Yellowstone - Day 2

Hello,

First some data:

Steps taken - 19,157

Cool and damp today - mostly around 47F.

First thing of the day was Bison on the road to the Norris region of the park... about 10 yards from the car.  There were some crazies that were out of their car trying to take selfies with them... but not us..

Gibbon Falls:

Artist Paintpots:

Norris Geyser Basin is one of the hottest and most acidic hydrothermal areas in Yellowstone...

Cistern Spring-

Crackling Lake-

Emerald Spring-

Porcelain Basin -

Porcelain Basin -

Vixen Geyser-

Yellowstone River runs through the park in a "grand canyon".  We walked along the canyon at the observation points for the upper and lower falls..

Lower Yellowstone Falls-

Upper Yellowstone Falls-

Canyon walls -

Hayden Valley is the region where the Bison come to pursue their mate in the Spring... today there was a family with a younger calf.

this guy was digging in the ditch for food...

So, the coolest thing of the day... across the river was a GRIZZLY BEAR eating a HUGE Elk that he had felled.  This had happened yesterday and he had been eating, sleeping and guarding the "prize".  He had even partially buried the Elk carcass .. folks were waiting for another bear or wolves to come and try to fight him for dinner.  

Seriously - it is hard to tell from the pictures but this was a large Elk and a crazy-huge GRIZZLY!  I cannot imagine what that fight must have been like.  I am happy it was across the river.

We spent a long, eventful day in the park. 

Take Care,

Sheri & Carsten