Yellowstone National Park - 1 of 3
May 31st, 2005 by leafworks
 Photos copyright 2005 Leaf McGowan |
Saturday, 28 May 2005 - Part 1 of 3 The wildfires that they let restore and went out of control, killing the natural beauty of Yellowstone Park can still be seen even though its been years. A new recovering natural growth is taking on - the wildlife is still active even though its a different kind of green around Yellowstone. |
Coming into the Park from the West entrance I was quickly shown the devastation from the fires, saw a beaver pond and dams, saw a herd of Elk, and bison off in the distance. As I entered deeper into the park, the animals no longer cared about cars and people, feeling safety of the rangers, they wait for no cars to pass across the road - we have to wait for them, and some of the Bison deciding to munch on grass and stand or sit in the road for 30 minutes while traffic builds up behind, is no big deal. (even later, instead of passing a car or bicyclist on the side of the road, was a brown bear walking alongside my car (pictures forthcoming)).
Its funny, I was so excited about seeing the wild game off in a distance, I stopped what seemed every 500 feet, pulled over to take pictures, little did I know I would be surprised with up-close visitors later in the park. All I wanted to see up-close was a moose and a bear. That was granted to me. A 2-hour intended drive through the park, turned quickly into a 7-hour roadside excursion.
