Jellystone Park


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Published: June 25th 2017
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Geo: 44.6622, -111.103The big reason for our detour back into the U.S. is Yellowstone National Park. DH was eager to see how it matched up against her memories of the Saturday morning adventures of one of her favourite childhood heroes- Yogi Bear of "pic-a-nic basket" fame. The plot of most of Yogi's cartoons centered on his antics in the fictional Jellystone Park- a variant of the r... Read Full Entry



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Yellowstone Bison

Bison males, called bulls, can weigh upwards of 1,800 pounds.
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Yellowstone Bison

Fewer than 50 native bison remained there in 1902.
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Yellowstone Bison

Presently, the park's bison population is estimated at about 4,000.
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Yellowstone Bison

Bison are nomadic grazers, wandering high on Yellowstone's grassy plateaus in summer. Despite their slow gait, bison are surprisingly fast for animals that weigh more than half a ton.
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He did make it to the other side.



22nd July 2016

Great images and blog...loving the journey you two are on!
22nd July 2016

Beautiful shots of many animals! Love it....
22nd July 2016

Disrespectful! She got what she deserved. I hope the Elk wasn't killed, because of her stupidity :(...
22nd July 2016

Hopefully that Bison doesn't get shot if he charges at an annoying Human!!!
22nd July 2016

Amazing Picture!
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stuck the landing
22nd July 2016

Even ripped a hole in her Jeans
22nd July 2016

That looks totally peaceful : )
22nd July 2016

A beautiful shot of the bears Vic!
22nd July 2016

Great shot of the coyote Vic!
22nd July 2016

Actually has the same look as VIC!! Hahahaha!
22nd July 2016

The Calf, or Baby....is a real cutey
22nd July 2016

"DEY SURE IS UGLY" !!
22nd July 2016

I always thought that Black Bears were Herbivores :0
22nd July 2016

WOW! Beautiful...
22nd July 2016

Brave Geese. Especially if the Bear hasn't had lunch yet....
22nd July 2016

Gotta love those Elk...
22nd July 2016

Vic, you look totally thrilled :{
22nd July 2016

Simply breathtaking!
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Cool...
22nd July 2016

Some great pics of a fabulous part of the USA and some wonderful insight into the limited brainpower of many of your fellow travelers. Just when you think that a memorialization in an obit couldn't get much worse than the words 'killed by
a bison while taking a selfie', just imagine the number of times in the future we'll see 'killed while wandering into traffic, while playing Pok?mon Go.
22nd July 2016

Great blog! Fantastic pictures!
23rd July 2016

Beautiful photos amazing Park despite the ill informed playing chicken with the Bison ...winter must be awesome too!Hope your good cheers from Oz
25th July 2016

Truly wonderful photography!!
27th July 2016

Wow! I'm so envious!

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