If you're coming up from the south, you have to drive through Grand Teton National Park, to get to Yellowstone. Yesterday it was a clear drive through, taking about 30/40 minutes. But today, as we were driving through, we came to a hold up. Cars all stopped, and up ahead their were Park Rangers in the road. We were suspicious. COULD THIS BE AN INTERESTING PIECE OF ANIMAL?
So as we got closer, there didn't seem to be anything, and we are thinking that the rangers are just guiding the traffic, or something. AND THEN, as we edged past the Rangers, right next to the car, A MASSIVE BEAR. We stop, we hurriedly try and get a picture, but the Ranger is yelling at Tim to keep driving, tensions are high. It was awesome. The bear crossed the road behind us.
The rest of the day was almost completely devoid of wildlife. We saw about 345,000 Bison, and we were held up getting out of the park for about an hour, because of Bison in the road. But we also drove up to the Northeast Entrance, which took us through very high mountains. The views were incredible, and you can see right over the Caldera. We even watched a storm, from high up the mountain. Pretty awesome.
So, we started to head back about 6pm, very held up by the Bison. Dinner at the Lodge ends at 9.30pm, so we were now racing to get back in time. We finally made it through the Bison, and down the South Entrance Road, and back out into Grand Teton Park. And WHAT DO WE SEE, a mile or so down the road?
ANOTHER BEAR. Gently snuffling around at the roadside, digging a little hole. Some cars stopped, and a pretty calm Park Ranger dealing with the situation. We got some great footage, and lots of pictures this time. He looked sweet, to me. Not at all a violent killer.
We drove back, delighted with the Bear Spotting, and got back in time for dinner in the Saloon Bar. Red wine and Bison burgers - retribution for the traffic jam. HA.
Bear Day - brilliant.
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