Pictures of Yellowstone Wildlife

These are all scanned photos of the animals of Yellowstone National Park from our trip to western parks in 2002.

Young Bison. We were trapped while a herd was crossing the road and I got this from just a few feet away.

Trumpeter swan. They actually thought these were extinct at one point. There are only something like 500 in the lower 48, but there are also populations in Canada and Alaska.

Marmot and baby marmot. We were looking at an elk across a gorge and I just happened to glance down below and see these guys before they vanished.

This guy was a little off the side of the road eating grass and flowers.

Elk.

Somebody fed the animals. Wasn't me.

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The Yellowstone Handbook : An Insider's Guide to the Park This is by Phil Frank (a local cartoonist) and his wife Susan. His books follow a common format, which is in FAQ form. They're extremely useful, funny, and he isn't afraid to say what is and isn't nice about a place. This includes everything to local features to where to get pizza. Yellowstone is a huge park and without some kind of a guide you'll probably stumble across interesting things, but you'll have a much better time with a little more information than the park map they give you at the gate.

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See the rest of Western US Parks 2002 - Grand Canyon - Petrified Forest - Mesa Verde - Arches - Yellowstone (critters) - Yellowstone (geothermal) - Yellowstone (Views)
See the rest of Eljay.org - Travel Photos and Trip Reports

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