Yellowstone National Park

[Griff]

The Griffsters have just returned from Yellowstone, Teton, and some other places out West. I've realized that many of our overseas dwellars may not be familiar with this jewel.

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

We have a ton of photos to upload but I'll post some in this thread. We saw 5 grizzly bears, countless elk and bison in the Lamar Valley, some big horn sheep on Mt. Washburn, 3 river otters on the Snake, a few bald eagles, some marmots, a pika, and zero moose.

This is a grizzly sleeping just above the trail to Phelps lake. We were warned that he was along there by a hiker who saw the distinctive shoulder hump. Lil' Pete took two quick pics as we walked by him, so forgive the quality of the shot.