Yellowstone - Day 3

Day 3 was filled with a lot more driving then usual. We drove all the way up to Mammoth, and made a few stops on the way up and back. On the way up we saw Black Bears! A mama bear with 2 "bigger" cubs, like from last year. And then 1 BABY!! It was tiny and soooo cute! I wish I would have had my camera ready! Anyway, one of the bigger cubs climbed a tree so we walked over and took some pictures! I have a really cute video of Jaxon on Grandpas shoulders trying to find the little bear, but I am too lazy to upload the video. The pics will have to do!
It was so strange to me that these Elk just stroll around through the "city". They walk around wherever and lay down under the trees. Jaxon does not know "Elk", so he just called them "Deers". Look at the little baby one!

Just exploring around after lunch
Jaxon fell asleep shortly after lunch, so Joels dad and I went on a few more trails while he slept.
This was AMAZING!!!! One of my favs!
He took a long nap that day, so we drove out of the park to a little surrounding city to get some cheaper gas, snacks, and stuff. This it was welcomed us back into Yellowstone.
"For the benefit and enjoyment of the People."
Yes it is.
On the drive back to our campsite we came across an area where a TON of cars were pulled over and people were rushing into a field taking pictures of something. Apparently this is a common practice there, when people see buffalo, elk, bears, etc. Well we ALMOST just drove by the commotion thinking everyone was getting excited over something lame... cuz we couldn't see a dang thing! Well Joel and his dad decided to pull over and get out to see what was there. And sure enough, a big ol' grizzly bear was in a field across the river from us! We saw it for a minute, and right as Joel and his dad walked down to get closer for a picture, the dang thing hid behind a bush! And stayed there till we finally gave up and left!
Our last day is next... and was probably my favorite day!!