Yellowstone

Jon and I went to Yellowstone again a few weeks back. It was our final "honeymoon vacation" before the baby comes. We had a lot of fun. We stayed in Garner, which is just outside of the North entrance and Mammoth Village. There was less snow in the park than previous October trips we've made, but it was definitely the coldest trip we've had. This was one of our more successful trips as far as animal sightings. We saw a fox the first night we drove through the park on our way to the motel. Apparently you're lucky if you get to see a fox, but somehow, we've been able to spot one each time we go to Yellowstone. We saw two packs of wolves and a small family of otters. These are also lucky sightings in Yellowstone. We saw big horn sheep for the first time as well. We were lucky enough to see three grizzly bears, two from good distances. Our favorite sight was when we got to watch a grizzly bear eat and protect an elk from hungry ravens. We were able to watch him pretty closely too. It was a lot of fun to see. We stayed around for probably an hour taking hundreds of pictures of him. It was FREEZING cold because the cold wind blew right into our faces, but it was definitely worth dealing with. Here's just a few pictures.






Other news... We're having a baby NEXT MONTH!!! I've been super excited to be able to say that and now I can. Our little one weighs about as much as a cantaloupe and is almost 18 inches long. We have 6 weeks left until the baby is due!