Finding Bears at Yellowstone:
There are two ways of finding bears at Yellowstone National Park. Get up just before dawn and go looking for a bear ............ or get up later and go looking for a large crowd of people standing alongside a road.
After spending four nights in Yellowstone last week, I can attest that either way works. One morning I decided to get to the same spot I saw a sow with her two cubs the afternoon before. (I figured that a mother bear with cubs this age would stay within a couple square miles of their den). As I approached this spot (there were two cars in front of me) I saw the sow and two cubs cross the road.
I immediately pulled off the road, grabbed my camera, got out of my Jeep, and started taking photos. It was a wonderful experience as the bear cubs played happily in and among the trees. After about 30 minutes there were about 8 other people, all enjoying the "show." Eventually, the cubs went high up into a nearby tree, the mother followed and then they all settled in for a nap. It appeared that they would be there for awhile and by this time it was getting to be quite crowded with people, so I gave up my spot and moved on. Here are a few of those photos:
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