adults went to search for elk.  We'll know tomorrow if they had luck.

(https://i.imgur.com/nUQvXhJ.jpg)
Hunting party.  They walked through flower meadows, then up into the hills.

(https://i.imgur.com/4ob3jnc.jpg)
This badger spotted another in its territory today, and it raced across a meadow to attack it.  We saw the sage shaking and heard loud squeals and raccoon-like squawks.  This one came out unscathed.  The other ran away.

Thanks for the explanation about how the wolves are identified.  That is pretty cool. I'd also like to know how they are able to live-trap them in order to put collars on them.  As intelligent as wolves are that could prove extremely difficult.

How cool would it have been to be able to watch the two badgers fight?  All really great pics Chech.  Thanks.

I'm guessing the one pictured is from Wisconsin. The one that ran away was from Michigan.  :lol2:

Wrong thread for jokes.  Still funny enough to warrant an ecred...  :lol: :lol: :lol: #+ #+ #+

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NL6CDFn2i3I

How did you come across that video?  On second thought, never mind. I don't want to know...  :facepalm:

 :-*

It started as a dedicated website where the only thing present was an almost full-screen version of that video as a flash animation.  That was likely in the late 90s or early 2000s.

They tranquilize them from helicopters.

June 11, 2020.  Thursday.

Up at 3:15am.  It was worth getting up early.  Nice day, 70 degrees; warm and no rain.  Puppies were all over the hillside early, playing with yearlings and adults, and just enjoying life.  About 8:30 a hunting party of 10 left to the NE.  We watched them challenge a bull bison for a few minutes, then they moved on.  Also saw a lone wolf chase Bighorns down the mountain (and lose the race).
Saw 4 big grizzlies at Footbridge about 6pm: one on a bison carcass, 2 courting, and a big boy just grazing.

(https://i.imgur.com/POETOoQ.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/s4Ly9Ps.jpg)

He's beginning to bury it (cache it).
(https://i.imgur.com/QpgHneu.jpg)

Relaxing after dinner.
(https://i.imgur.com/eNoz6WC.jpg)

Pronghorn too good to not photograph.
(https://i.imgur.com/4nvlCVm.jpg)

Looks like the bear is living the good life.  :lol2:

Well it seems things are about the same. Should be hot again today. You all be safe. RTR!

 :dunno:  Seems I failed.

 :lol: We're spoiled.

Then I'll keep it simple.  6-12-20.

(https://i.imgur.com/k3Z21fR.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/mfXvhKg.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/47JNBbc.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/wmVcMJ8.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/mnnghZf.jpg)

Beautiful!

Gosh beautiful skies Chechem. I notice the animals don't see to be leary at all. Thanks for the pics. RTR!

6-13-20.  Saturday.

Cinnamon Bear
(https://i.imgur.com/4xVpuaz.jpg)

Puppies on rocks
(https://i.imgur.com/fvtxyyb.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/zaXuw7d.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/0Saekc5.jpg)
That's Mama wolf at the base of the rock.

Rock Hounds?  :lol2:

Mama looks content but also on the alert. Hate to make her mad. RTR!

6-14-20

Grizzlies - courting pair.
(https://i.imgur.com/F6zgFpR.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/1WSBw4v.jpg)

Puppies on rocks.
(https://i.imgur.com/S0RO7jv.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/jAJuIJK.png)

Pronghorn buck.
(https://i.imgur.com/TU9Iaij.jpg)

Excellent pics. The puppies look good. RTR!

That pronghorn looks like it was close, Chech.

Wait for the bear below!   :o

6-15-20

Badger with ground squirrel to feed its babies (see den on left).
(https://i.imgur.com/WaYzysE.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/VOhBh4c.jpg)

Black Bear eating a Pronghorn baby it just killed.  CLOSE!
(https://i.imgur.com/SINCIi2.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/9KmqsHX.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/IqUnTNm.jpg)

Long way off, but this is a wolf with her babies standing off a Bison (at left).  Puppies are just below Mom.
(https://i.imgur.com/hdgOt98.png)

Big Grizzly up on Mount Norris.  Beautiful bear!
(https://i.imgur.com/nUtnecX.png)

Badger at my feet.
(https://i.imgur.com/FlOprWY.jpg)

Another Black Bear.
(https://i.imgur.com/lKHAHt1.jpg)

Great stuff!!!

:toast4:

Wow so great. You bring life to the outdoors with your pics. Thanks so much. RTR!

6-16-20

A sow Grizzly and her twin cubs played atop "Penny Lane" in the rain.  When Mama turned her back, the cubs exchanged swats!   :lol2:
(https://i.imgur.com/LZsSMD3.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/JELneh5.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/Apcby5S.png)

Junction Butte wolves were trying to separate bison calves from their Mamas as the bison swam the Lamar River.  Here they wait for calves to be swept downstream to this gravel bar so the wolves could have lunch.  Nope!
(https://i.imgur.com/wbNjN5S.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/MaM9VN3.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/1sZA2VR.png)

Um....those pics do NOT suck! Great shots of the bears and wolves.

Fog and rain.  Low-quality images.  But subject matter helped! 
Thanks, Buddy.

