A Last Glimpse of Yellowstone

We spent much our last visit to Yellowstone in the car, mostly because we got caught in four—count’em, four wildlife traffic jams. One snarl lasted over 1.5 hours, and involved several bison and later some elk. Not exactly rush hour on LBJ stress-wise, though; all we had to do was look out the car windows at the crystal blue streams and rivers, and the majestic trees lining the road to relax as we waited. The first photo in this post, where the Bison is leading traffic along the paved road, was taken through the windshield while i was driving (very slowly of course). And Dinah says I can’t multi-task…;)

We explored the northern part of the park, which included the Mammoth Hot Springs area. We also revisited our favorite spot, the Grand Prismatic Pool, this time opting for a ground-level view, as opposed to the overlook perspective we got from a hike we took a week ago.

We also saw another bison posing for photos while laying beside a stream, very similar to the bison image I shot earlier last week. We didn’t stop this time because he had attracted quite a large crowd of people. But I swear it was the same bison that I had photographed earlier, doing the exact same thing. So I have named him “Poser.”

We will be saying a heartfelt goodbye to Poser and Yellowstone, as we pack up Sherlock tomorrow and head for our next destination—Glacier National Park in Montana.