Yellowstone - Bull Elk

Yellowstone - East Drive

Sheridan WY, June 1, 2013:  Yesterday (May 31) we took the drive down the East side of the Yellowstone loop and exited the park at Cody WY.  We then drove directly to Sheridan WY.  We drove through various landscapes - all were incredibly beautiful and awesome (Those words again!)!  As we climbed up into the mountains we drove into the clouds and the temperature started to drop.  It was snowing, the road was wet and we were concerned we would come upon black ice.  Fortunately, the temp. got down to 33 and then we started to descend - Whew!

Yellow Headed Blackbird

Yellowstone Bull Bison

While in Yellowstone we saw many elk & bison plus we recorded a few new birds on our life-list.   After we left the park we spotted an antelope and a cow moose with a very big baby as the snow was pelting us!

We were exhausted (again) at the end of the day and are very happy that we planned a rest day in Sheridan.  The sun is shining to day and it is much warmer!

 The Teton National Park into Yellowstone Park, 

Teton National Park

May 30,2013:

Bison with Calves

Today we drove from Jackson Hole WY through the parks to Gardiner MT.  This was one of the most fantastic scenic drives of our trip.


We not only saw mountains and valleys, we also viewed bison, a mountain goat, many elk, and several species of birds (even white pelicans!).  It rained a bit on and off and was foggy - very moody! All in all - a fantastic day!

Mountain Goat

Boise ID to Jackson Hole WY, May 29,2013: We drove from Boise ID to Jackson Hole WY with the mountains in sight during the whole trip.  The clouds were heavy and there was new snow on top of the glaciers.  There isn't much to say other than this is a spectacular sightseeing drive!!

 

The Columbia River - River Barge

Bonneville Dam & Locks - The Columbia River

Corvallis OR to Boise ID, May 28, 2013:  We headed North out of Corvallis OR and took the highway to Portland.  Then we headed east along the Columbia River.

Coastal Lighthouse

Crescent City CA to Corvallis OR, May 27, 2013: Today was a foggy and rainy day.  The scenes along the coast were moody and beautiful.  It was slow going, but well worth it!

Coastal Drive in Rain and Fog!

Mountain Structures

Azaleas Abound!

Redwood National Park

Wild Bull Elk

Redwood National Park & Redwood Forests, 5-26-2013:  We spent the day driving north along the coast and through National Park drives and State Park drives.  We walked into one of the groves in the Redwood National Park - just awesome!!  the area is just full of wild elk - we took photos of does in one area and bulls in another - all within a several hundred feet of the road.
 
(Did you know that if you click on the pictures, you will get a slightly larger version!)

Grove in Redwood National Park

Crescent City CA Lighthouse - View from Motel Window