Yellowstone Waters and Wildlife

Impossible to condense four days in Yellowstone National Park into one blog, but I will try. The eastern side of the park heralds the Yellowstone Lake and Falls. The waters are crystal clear and tumble over the canyon walls. Views from the Lower Falls are spectacular...a painting from the Artists Point won the votes of Congress to name Yellowstone as a National Park. We viewed the falls from the upper basin and lower basin.

Dick took a day away from sightseeing to experience fly fishing in the Firehole River (see photo at top, with Dick as the yellow spot on the right). He returned with tales of catching a small rainbow trout. The strong winds made it difficult to cast the flies into the river.

Visitors to Yellowstone are advised to bring binoculars and cameras. Buffalo have first priority of the roads, it seems. We experienced migration of buffalo from the western edge of the park toward Hayden Valley (reports are that the mothers prefer to leave the park to bear their calves and return in early summer). They walk down the road, heads down and following the highway yellow lines...ignoring traffic. Other wildlife we viewed include: two wolves hunting at a distance from the road, one fox walking through a parking area near Tower falls, several pronghorn, moose, antelope, prairie dogs, chipmunk, rabbits, and bald eagles. We came upon no bears, although reports are there were bear sightings in the park.