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| Waterfall at Artist Point - Grand Canyon Yellowstone |
After spending a week in and around Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks we’re amazed at the natural beauty that has been preserved and protected in these majestic places. Our visit also reinforced our belief that a lot of people are just plain stupid. Both facts made for an interesting and entertaining visit.
These yellow flyers are handed to you every time you pass through a gate or enter a park facility. We counted 11 in the glove box by the end of the week.
This flyer did not stop some people from trying for the perfect ‘wildlife’ selfie. Three feet to the right of this bison (photo shot from my car with telephoto lens) was an woman with a selfie stick trying to get the perfect shot. We waved our arms and signaled her to move away, she ignored us. This happened so often we finally gave up and assumed it is nature’s way of cleaning up the human gene pool.
Turns out, Yellowstone once had a very different attitude toward human and wildlife interaction. Campgrounds once had designated areas where you could dump your food waste and bears were allowed to forage freely. It was not uncommon for bears to approach cars and people would hand them food.
We’re a lot smarter these days and are much better at keeping wild things wild. Park policies keep most people safe and help us remember that in places like Yellowstone we are not the predators, we’re the prey.
We’re still not sure what happened to the guy who owns this baseball cap, but we’re pretty confident there was a selfie behind it all…
Not much else to say except please visit and support your national parks. They are one of our nation’s noblest and worthwhile efforts.
Here are a few of our pictures - many more at the links below each image…
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| Grand Tetons National Park |
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| Wildlife |
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| The Yellowstone Landscape |
We also saw a very nice Independence Day parade in West Yellowstone -
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