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June 10, 2025

We saw one of our favorite bears yesterday. This is Jam feeding on plants on a hillside.

We also saw a baby bison. This little guy is too cute!!

There are tons of deer around.

Is it funny to anyone besides me that I recently got a new jacket and the brand name is marmot ?

One other thing I wanted to share. Couple of days ago there was so much whitish/grayish stuff floating around it looked like snow. We guessed it was pollen as in dandelions when they become puffs and fly around. Turns out it is called “cottoning”. Every year the cottonwoods shed and sometimes it’s so thick it looks like snow. Lots of cottonwoods in this area.

That’s all for now. Stay safe XO

June 8, 2025

We had a day!! We were up at 4 am and entered the park at 5:30 am well before the entrance booths are manned.

First I want to share Vic’s shot of a wolf. That’s right a wolf!!!

We’ve never seen wolves in Yellowstone before this. The animal was up on a ridge not close to us at all. It was early morning as you can tell by the lighting. What a stunning shot.

Then we came upon a group of big horn sheep, there were about 20 so I’m calling it a herd. They were on my right on a steep hill that came down right to the road. Some of them were fussing at the others kicking up dirt and rocks with some of the rocks falling down to the road. It was quite dramatic.

Here is the sequence.

Meanwhile this is our home for the summer.

So, after the excitement of seeing the big horns fighting we went further into the park and drove around looking for bears or elk or really anything. We didn’t see anything so turned around to go home. By now several hours had gone by.

Our path took us back to where we saw the big horns. Amazingly they were still there! They had all crossed the 2 lane road and jumped over the metal railing. They were milling around on a narrow strip of land with a steep drop off. If you tried to see the bottom of the chasm you would feel woozy it is so far down. I couldn’t help but wonder if a ranger should be there to stop traffic and help them get back across the road.

Here are some pics Vic took.

An exciting morning for sure.

Stay safe everyone XO

We visit the Red tail Hawk nest every couple of days. It’s fun to watch the babies growing.

Hawk and babies

Hawk and babies

There are actually three babies

One parent landing while a baby watches the other parent leaving.

We plan to go into Yellowstone tomorrow. Yay!!!

June 5, 2025

I’m officially 75 today yippee lol!

I wanted to share some pictures of where we are.

And these are views from inside our camper.

James, Olivia, and baby Riley are in a campground about a mile from us. Here is the view from their place.

By the way, Wapiti is the Indian word for Elk.

Zoe playing with Lucy, one of the owner’s dogs.

June 4, 2025

Wapiti is what the area is called where we are staying. We are in between Cody WY and Yellowstone. This place is a slice of perfection. We never get tired of the scenery and there is so much wildlife. Also the couple (Bill and Tammy) that own the ranch are wonderful as is the young woman (Paige) acting as campground host. We decided to stay here for a month, maybe longer.

These pictures were taken while we were sitting outside talking to our friends James, Olivia and their 8 month old (so cute with her two bottom teeth in now).

It is absolutely stunning here. I mean seriously just sitting around talking when all what you’ve just seen starts happening right in front of us?

Today is Vic’s birthday and tomorrow is mine. We are both 75.

We plan to keep doing this until we can’t.

Stay safe everyone XO

June 1, 2025

We went into Yellowstone early yesterday morning. Boy oh boy we saw some wildlife!!!

A group of mountain goats crossed the road right in front of us!

We saw bears – the lighter face is Jam. The other one is her boyfriend we nicknamed Toast.

We’ve been saying for quite a while we’d like to be the first ones to see a bear instead of coming upon a big crowd of photographers. It happened! We saw a pair of black bears running in among the trees. I got out and searched but couldn’t find them. Vic meanwhile drove a ways then came back. When I got back in the truck there were the black bears again! They were still running but I managed to get a couple of shots before they ran away.

We don’t know what spooked them.

Then we saw a bison with a calf.

Then we saw a bird fly in with his prey. I thought it was a Hawk. Turned out it was a Northern Harrier! Wow!

Continuing on…This all happened on the same day!

We couldn’t believe we saw all this on the same trip into the Park.

Here’s a couple of scenery shots. Everywhere you go it’s one beautiful vista after another.

Hope you enjoyed the show.

Safe travels!

We’ve been here two weeks which is the limit and tomorrow we will move. This is a beautiful spot, we’ve enjoyed every minute here. Last weekend was Memorial Weekend and the campground was full. Many of the people live in Cody only 8 miles away so that’s funny. It’s traditional they spend the weekend out here, a very family event. Nice to see. We met several of them and enjoyed hanging out with them.

One afternoon we drove around just exploring and saw a nest high in a tree (and far away). We came back with snacks and water and staked it out. We watched the nest with 3 babies in it for a couple of hours. Finally a parent showed up and fed them. We thought it was very strange the babies were left alone for so long.

Another day we walked around Cody window shopping so here is me and Zoe sitting next to Buffalo Bill Cody.

Tomorrow we will move to Homestead, a small family owned campground nearby and a few miles closer to Yellowstone.

A young couple we camped next to in Ft. Carson has come out to see Yellowstone. They are staying at a different campground but near us. They are brave doing all this traveling with an 8 month old. The baby smiles nonstop and loves to bounce. To say she’s a happy baby doesn’t do her justice.

That’s all the news for now. Stay safe everyone. XO

May 21, 2025

With all the bear pictures we’ve been posting, I’ve been asked how we tell them apart. Vic does all the editing. He spends a lot of time studying the pictures and notices small differences that just a casual observer would miss. So he gets the credit for knowing which bear is which.

Today we moved from the Lakeshore campground to the North Fork campground, still in the Buffalo Bill State Park. This section is 5 miles closer to Yellowstone. We’ve reserved a week here but may extend.

We are not doing anything picture worthy today, just checking in. XO

May 20, 2025

We went into Yellowstone this morning, early, to look for bears. We found them! It was very cold and even snowing lightly part of the time.

Before I show you the bears I wanted to tell you about the “beach” accessible by walking paths from some of the sites down to the beach and lake. Some unknown people spent a lot of time creating this hut with openings on two sides. Inside there are two logs to sit on with a flat rock in between for a table. It’s big enough that I could easily get inside.

Whoever did this it’s obvious they had fun doing it. The outside is embellished with rocks.

We came upon a bear jam and again it was crowded so I got out and got these pictures.

The grizzly bear on the left with the lighter face is Jam. The darker faced grizzly with her is her boyfriend we are calling Toast. Doesn’t this look like an engagement picture?

They were playing and rolling around.

After that we came upon another bear jam. Vic got out and took these pictures of Snow and her two cubs.

As we drove away we saw this bison walking down the road.

That’s all for today. Stay safe.

XO

May 17, 2025

We got up at 5 am and were on the road soon thereafter. Our plan was to get to Lamar Valley where the wolves are. After driving a couple of hours we found that the road was closed. On the way back we saw several bison walking along the side of the road. They each were by themselves, it was not a group thing. They were close enough I could have reached out my hand and touched it (but of course I didn’t!).

On the way back we saw some bears. Vic had the camera opportunity this time.

The first two shots are of a bear we saw on a hill foraging when something startled him/her and he/she took off running. Then they sat on the hillside looking over their shoulder but whatever startled them did not come out over the hill.

These bears were further on down the road. Jam is a bear we first saw two years ago.

It’s been cloudy, cold and rainy for a couple of days but we’re expecting sun tomorrow.

Stay safe everyone.