We are in Yellowstone and it has been fantastic as usual. Our first two days were spent near a seemingly empty Hayden Valley. Seems all the snow is just now melting there and the animals have yet to move into the valley from the lower elevations. We did however see some great sights and some of the more unusual animals in Yellowstone. We saw Beavers near Fishing Bridge and a marmot near West Yellowstone.
We moved up to Lamar Valley the next two days and discovered where all the Elk and Bison were hiding out. Along with the usual animals seen in Lamar, we have also seen badgers (with 4 babies), a wolf, moose, and a great horned owl. Every day we seem to see some animal we have never seen before in Yellowstone. It really is a magical place.
We head over to West Yellowstone tomorrow where we will have less animals but more geysers to see and photograph. Here is a photo or two to tide you over till I get back home and sort through the hundreds I have taken so far.
Yellow-bellied Marmot
Reflection from Fishing Bridge
Brink of the Lower Falls
Cute Baby Badgers
Baby Bison
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sarah // May 26, 2009 at 10:24 am |
Normally I would prefer pictures of baby animals over scenery shots, but the shot of the falls and the one before it are unbelievably gorgeous!