Day 6 - 7/29/12 Day two in Yellowstone

The morning has arrived with no divorce papers being filed so apparently Scott has recovered from the incident with the Truck. We have decided to get up early this morning to hit the prime wildlife sighting times. Our morning came earlier than we expected when Katelyn’s toy piano began to play in the middle of the night. When toys start to make noises on their own and wake you from a dead sleep it’s actually quite terrifying, in the same way that clowns (of any sort) are terrifying. I refused to get up in fear that some gremlin was in there tickling the ivories. Scott decides to check it out and discovers that Simon has fallen asleep with his paws and the piano, best part was that Katelyn slept through all of this.

These signs are posted throughout the park,
it was very interesting to the different stages of regrowth the area was in.

At about 6:15am we head out to the park (yep, we were serious about spotting some critters) of course not before we stop at the log cabin McDonald’s for a McCoffee and McBreakfast. Here are pictures of our day –

No wildlife, though we were just sure there should have been some.

Brown spot right in the middle,  Large Bull Moose!

I am sure this is the same Elk that I have photographed 10 times now.

Black mound right in the middle? I promise that is actually a black bear.

Grizzly! A real one!!!

What could be better than breakfast, al fresco, with Elk?

So excited we saw a bear!
Actually she was asleep
but I told her all about it.

Ginormous Bull Elk.

I got to do some souvenir shopping
again today, much to Scott's
dismay. This pink Yellowstone
hat just called out to me.
Plus it has pockets on it for Katelyn
to put her fishing flies in, or Cheerios.

Second favorite souvenir.

Our last day in Yellowstone has come to an end. I am allowed to drive us back to the RV park but Scott backs the truck in. Interestingly enough when he backs in he lowers the tailgate down, now had he done that for me we could have avoided the incident from the evening before. When we get back to the park we decide to check out the actual town of West Yellowstone. We first hit the visitor center and museum. Thor, yep that's his name, or at least that is what he asked to have printed on is name tag, informs us of the ridiculous entrance fee to the museum. I can't remember the cost to get in it but it was insane for what was the equivalent of a middle school book report and poster board display, I even skipped the gift shop! The town certainly has no shortage of mountain themed gifts shops, I am of course in heaven, this is certainly Scott's hell. I peruse a few shops, checking out the same exact junk that had lured me into all the gift shops in the park, but you never know if you have missed something! I could very well need a sling shot that says Yellowstone on it. I considered buying that for our friend's son Jimmy Mac but figured that was a poor idea, at least for them it would be a bad idea. I definitely took the personalized pocket knife of that list as well. I now know how children end up with so much stuff, as parents it is very hard to resist the junior park ranger outfit or the giant stuffed bison, all while Katelyn is being entertained by an empty water bottle. After my shopping excursion we grabbed a bit to eat at a place called The Gusher, it was a reference to Old Faithful, in any other area I would never eat at a place called The Gusher. The food was to be expected at such a place but they had Moose Drool beer and we were happy. Decent way to end our time in Yellowstone.