The afternoon was spent traveling to and from the Lamar Valley to check on wildlife.
 |
| Sometimes the wildlife comes to you. This elk was about 10 feet from the Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, between the hotel and the dining hall. Other days bison were equally close. |
 |
| What do you do when you encounter bison on the road? Do your best to stay out of their way! |
 |
| This coyote was sitting not too far off the road. |
 |
| Bison aren't the only animals that find it convenient to use the roads. This coyote seemed unconcerned about vehicles. |
 |
| It's a poor photo, but you can really see the colors in this coyote's fur: nearly fox-red nose, face, and legs, with dark brown tail tip and shoulder and hip stripes. Really striking. |
 |
| We took a short snowshoe hike near Tower to view the confluence of the Lamar and Yellowstone Rivers. We had to detour off the trail to avoid this large bighorn sheep. |
 |
| These trees were nurtured in their early years by the sheltering of the "nursery rocks" -- the boulders at the base of each tree. |
 |
| This large boulder looks like it could be a snug cabin. |
 |
| Fog in the Lamar Valley. |
 |
| Sunset in the Lamar Valley. |
No comments:
Post a Comment