Friday, May 30, 2008

Rosie & her cubs.....

THESE ARE NOT MY PICTURES!!! but wanted to share..

Rosie is a tagged bear to keep track of her....this year she had two cubs....one black and one cinnamon color.....a black bear can have a brown cub....

We are going tomorrow with friends Ken & Cheryl Syndergaard and hopefully we will see her and get our own pictures....she can be found close to the road on most days...






Osprey

There are two Osprey frequently in a dead tree behind our house.....I caught this one scooping down catching a fish in his claws.....the fish was too large and he dropped it....amazing sight!!!!

Osprey are fish eating hawks...

Gibbon Falls


One of the many beautiful waterfalls that Yellowstone has to offer.....

Eagle


This was our first eagle sighting......they are such a beautiful creature

Two Beavers


This was great watching these two beavers...

Beaver

Beavers in Yellowstone

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

Ram Sheep


This was a huge find....Ten Bighorn Ram sheep together....you don't even want to know the number of pictures that I took of these big boys....

Moose


First Moose sighting of this year.....this is a young one...

Mammoth Hot Springs



This scenery picture was at the same spot of a great one that I took this winter.....It is of the Mammoth Hot Springs

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Bull Elk


These bull elk are just beginning to grow their antlers.....amazing how fast they grow....

Black bear

We spotted our first black bear on our first outing in the park on Saturday.....

Baby Bison


There are so many baby bison....they are called red dogs when they are first born....

Bison


The bison are beginning to lose their winter coats....

Summer Home



This is our summer spot in the RV park....we are the Prowler and backed up to the Yellowstone River.....the flowing of the river makes great sleeping....

First Yellowstone Blog--5-25-2008

We arrived at Gardiner, Mt about noon on Friday.....we got out of Kansas and Nebraska before the storms hit....it did rain on us all day Thursday but no storms, so that was a plus....

Thursday, May 22, 2008

softball and baseball







Ryan, Lauren & Nathan

Nathan and Kendall





Nathan is five and Kendall Jean is two. They were spending the weekend with us and we had gone to our Lake Shawnee (beautiful lake) for play time and a picnic...building memories.....

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Graduation

This is our oldest granddaughter Kailey Erin Yarnell who graduated from Washburn Rural High School on May 18th....