Wednesday, July 30
This was the view from our cabin’s front door ~ about 6:56 AM.
I love weed flowers and seed pods.
Our cabin at Flagg Ranch.
Cerwin taking our luggage to the car.
Our rental car.
We saw this mule deer shortly after leaving our motel.
Pretty morning scenery
Those first pictures all happened between our cabin and the South Entrance to Yellowstone ~ which was two miles north of Flagg Ranch.
And then, just a few minutes after entering Yellowstone, we saw a grizzly bear right along the road.
It wasn’t a real large one ~ maybe 200 to 250 pounds ~ but we were so pleased to see one up close.
It was more interested in bugs and grubs in the empty tree log then in the few carloads of people who were watching it.
Though Canada geese are common, I thought they looked pretty in the tall grass in the early morning sunshine.
We went by here a few times on Monday and Tuesday, but it was always full of people, so this morning there was finally space to stop and take a few pictures.
We crossed the Continental Divide many times on this trip. On one road we crossed it three times in a few short miles.
Cerwin was pleased to see another 6 x 6 elk.
Before the trip he mentioned that he would like to see one nice bull elk.
According to my pictures, this is the third 6 x 6 and then there was the 6 x 7 at Yellowstone’s Grand Canyon.
It was certainly worthwhile to get up early.
These pictures were all taken between 6:56 and 8:06 AM.
The two best times to see animals in the wild — sunrise and sunset hours. These are wonderful shots, Doris — how great to see so many creatures in the wild!
Yes, and it is so tempting to sleep in on a vacation, but we knew that we would miss the wildlife. Plus I love the morning lighting for photos.
so so fun to see your pictures and remember ~ 🙂
I agree. I like seeing photos of new places, but to see other people’s photos of places where we’ve been is even better because you can “feel” the atmosphere.