Wow. Today was a terrific day for us in the world's "oldest and best" national park.
First we visited the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, where a manager once put me -- at the time a 21-year old with no cooking experience whatsoever -- in charge of the Employee Dining Room breakfast. I came up with a hot sandwich called, "Zucchini Surprise." Let's just say that there was a run on cold cereal that morning, the likes of which have not been seen since. Kellogg's stock skyrocketed.
After some great hiking (and much wheezing) in Canyon, we drove back to the Airstream -- along the way, passing through that magical time and place called, "The Bear Zone." I'm 37 years old. In all of that time on Planet Earth, I've rarely seen wild bears. Maybe I've seen a dozen, total. Today we enjoyed TWO separate bear sightings. I say "enjoyed" because said bears were safely out of biting range. Both were black bears of medium size. Apparently in recent years the bear has made a comeback in Yellowstone. It remains the most prized of wildlife sightings.
We rounded out the day with a sighting of wild mountain goats.
Great day! Another reminder of why we love Yellowstone.
Next up: we travel to Missoula, Montana, in search of old friends and cold beverages.
2 comments:
Sean & Christy, I really liked your Waffle and Zombie videos....anyway, how do you know from the droppings if its a black bear or grizzley? The grizzleys has little bells in it. Bill Summers
Ha! So far our journey has been grizzly-free. But now that we are in Glacier Park, our odds of seeing a griz have probably increased. Glad you liked the Zombie and Waffle movies! We had a lot of fun making those.
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