I've never kept a journal so blogging does not come easy for
me. I feel that I should be writing
about my travels or something of interest to others instead of everyday life. But I'm going to give this blogging another
try.
I just read over my last few post and realize nothing worked
out the way I thought. My mother had to
cancel our European cruise. I didn't get
to take any overnight trips in my van this spring because I spent all my money going to Yellowstone at
the end of May. The trip was expensive
and I ended up with debt.
Yellowstone is hard to say no to even when your broke. I traveled with a friend and my daughter and
it was a fantastic trip. This is my
third trip to Yellowstone and I can never get enough. We flew into Idaho Falls airport and rented a
car, entering through West Yellowstone.
We spent 3 nights at Mammoth and 3 nights at Old Faithful, then we drove
through the Tetons to spend a night at Jackson Hole. We wanted to spend a night in Jackson Hole to
buy more supplies (mostly water & junk food) and to see moose. We were very lucky to get pictures of 2
moose, one was about 15 feet from the
car. We also saw our only bald eagle
while looking for moose. Then we
returned to Yellowstone for 2 nights and Canyon Village.
The bears were very active this year. We saw grizzly's in the Tetons and near the
Morning Glory pool at Old Faithful. We
were also lucky to see black bears in Lamar Valley, West Yellowstone entrance and just north of the
Tower store we saw a momma and 2 cubs.
We had an opportunity to watch a pack of wolves in Lamar
Valley. This was the first time I had
heard them howling, a very eerie sound.
We spent about an hour watching them moving back and forth across the river. There was another pack in Lamar Valley with
pups but our equipment was not powerful enough to see them when they came out
of their den. A good pair of binoculars
and camera zoom lens are great but sometimes you just need a scope.
That's all for now. I'll be posting more pictures later.
Have a great day!
