What causes traffic jams in Yellowstone

Well the new 2015 Ford Bison SUV is drawing attention... but the top speed is just about walking speed.

More activity in Yellowstone

We are having fun revisiting Yellowstone NP, getting some fishing in, hopping about trying to avoid late afternoon rain storms, and still getting amazed at some of the things we see. Mostly we are walking around the rivers and not visiting the tourist areas --which are already crowded, with full parking lots.

One thing that has not changed is internet access and phone reception in the park. It still sucks. But the good news is that there are not distracted drivers in the  park. Well there are but the distraction is now animals.

These pictures are just some interesting things found at stream side, including a very beautiful woman.

A close encounter of the Bison kind

There is a first time for most everything, and this was one for us -- a Bison in the Campground. -- just munching, not paying any attention to the surroundings.

This might be a distant cousin of Bruce.

Anyway, two people were in the tent as this Bison roamed. They said they heard something but didn't pay a lot of attention. We showed them the picture and they were astonished....  sure to be a FB post soon .

Out and About in West Yellowstone -- Yellowstone NP

We have been in West Yellowstone a number of times, starting sometime in the Dark Ages, when we took a winter trip into Old Faithful for a ski adventure. West Yellowstone is the entry to the Park from the west... as a result it is a tourist town, -- with 7 Fly Shops, countless hotels and restaurants, and, to support the ever increasing Chinese tourists, 6-7 Chinese restaurants, mostly new ones.

We are here for the fishing. It was not necessarily our first choice, but calling around to a lot of fly shops in other locations, we would that most rivers are dirty and very high. Most suggested that it is best to fish the Firehole, Madison, and lakes in YNP.

So here we are.

Alicia in the Firehole River --- and surrounded by geysers and steam vents.

Kevin in the Firehole

We think this guy is Bruce --  a Friend of Bucky, Buzz and Bob who we encountered on a previous trip. Bruce didn't care a lick that we were there, just kept on munching.

Alicia in the Nez Perce River.

Off to the West

 This post is a litle bit of catch-up as we are currently in West Yellowstone MT.

Anyway, the rain in Michigan caused us to alter our plans and head west a bit early. The plan had always been to take the ferry across Lake Michigan, since I really like the idea of being on a ferry. We took the SS Badger from Ludington MI to Manitowoc WI. 

We then stayed in Fountain City WI, followed Fargo ND and finally Miles City MT .. each a relatively short 6-7 hour drive (comfortable).  The entire trip was in overcast weather and we arrived in West Yellowstone in threatening skies. We got the tent set up just before it started to rain --- again

We have been told by a few people that it has been raining here as well......  

The SS Badger

Exiting Ludington harbor

Hanging out on the fantail

The Yellowstone Bluffs B&B --- in Miles City -- I look a lot like it is ready to fall in, but it is actually about 100+ft back from the river.

What's a dog to do?

WAY to many choices. Likely to cause a lot of anxiety in the dog world.

A real General Store

We were driving around on a wet overcast day and came across the Old Mission General Store

Has a bit of everything (look closely): ice, coke, milk, pizza, ice cream, fresh eggs, soup, chili, liquor, pastries, cold beer to go (is there cold beer to stay?) and ..... espresso.  A REAL general store!