Tuesday, August 28, 2012

Day 10- Yellowstone National Park

Hi All,

Today we mounted an expedition north to Yellowstone. We drove 270 miles withe the main objective to see wildlife in Hayden and Lamar Valleys. Our strategy is to stop whenever we see people with spotting scopes. The first stop had some wolves very far away; not much to see. The second stop had three river otters resting in the grass and we got good looks at them. The third stop was a couple watching a coyote eating the remains of a bison carcass. They have been watching the carcass since it was fresh five days ago and have seen grizzly bear and wolf feeding on it as well.  They park their motorhome along the road starting before dawn and watch wildlife all day. This interesting couple grew up in the Boston area and now full time in their motorhome. They use the same mail forwarding service that we do so we have the same street address.

Dragons Mouth Spring

Old male bison resting and staying away from the younger males fighting for breeding rights.

Bison herd in the foothills

Blue Star Spring; contains bones from a young bison that fell in last year.

Woodwork and stonework in the 1904 Old Faithful Inn

Old Faithful

Love,

Sandy & Carl 
Living & Traveling in our Motorhome
Volunteering across America
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Photographed and sent from Carl's iPhone

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