9/24/17

The late afternoon of the 8th of September we went for a drive to Old Faithful and back. There was a beautiful sunset over Fountain Flats

 

On the 9th we went out to Hayden Valley to see what animals might be about. We parked for a while to watch a herd of bison cross the Yellowstone River.

While we were there a flock of geese decided to take off in formation.

 

September 10th we drove out to the Lamar Valley but also decided to take a drive on the Blacktail Plateau. We were lucky we did, as we got to see a black bear sow and cub foraging for food.

 

On September 15th we had our first snow of the late season. We got less than an inch at the campground, but over the next week we had snow another three times, with up to 6 inches one night.

 

A drive out to West Yellowstone on the 17th showed how much the colors are changing with fall coming.

 

On the 19th we had more snow and we took another drive out to the Norris area.

 

On our way to West Yellowstone on the 22nd we saw a black bear roaming around on the side of the hill on the other side of the Madison River near 7 Mile Bridge.

 

On the 23rd we drove to the Hayden Valley again with a side trip to the top of Dunraven Pass. This is a view of the Hayden Valley covered in snow.

 

On our way out of the Hayden Valley we drove the North Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. It's a fascinating place at all times but especially so with snow on the hills.

There was about a foot of snow on the hills at the top of Duraven Pass.

 

On the way back, towards the campground, we saw a grizzly bear cross the road ahead of us but weren't able to get a good picture of it, as it went into the woods on the side of the road.

September 24th found us making our last trip to Bozeman for the season. There was a beautiful sunrise along the Madison River as we drove out of the park.