We headed out of the park early because we knew we were going to hit a construction area in the park. We went north toward Canyon Village and then took the road across the park to Norris and then down to Madison and then out the West entrance to the town of West Yellowstone, Montana. There are approximately 3300 buffalo in the park and we saw a lot of them. This morning we were delayed for at least 20 minutes or more due to a whole herd of buffalo and their babies. A female ranger came by on foot telling us about the delay but it was an enjoyable one and we were right in the valley they were coming into. They had come down the road in front of us and crossing the road to the valley in front of us .and to our immediate left. There were approx. 150 adults and yearlings with approx. 30-40 newborns( just adorable). They came right along side the motorhome so the ranger moved to the other side and then they started on that side and she ended up between our coaches. Then at the end we saw a ranger and some other people on horseback trying to get them guided off the road. There was probably a mile or more back up going each way, but at least we got to see why. We also saw a coyote on the far side of the herd. Marvin said he saw it go toward a calf and the mother went after him. At one time we also saw a red fox and a white swan and white pelicans. We had hoped to see a wolf and a moose but not on this trip. The rangers said since the big fire they haven't seen much of the moose, but they have been seen down in the Tetons.
Forgot that on our way somewhere we pulled into a museum parking lot in the car for a bathroom break and got up close and personal with a cute marmot--got lots of pictures. Another day I saw something shaped and about the size of a badger or porcupine come sliding down a snowy hill and also a small marmot sticking his head out of a snow hole on the side of the roadway.
We stopped at West Yellowstone and ate breakfast at the Outpost Restaurant and it was very good. I love breakfast and so do Marvine and Dee. Bob is a light breakfast eater. We took Hwy 287 toward Bozeman and Butte. Beautiful country--Lake Hebgen as well as Gallatin Range and Madison Range. This would be an absolutely beautiful area to come and rent a cabin and fish or just laze around. There is also Quake Lake which was the second one almost connected. Somewhere between is a earthen dam. This is the Madison Canyon Earthquake Area it said. We got out of the mountains into more flat plains surrounded by mountains--Tobacco Mts. to our west. We also crossed the Continental Divide for the third or fourth time and arrived in Butte, Montana at our KOA campground.
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