Last early morning in Yellowstone. I think I must have gotten up extra early today because it was still dark. Didn't want to miss anything though! So, got up with the usual routine of making coffee then heading off on my walk to see what I can see. It was a short one because it was freezing so wanted to get my coffee to take with me. Went back & filled up, grabbed the camera then headed back out. There was an elk in the open meadow by the lake. He just looked at me for a long while...I didn't get close, at all. Just watched him back and took some pics. They are kinda blurry because I was literally freezing. It was only like 30 degrees out!
As I was standing there watching the elk eat & walk around, I realized that if I got attacked by a bear or something, no one would know since everyone was asleep and I had walked off. Obviously, I am sure someone would find me eventually...but you know. Thoughts of a grizzly dragging me off into the forest set in haha! Guess I should have brought a gun on my little jaunt into the woods. So, needless to say, as this was all crossing my mind, I didn't continue to wander very far by myself. I headed back to the site to start the fire and refill my coffee.
As I was starting the fire, out of the corner of my eye, I saw something moving up on the road ahead of us. It was brown and BIG. I ran up there hoping to catch sight of something cool. It was a giant elk standing right in front of me. So I backed down the hill to get my camera and he just waited watching me. As I got back up there, he started making darting moves in the opposite direction, like something was chasing him...and kept looking back down the road (not toward me). I was thinking a bear was chasing him...what else could it be? No one was up...it was super quiet....what would chase an elk down the road? Well, never saw anything, but I can only assume it was something scary :) Probably better I didn't see it.
Anyways, after breakfast, we packed up the site and loaded the trailer and started our journey out of the park. So sad...we did NOT want to leave yet! Although the thought of a shower soon sounds amazing!!
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| Mama & baby...sooo cute (in my best Avery voice) |
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