A Very Close Encounter

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Normally one would not really like to be that close to a bison. Even though they look harmless, the can be quite dangerous. After all, they are still wild animals. However sometimes they seem to seek the neighborhood of people. At least it looks like that, when they travel the streets or make a break at a picnic area. From within the safety of the car – I guess also the bison fill a bit safer if people stay in the cars – one may Read More +

At the Right Time

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Today, the big animals were quite generous in posing for the camera. But I guess, it is all a question of being at the right time at the right place. Being “held” up by a herd of bison quite a bit, the delay was just right to meet a beautiful mule deer fifteen minutes later. Those bison herds, where quite impressive. Bison are approximately about the same size as a regular cow and probably also behaves quite similarly. So from that point of view seeing Read More +

Quite Crowed

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Crowded, that is what the streets become, when one of the large animals, such as an elk, a bison or a pronghorn feeds along the street. It takes one or two drivers to notice one of those animals and stop along the street and looking into the wilderness. Any following car would at least slow down or pull along the side. With some people leaving their car for a closer inspection and others trying to catch a glimpse while driving by, the traffic comes to Read More +

Wildlife a la Carte

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Shortly after entering the Yellowstone National park, a massive traffic jam built up. 1st gear driving for quite some distance normally would one drive crazy. Here this looks like a good sign! Something must be very interesting and soon I will know what? A bear, a bison or an Elk? It happened to be a whole family of Elk´s, the North American Equivalent to european deers. All of them nicely assembled at the banks of the Madison river. The family boss is the owner of Read More +