Day Trip Report

We made our first trip of the season into the Park today and it was fabulous!

To start with, if you%26#39;re coming down from Bozeman on 191, pay attention to those wildlife signs! We saw a good sized herd of bison just off the side of the road a few miles outside of West Yellowstone.

Coming into YNP from the West entrance, we passed the Bald Eagle nest - which seems to be abandoned - or at least isn%26#39;t being used now. We did see several large herds of bison along the river - lots of babies! There were also several small herds of elk - and lots of ducks, geese, etc.

We stopped at Old Faithful, which we hadn%26#39;t done in awhile and saw that erupt - quite a sight, especially since it wasn%26#39;t too crowded today. We met our son and daughter-in-law there and gave our granddaughter back to them :-( They had been camping at Mammoth and said that they had seen a black bear, a grizzly, and lots of mountain goats in that area!

We then drove from OFI to Fishing Bridge. There was still quite a bit of snow along the roadside all along that area - about 2 feet or so in most places. We also got to see the ice on the Lake, which Deb mentioned in her report. I had never seen that either - amazing this late in the ';Spring';!

We all had a picnic lunch together before they headed back to Mammoth and we completed the southern loop -up to Canyon, over to Norris, and back out West Yellowstone to Ennis. Saw quite a few elk, and of course went past the bison again - except this time they were changing location, using the highway! It was fun to watch the babies running around and playing alongside the adults.

All in all, a wonderful day. I%26#39;m already anxious to set a date for our next trip over!

Hope all of you planning trips now have a great time when you get there!

Day Trip Report

Thanks, heypaula, you make it harder to wait for this years trip, just two weeks from now. Sorry you had to give back the granddaughter. :(