The Excellent Adventures of Kim and Kev

Wednesday, August 29, 2012

Yellowstone - The Wildlife

I can't believe that it has already been a month since our trip... and I can't believe that I still have two more recaps to post.

Life is busy and I'm ready for another vacation.  ;)
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The wildlife in Yellowstone is a huge part of the whole adventure.  An adventure because you never know where or when you will see an animal next.

In the middle of the road.  At a campsite.  Next to a picnic table.  On a hiking trail.

We  managed to see every animal that we hoped to... mainly because other people spotted them first and we just pulled over because they did.  

But every once in a while, we came across a creature all on our own.

Bison.... 


Deer..
Caterpillar...
Moose!! ( He was spotted the minute we drove in to Moose, Montana!)

More bison.... they were EVERYWHERE.
A rabbit.....
These guys prevented us from going any further on our trail.  They were ensuring safe passage for the mommas and babies.

The ranger that "protected" us and suggested we back up...
"Don't mind me.  I'm just blocking the road because I feel like it."

Elk...


The "Kentucky" bird named (by us)  because it was blue.
A ground squirrel... or "whistle pig"...
The face that it makes when it is about to whistle...
We also saw big horned sheep, a grizzly bear, a black bear cub, and a wolf.... all of which were moving to fast or were too far away for a good picture.

I spent a lot of time desperately trying to spot wildlife from the back seat of the car.  I had a whole set up of cameras, lenses, and binoculars.  And had to keep reminding myself not to scream if I did see something.  Screaming is not the most polite thing to do to your driver when he is cautiously driving on the side of a mountain!

A bison even made the trip home with us....
Mom's souvenir - which she named "Buffy".

I only have one more post about our trip.  I guess I've been dragging it all out because I don't want to believe that it is over.  The last post will sum up our adventures...... tours, hiking, excursions, etc.  In the meantime, if you would like to check out all of the pictures ( because I will never be able to post them all on the blog), I've got them downloaded on my Facebook page.

Hope you enjoy!

2 comments:

  1. Kim! As soon as I noticed that you had a new blog entry about Yellowston, I just HAD to get out my Huckleberry Gummy Grizzlies, which is the same as gummi bears, only better!! I just love the recaps because I just loved the trip!! You forgot to mention that the first bison that we saw actually chased us back to our car, and I outran you and dad!! HA!! That will never happen again!! Love, Mom and Buffy

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  2. Your pictures are AMAZING!!! I remember how huge and intimidating the bison are, and the fact that they come right up to the car is really scary. Can't wait for your next installment. Love you, Aunt Sandi

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