5-23-08 to 5-26-08: Yellowstone Nat'l Park

Adam and I spent Memorial Day weekend in Yellowstone National Park - only about 9 hours from Lewiston and well worth the drive. We met up with our friends Eryn and Joe from Woodland Park, Colorado, and spent most of our time exploring the park and looking for wildlife. We were not disappointed! We had originally planned to camp, but with highs only in the mid-40s and large snow drifts through out the park (including our campground!), we bagged the camping plans at the last minute and headed to the Grant Village Lodge. Worked out great.

One of the four bears we saw (no grizzlies thank goodness!)

My favorite attraction was the buffalo roaming all over the park. Here's a herd with lots of baby buffalo.

View of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone from Artist's Point.

Two moose we spotted thanks to Adam.

A big herd of elk we came across as we entered the park from West Yellowstone, Montana.

Eryn and Joe at the Tower Falls.

Classic view of Old Faithful (unfortunately from down wind...)

Itchy buffalo...