After our orientation we went into the park proper to see if we could see the real thing. The last time we were here the only animal we saw was a bear far outside the park boundary ... but this time was different.

Here is a picture that is ageless ... this guy crossing a stream as they have for thousands of years ... cool.

And an elk that almost looks like a stuffed one from the museum ... trust me he was real and right next to the car.

Being spring and a good one for water and foliage the youngsters were plentiful.

After the intrepretive center we didn't think we would encounter some of the real bears. But here are a mother grizzly and two older cubs. They were about a mile from the camera so our telephoto did fairly well.

On the same trek we also saw a couple of wolves along the forest line but they were way too far to photograph and were gone in a flash.

It was about 50 degrees on the roadways and a lot of snow left on the higher elevations. Lake Yellowstone was spectacular and calm.

It was offset by the tremendous fire of 1988 which raced through the park. Some of the park areas have begun to regrow but others will take decades more.

This little yellow marmot was saying that he is as important as the bigger animals on the route; or more like just give me a handout please.

I have to top off the Yellowstone experiece with human excess to equal the animal ... this paint job is the best so far to match towed vehicle with the RV ... wow!