Elk, Bison, and Bear...OH MY!

We let the kids sleep in today. By the time we got our "breakfast" it was noon! After Alaynea and Joel did some homework we headed into Yellowstone a bit later so we could be there late tonight. We headed up to Mammoth, a great place to just sit and watch the Elk. It is not hard to find the Elk in this area. We have seen so many from little young ones to old mature ones with Ginormous Antlers! The Bison are plentiful as well. We know exactly where to drive to see herds of Bison right alongside the road! Our plan tonight was to stay late to try to see some wolves. We knew the two areas that they had been seen recently. We had been driving for a while and after deciding to turn around to go somewhere else, we noticed some cars pulled over. We asked them what they were watching and they showed us where a dead Bison lay on top of a hill. We decided to get the chairs out, eat some PB&J's and wait. Just before dark two here came TWO Grizzly Bears over the hill! We were pretty excited! We were able to see them go straight for their supper! It wasn't wolves but it was GRIZZLIES! It was perfect ending to a wonderful time at Yellowstone!

 always time for ice cream!

 Mammoth Hot Springs.

 This was the Grizzlies. We had great binoculars. Wish we could zoom in more!