been back to the stone

**grizzbass** · 21st June 12, 10:35 AM

I took my sons and one daughter and wife to Yellowstone because my son goes into the army soon and he wanted to spend a few days there and my daughter has had the last 6 months of hell and she needed to commune with nature. Unfortunately my son injured his foot during training and had to stay off it for a week, my daughter got sick the first night there and both had to go back to grandma's. My other son decided to stay and visit with his sister so mom and I could have the first totally kids "not just down in the tv room while we sneak a few private moments" night we have had in 29 years. Two days with out children. It felt really weird but enjoyable.
Me at the falls. (and a few rain drops)

Me on mount washburn

at Gibbon falls

at lost lake

My wife and me at the falls

on the trail

**Rob, ClanMacMillan, NM** · 21st June 12, 10:38 AM

I absolutely love the patches on the apron - excellent idea! Great pics and scenery too! Thanks!

**grizzbass** · 21st June 12, 10:44 AM

Some of what we saw
by canyon

otter creek

near storm point

a wolf near norris

a badger and it's kits

a black bear near mammoth

one of my favorite grizzlies. We nicknamed him old scrappy but apparently his park nickname is old scarface

**grizzbass** · 21st June 12, 10:51 AM

a buffalo at the Haydn valley

a pelican

a black bear and cubs near lost lake trailhead

**grizzbass** · 21st June 12, 10:58 AM

some sort of a catapillar

a bee

same black with cubs next day

two blacks trying to make cubs

A pine martin (I believe)

**SlackerDrummer** · 21st June 12, 12:11 PM

Great photos, grizzbass! My wife did two summers of field research in the back country of Yellowstone during graduate school. It is a magnificent place.

**mookien** · 21st June 12, 12:59 PM

Thanks for all those great wilderness animal shots. Some of them I couldn't bear to watch.

My favorite picture is your and your wife with Yellowstone Falls in the background. I've been to that overlook - me and about a million or so other folks, I imagine.

**Oddern** · 22nd June 12, 02:11 AM

All I can say is.... WOW!!
Skål!

**piperdown** · 22nd June 12, 07:53 AM

Outstanding photos...hope those were taken with a very long tele-photo lens. How you got so close, especially to the bears without your hands shaking boogles my mind....again, fantastic photography.