Wild Kingdom!

     This morning dawned with rain and damp weather.  We started early as we have on everyday of our trip,  Doug claims that the animals are out in the early morning and evening and these are the optimum times for wildlife viewing.  He also, assured me yesterday that I would see moose and he was correct!  We had not driven 50 miles and there on the side of the road was a cow moose and her calf.  She was very shy and I could not get a clear picture of her or her calf.  The next moose was quick and equally as shy but I managed to snap her picture as she turned her backside toward me.
      This brought us into the wild kingdom moment.  We talked about the moose and how huge she was and her quick reflexes for such a enormous animal.  I still can not express how quickly we would spot a moose and then they would be gone!  Next on the wild kingdom day was was a grizzly bear.  He was turning over rocks along the highway looking for a roadside snack.  The grizzly was young and retreated into the woods as we slowed down to take his picture.  We took about five but I am only posting one picture.  We stopped at Laird Hot Springs and just before we turned the last corner into our soaking spot...there were two Stone Sheep along a shale outcropping. 
     The tip off was the a mini-van from Nevada parked beside the road.  The sheep were minding their own business and currently being disturbed by the tourists.  We slid in behind the irritating tourists yelling at the sheep and snapped their picture from the highway.  You will see that the pictures never seem to do justice to the animal, but I did try to capture the moment.  Bison are abundant and all along the roads...they lay there and do not care if you are taking their picture or yelling at them...this one in the picture barely gave us the time of day.  I snapped several pictures and continued on my way.  The day continued to be rainy and dreary, but after every corner there were animals and wild life.  The final curve had a young black bear feeding on the grubs he found while clawing at the dirt.  I will apologize now, because not one picture would load...there is always tomorrow morning.