Yellowstone National Parks
DAY 4

Today was pretty wet about 50% of the time. The sun shone through occasionally. The temps generally ran about 37 degrees on average. We encountered a lot of wintery mix including rain, snow and sleet again. The snow was still very deep crossing between Norris and Canyon, but Hayden Valley is melting. As a result, the creeks and meadows look like lakes. Below are some photos from today. Most were shot at 500mm from a long distance so please forgive the quality.

Bald Eagle along the Madison River.

Elk feeding along the Madison River.

Gibbon Falls

Raven at Gibbon Falls

Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River

Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River and Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. This was taken as the rain poured down,

Coyote at Pelican Creek. It looks like she may have an egg in her mouth.

Bison at Pelican Creek

Frozen Yellowstone Lake and angry clouds.

Sharon saw two bears today. I only caught this one that was literally 1.5 to 2 miles away. We saw it near Steamboat Point from the top of the mountain overlooking the Lake. The bear is that black spot near the center of the photo (confirmed by binoculars).

Great Blue Heron at Trout Creek in Hayden Valley,

Another coyote in Hayden.

A deer in the Canyon area. They are not nearly as common as elk in the park.

Firehole Falls

A "red dog" or bison calf found at Fountain Flats Drive.

A typical sight in the lower geyser basin.

Leftovers... beside Firehole Lake Drive.

Hot spring runoff into Firehole River at Midway Geyser Basin.

It was so funny watching this raven go through a garbage sack in the back of Bubba's truck, eating what he wanted and dropping the rest on the pavement. I bet Bubba was not a happy camper when he returned.

The day was not real eventful. We stayed in the lower half of the park, but tomorrow we will be traveling back to bear country in the north and staying in Gardiner for three evenings.

Until tomorrow... Bryan & Sharon are calling it a night.