Fresh snow....6-7-2008

Fresh snow as seen on our Saturday drive.....such beauty......sometimes the pictures don't do it justice...

Bird...6-8-2008

I think this is a Robin.....he was sitting on a post in my backyard this morning.......just posing!!!!

Nesting Sandhill Crane--6-7-2008

Bird watchers are always at Floating Island Pond watching the Sandhill Crane.....

Bison..6-7-2008

It is hard to get a good picture of a bison because they are so dark. And, their eyes do not reflect the light....you don't want to encounter one on the road in the dark......

Afternoon Nap & a little history...

The first 31 years of Yellowstone it was ran by the army and there was a Fort Yellowstone located at Mammoth Hot Springs where we work....all of the fort building still exist and that gives it the appearance of a village.....the park headquarters are also located here.....elk love all the green grass and they don't feel so threatened by predators so you can most generally see some hanging around....they are not tame and we have seen them kick and gore people who get to close....during rut season in the fall it is amazing to watch the bull elk come into the village and vie for their ladies.....one was actually killed by another last year right in from of the store......

Moose Flats-6-3-2008

This area of Yellowstone is called Moose Flats because of the willows....we seldom see a moose here but this was our lucky day!!!

6-3-2008

Such a great view each time we see this mountain.....this was a great day weatherwise for pictures.....

Mammoth Hot Springs...6-2-2008

My favorite view of Mammoth Hot Springs....you can google this and see what they looked like ten years ago before the daily little earthquake tremors.....

Rosie....6-8-2008

Sad news about Rosie.....the rangers last saw her Friday, June 6th and she was very bloody and in bad shape....probably attacked by a grizzly or a male black bear....the cubs haven't been seen and they are hoping she got them up a tree.....There always seems to be a black bear around the Tower area and they are always nicknamed "Rosie".....this Rosie is probably the 4th one....

The weather has been so rainy, snowy and cold.....higher in the park they had horrible weather Friday....cars off the road and some turned over....

We went for a short ride yesterday and experienced snow and sleet in some areas.....that's Yellowstone....