Winter in Yellowstone National Park
Bearly Awake I figured it to be common wisdom that black bears entered winter hibernation and slept soundly until warm weather. However, during our late January-early February trip to Yellowstone National Park, we found a bear den with occupants active in the sunny but single-digit weather. During our visit, our daily routine consisted of cruising […]
The Nursery Rocks of Yellowstone’s Lamar Valley
Rocks of granite deposited by glaciers in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park by glaciers, are called glacial erratics, and serve as nursery rocks to Douglas fir trees.
grizzly encounter
Traveling North of 60 … We used a guide service to help us find the best wildlife shots in Yellowstone, and yesterday’s excursion came with a great grizzly encounter. Our guide spotted a grizzly sow and her two yearling cubs on a hillside to the front and high above us. They were just small dots […]
