Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Beware of the BEAR

We have too many pictures of bear on our computer to delay this post any longer.
Check out this black bear!
Bear #2
Bears #3,4,5This mama and her cubs were really fun to watch. We had to get a shot of the gang with them, but then rushed back inside our safe vehicle:) We took pictures of probably a dozen bear, and saw a dozen more. We saw grizzlies, too, but they just look like dots in pictures.
We spotted this black bear just off the road outside the park, on our way to get some dinner and play at the park.
This little guy was entertaining. He was close enough to the road for us to watch him dig at roots and bugs from the car.
After about 50 pictures of him, we went up the road just a little ways to find this cinnamon black bear.(We picnicked just on the other side of this hill...)
We turned back around after the cinnamon bear went out of sight, to find our previous black bear friend leaving his meadow.  He ran across the street and up the hill side (5 feet from my window now rolled up) and kept looking behind him. Which is when we, along with this brave (crazy?!) man saw a bigger black bear claim his territory.
Yes, bear watching at Yellowstone is amazing! Almost can't be beat.
Unless you're with these crazies...
Jim and a few buddies enjoy hooking up these wildlife cameras and viewing what animals set them off.
THESE bear are only miles away from our home. -In the same area we enjoy bonfires and ATV rides...
So come visit.  You're sure to have a beary good time.
(yeah, I couldn't resist...)

5 comments:

Lisa and Mike Marion said...

Really awesome pictures. Thanks for sharing.

Katie said...

Whoa. Those are crazy pics. So where exactly are those last ones taken? On the Drs. tv show yesterday they had a lady on whose face was rebuilt after being attacked by a bear. It was gruesome. I can't believe how many bear are visible in Yellowstone now.

Celeste said...

I love all your bear pictures! Looks like you guys had a lot of fun. Wish we could have been there.

Laura said...

Sounds like the perfect trip to Yellowstone. I can't believe all the bear you saw. I bet you're glad you stayed in a hotel. Hope you had a good time!

Rebecca said...

Wow, how fun! You guys are so great about doing outdoor family activities.