We spotted a fair amount of wildlife and took lots of pictures, as usual. We also packed a picnic lunch and stopped in Lamar Valley for lunch at around 2 PM. That location was the same as we stopped previously and is at the furthest point that we traveled for the day. The one big surprise for us was the lack of large numbers of Bison which is a Yellowstone staple. We saw some, but all of them that we spotted in Yellowstone were loners and moving as singles. Below are some of the shots that we took on yesterday's trip.
Starting with the first sighting of elk as we arrived near the Fishing Bridge location:
The mystery to us was why all of the bison were traveling alone. We took several shots of these huge animals, all by themselves:
One of these was casually grazing in the field as we stopped for our lunch:
We made a stop at the Tower Falls and took this shot:
before stopping at our location for lunch:
One thing we always see - and yesterday was no exception - are lots of wildflowers. Here is one shot of some Lupins we saw on the side of the road in one location:
Another common sight in Yellowstone is the traffic jams that result from any wildlife encounter:
On our way out of the Park, and near the Canyons Location, we spotted this huge bull elk that was calmly grazing on the side of the road:
Finally, as we were entering the Grand Teton National Park on our drive home, we spotted the herd of Bison that we have been missing so far this season on every trip past our favorite location for these animals:
They were everywhere in the field and there must have been hundreds of them. It was nice to finally see them in the numbers that we have become accustomed to seeing them.
It was a terrific day and one that reminded us how blessed we are to be here at this time of the year.
Our third and final day off today is actually unplanned. There are several options that we are looking at, but no matter what we do, it is great to have this third day off on our new schedule...
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