yellowstone/beartooth pass short stories

Welcome back, readers. This is the first in a series of pictures and accompanying short stories from my recent camping trip in Yellowstone NP, Beartooth Pass, and the Custer National Forest (near Red Lodge, MT). Each post will reflect

first short story/anecdote
huge coyote

After driving four hours from Missoula to the northwest entrance of YNP in Gardiner, MT, the first notable wildlife we encountered was this extremely healthy coyote. At first glance, this coyote appeared to be sizable enough to be confused with a wolf. But, based on it's location and relative proximity to the road, our excitement was quickly tempered a little bit. However, this is still a very large coyote. Nothing like the smaller, gaunt coyote I saw in Yellowstone this past winter.

2 comments:

July 1, 2009 at 6:27 AM DarkoV said...
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July 1, 2009 at 6:29 AM DarkoV said...

Hey!
Is that one of the bear cubs climbing up the tree? Are the bears usually scheduled for specific performance times? When you enter YNP, were you given a schedule of "Cute Bears & You" showtimes? I did not realize that Nature can be bent to our entertainment needs. Were bear hugs permissable and, if so, did you have to pay extra?

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