I got a good laugh out of the bear cubs rough housing when Mama has her back turned.

When you said, "Badger at my feet" EXACTLY what did you mean?   :o

Have I told you to NOT get eaten?  Well don't get yourself killed or mauled up pretty bad either.

 :lol3:  Thanks.  He was on me before I realized it.  Hey, got him via camera.

6-17-20  Wednesday

WESTERN TANAGERS.  Saw lots of bears, wolves, etc.  These stole the show today.

(https://i.imgur.com/vKMUOcc.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/EYGrG01.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/Kr5cKdT.jpg)

Wow, that tanager pops! Looks unreal.

Those are beautiful birds. Thanks for the pics. RTR!

6-18-20

Coyotes howling, etc
(https://i.imgur.com/fTjgKrq.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/DZ6a8p9.jpg)

Uinta Ground Squirrels (babies)
(https://i.imgur.com/RphJqek.jpg)

Junction Butte Wolf 1228F:
(https://i.imgur.com/SjDzHeF.jpg)

That was a great video you posted on FB of the baby ground squirrels playing, Chech.

:toast4:

6-19-20  Friday

Junction Butte wolves resting after a hunt:
(https://i.imgur.com/IZhip6E.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/WU2rdlf.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/ggOnCA8.jpg)

Fox at Pebble Creek:
(https://i.imgur.com/ESLoYfY.jpg)

More during 6-19, 2020:

These 2 Grizzlies greeted me at 6am while I was watching wolves.  The male was courting the female (she's running in one pic).  No harm;  at least we got to see them up close.

(https://i.imgur.com/h6GzzFj.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/nnZ2QdY.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/djrQVhK.jpg)

Beautiful creatures!

That black wolf is truly beautiful. I'd love to have a solid black German Shepard similar to that.

You'd just name him 'Wolf'.  :nah:

 :lol2: :lol2:

Beautiful pics Chechem thanks again for your bringing nature to our view. RTR!

Hmmm, I think that would be better than getting a wolf and naming it German Shepard... AmIright?

 :dunno:

Wow, Wow, Wow, what a trip you have had.  #+ #+ #+

Mrs. J and I just looked at all your pictures and it brought back some wonderful memories of sharing Yellowstone with you last year. You really have gotten some fantastic pictures this year, made us want to pack our suitcase and head out west again. Thanks for sharing again with us. We haven't been doing much lately, Mrs. J finally got the tendons fixed in her left foot that she had been putting off for so long and we've finally reached the point that she can now walk slowly without any type of assistance. Hope the rest of your trip will be as good as as it has been already.   


 

6-20-20

Grizzly high up, playing in the snow.  There are actually 3 in this photo, but...
(https://i.imgur.com/3ghd3a0.png)

Junction Butte wolf with leg of an elk.
(https://i.imgur.com/TMHjT3i.jpg)

Mountain Goat a mile away:
(https://i.imgur.com/G2n4sBy.jpg)

Black Bear just hiking.
(https://i.imgur.com/HT0Aow9.jpg)

Awesome pics.  You obviously upgraded your camera lens, right?

Thanks.  Same as last year.

Keep em coming, Chech.  :popcorn2:

Golly Chechem they just get better. The mountain goat to be so far was absolutely grand. Thanks my brother. RTR!

6-21-20

Too tired to post many pics, so I'll give these 2.  Fun day.

A bison was killed, and the wolves fought its daughter for a meal.
(https://i.imgur.com/cQAtSF8.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/ABPN4FW.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/JRogUcX.jpg)

Wow! Impressive, Chech.

6-22-20

Ground Squirrel who didn't know his pacle.
(https://i.imgur.com/EMNVkg8.jpg)

Eating continues.
(https://i.imgur.com/7Mx9zjK.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/WdeiZgq.png)

Daybreak; two big Grizzlies were on the carcass.  They were gone by 6am.  A guy walked up after they'd left, said "Seen anything?"
 :lol2:
(https://i.imgur.com/jWTzIaJ.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/VeSrWLA.png)

'Timing is everything', or, 'the early worm gets the wolves and bears on the carcass'.  :lol2:

Looks like you had a very entertaining day.  :worship:

Very grateful for your trips Chechem. It is inspiring to see God's handiwork. RTR!

6-23-20

IMGUR is broken.  Maybe later...

 :popcorn2:

Still, IMGUR not working...

Okay, back again.  6-23-20

Found a new Badger den.
(https://i.imgur.com/BoWdIJo.jpg)

Handsome "George" (above) and his sister 1228F.
(https://i.imgur.com/b1CPAMM.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/MpvaifZ.png)

Feeding and snarling at the carcass:
(https://i.imgur.com/alhWULx.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/nwrLdwl.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/MpvaifZ.png)

Looks like the massage I got yesterday.  :lol2:

6-24-20

We hadn't seen wolf 1109F until today, because she had a den hidden miles from the other wolves.  Today she showed her defenses when she mixed with the others of the same pack.  She's at right.  She had been bitten by the alpha female from the other den, and now she attacks a male from that den.  He's at left.

