White-Crowned Sparrow, West Thumb Geyser Basin Boardwalk (Wyoming)
Yellowstone National Park. This white-crowned sparrow was hopping around, so I snagged a few pictures. There’s not much to say about it, but it’s cute. 🙂
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Lizard at Canyonlands NP (Utah)
Canyonlands National Park. This cute critter was skittering about, so I caught it. There’s not much to say about it, except that there’s not much to say about it. (This lizard is a Western Fence Lizard. They can grow to be eight inches long. There are 11 species of lizards at Canyonlands, including the northern…
Huge Bison, Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming)
Yellowstone National Park. This big ol’ bison was slurping up muddy, seeping thermal water. Each time after doing that, he would lick his nostrils. You would be alarmed at how deep the tongue went into the nostril. He also had a tendency to yawn.
Feisty Frizzle (Wyoming)
Yellowstone National Park. Since we were spending the whole summer in Grant Village, we decided to name the local elk (although, to be honest, there was technically no way to tell if an elk was a different one or not). We came up with Feisty Frizzle. (The “feisty” part came from her charging a dude…
Big Bison on the Road (Wyoming)
Yellowstone National Park. This dude was clopping down the road. Bison commonly cause traffic jams in YNP. It’s worth it the first few times, but if you’re there a whole summer, you’ll know what I mean by “boring”. 😛 The proud guys think they own the roads. And everything else.
Golden-Mantled Ground Squirrel, Lassen Volcanic National Park (California)
Lassen Volcanic National Park. Obviously. This cute little guy watched us for a while, and we sure watched him. It was so neat to see this new species! What’s your favorite type of squirrel? There are over two hundred different types, so choose well!
Mama and Baby Bear (Alberta, Canada)
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada. We drove down this road in high hopes of seeing exactly this kind of thing. These black bears were so fun to watch, especially the adorable cub. It was extremely disappointing when the baby bear vanished down the other side of the hill.
Wow! Y’all went to West Thumb?? 😮😍🥰💖🥚