Saturday, July 31, 2010

Wildlife from Wyoming

One of things I found funny when we got to Jackson Hole was an electric sign that warned there was a moose spotted in the area. We saw it all 5 days we were there but never saw it.
There were stores, restaurants etc. using the name Moose but I was yet to see any.
On the way into Yellowstone we saw one far away but you could only see the back end of it.
Finally as we were coming out of Grand Teton National Park near the visitor center we saw this mother and her baby crossing the road. I had Dennis pull into the parking lot so I could get this picture. I was so happy I got to see this and get a picture too.

In Yellowstone later in the day we stopped at the Upper Falls and there was this elk eating away and tons of people taking pictures. I was amazed at how close people were getting after the buffalo incident on the news the week before. Fortunately the zoom lens got this great picture while staying a safe distance.
I got this picture from the van while driving to the Lower falls area of Yellowstone. We saw buffalo multiple times that afternoon. I never realized how unattractive they were up close....

I didn't get to see a bear, but 3 out of 4 animals on my "TO SEE" list isn't too bad.



1 comment:

Johnson Family said...

I love your pictures! Too bad about the non bear sighting.