(https://i.imgur.com/u8N17qG.png)

Elk miles away walking on snow atop a mountain:

(https://i.imgur.com/BB3NBXU.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/u8N17qG.png)

Very cool! How'd she end up doing?

She's good; back with her man: 1048M.

6-25-20

Lots of wolves, but this Griz was my favorite today.  He kept standing up and walking on his back legs (high up the mountain).

(https://i.imgur.com/ogMmWX1.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/tU2wq7X.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/QnZLszL.png)

And then there was this:
(https://i.imgur.com/xyhYqfz.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/xyhYqfz.jpg)

"Pee-O-Wolf".  :lol2:

Cool pics of the bear.

Cool pics Chech. 

How often do the grizzlies actually compete with the wolves for food?

Great pics Chechem. RTR!

Almost daily.  There's one pack that specializes on eating bison.  The grizzlies follow them, and within an hour after a kill the grizzlies take it away.

6-26-20

More bears (high up the mountain) and wolves (pretty close):

2 grizzlies:
(https://i.imgur.com/7yo5Azg.png)

The alpha male resting after a nap: 1047M
(https://i.imgur.com/efk8spM.png)

Yearling female: 1228F
(https://i.imgur.com/tSCkWv9.jpg)

Old male: 1048M
(https://i.imgur.com/ghPbu9J.jpg)

Bison in fog yesterday morning:
(https://i.imgur.com/MPgZDR6.jpg)

Mighty fine pics, Chech. The bison in the fog is very artistic.

How is the weather out there now?

That is interesting about the pack that "specializes" in killing bison.  Do the wolves ever kill grizzlies?

Great pics. The bison in the fog is super. RTR!

@ 2: Warmer this week.  Got up to 80 yesterday and sunny.  My suntan is getting like yours.

@ NALT:  Wolves can't kill grizzlies, but they often mob them by biting their butts until they drive them away from a carcass or the den.

6-27-20

Bison eating Lupine flowers:
(https://i.imgur.com/xRGXNOk.jpg)

A boar Grizzly got to a Bison carcass in Lamar Valley before the wolves found it.  So the wolves surrounded the Bison and waited all day for a chance to it.
(https://i.imgur.com/Rb0PTzV.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/8vCEef6.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/2fwHXir.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/2Ow4j6r.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/CEyE84x.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/XWLqTAx.png)

6-28-20

Grizzly sow with 2 new cubs (high up a mountain).  The cubs were sparing.

(https://i.imgur.com/OHFXHfW.png)

(https://i.imgur.com/Hw98uYM.png)

Junction Butte wolf born 2019.  He's standing in the rain, hoping to cross the highway.  But the cars keep coming.  "Oh for the days of the park closure!"  He's also a problem wolf.  He stole a tripod from a photographer. True.
 :lol2:

(https://i.imgur.com/ESlVxUC.jpg)

(https://i.imgur.com/fIMj4bw.jpg)

6-29-20

Can't get IMGUR to work.  

It's snowing; been raining all day.  I may start home tomorrow, because the pass on Chief Joseph Highway will be snow-covered.  Better to drive that during daylight than before daybreak Wednesday.

I'll call 2 once I get past Cody, WY (tomorrow or Wed.)...

 :P

Cool! Safe travels Chech.

Chechem our prayers are covering you for safety my brother. Make sure to enjoy the trip. RTR!

Took this pic of the Pronghorn lying among flowers the last day in Yellowstone.  6-30-20

(https://i.imgur.com/qOyvmvl.jpg)

(https://scontent-atl3-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-9/p843x403/106244513_10219720174866357_5608512950893101245_n.jpg?_nc_cat=111&_nc_sid=825194&_nc_ohc=lBuh0DYacyAAX8Sm0I7&_nc_ht=scontent-atl3-1.xx&_nc_tp=6&oh=6ff2f8fe2f4b22557a12f13574106fdd&oe=5F2599F7)

Pic from FB showing the snow that hit on June 30th.  That's why I left a day early.  Only the high country got the heavy snow, but I didn't want to drive in it through the mountain passes.

 :o :o :o in the month of June. RTR!

Saw this on Facebook.  It was a serious query.

"My husband and I are going to visit Yellowstone for one week for the first time, with a 5 year old, two 2 year olds, a 1 year old, and a 6 month old. We will be staying in our pop up camper. What should we bring? How many outfits per child? What’s easiest to eat everyday? What can we see, is there anything closed and not available for viewing? Is swimming allowed in Yellowstone lake, what about fishing? Tia"

BRING BIRTH CONTROL!!

No kidding! They might want to think about Disneyland instead.

(https://i.imgur.com/xpC2Lar.jpg)

June 22, 2020.  That was a busy day, so I posted lots of pics of wolves, but didn't post this one of the Grizzlies.  These 2 bears were on a carcass before daybreak, so I managed to get just a short video of them as they left the area.  Really cool to watch them run across Lamar Valley in the morning light.  I'll try to post the video on FB later.

9:30.  Video is on FB

Pic from a friend:

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You don't see that every day.

Indeed.  That's along the Yellowstone River.  It's often foggy there, and it's a corridor for bears, wolves, elk, etc.  Must have been a great pacle for early explorers to hunt.