Yellowstone - Day 1

Arrived in Yellowstone today and drove through part of the south and east parts of the park. We got very lucky in what we saw. The weather was kind of wierd. It was overcast much of the day but had periods of spotty sunshine. The temperature reading said it was cold. The temps were anywhere from 45 to 58 degress....but it didnt feel cold. I was in shorts and a short sleeve shirt. People probably thought we were idiots.

Due to the darker sky, the camera auto adjusted to a higher iso..but the pictures still look pretty good.

Perhaps the iconic animal of Yellowstone is the American Buffalo, i.e. the Bison. We spotted this guy shortly after the grizzly bear (seen below). They are simply massive beasts.



This is a nice, picturesque stream that we came across. Of course, as soon as I started to snap a shot, it started to rain.




Lower Yellowstone Falls is simply spectacular (seen below).




Spotted a pair of wolves after lunch. It was kind of a funny day....rain then shine then rain. Once the rain started, the wolves retreated to the woods.



Here is a shot of Lake Yellowstone and the mountains in the background. As you can see, the lake is largely still ice covered.




This is the first animal we saw in the park. We found it after about 10 minutes in the park. It was near Lake Yellowstone and was attracting quite the large crowd. We were probably 50 feet from it.