Lamar Valley, Yellowstone Park
Lamar Valley. We drove this area on the first day and again on the last (?) day. Caribou? (We think) Kind of a cousin to the deer and the antelope that play on the range. Pronghorn…we’re pretty sure. We saw these outside Medicine Hat Alberta as well Bison More bison A bison jam. Like a traffic jam, but with bison. When the bison decide to cross the road, they have the right of way. Not only is it the law, but seriously, if the bison are crossing the road, you’re really not going to stop them. Bison don’t see well either so while the bison below probably sees our car, I am not sure they usually see cars very well, and they certainly don’t look both ways before crossing the road. So when a herd of bison cross the road, traffic comes to a stop, and everyone starts snapping photographs. Lots and lots of bison. The most common animal in the park. It is probably this picture below that requires a bit of context. Brent took this one. He set the adaptive cruise control, and put on the ste...