Chech out west; lots of pics and info in one thread!

[Chechem]

Outstanding pics, Chech!!! Thanks for posting. You had an adventure of a lifetime for most people. 

Thanks, 2.
Just a car ride away; hop in and go!  Amazingly easy.
 

For 2 months? Not too many people can do that. 

Even a week is well worth it. 
My first trip to Yellowstone was when my son was 9.  We had a wonderful father-son camping trip.  YNP is a place of wonderment for a kid!  Big kids too.
 

[Chechem]

Addendum pics:

We saw Marmots high up in the Beartooth Mountains (above 12,000').  Cute little furry critters that have a face reminiscent of Hugh Freeze.


When in Arches NP we visited a site where John Wolfe, who'd been injured during the Civil War, built a "ranch".  He and his son lived there starting in 1888.  Later his daughter, her husband, and their children moved to the ranch.  Shocked at the primitive conditions, she convinced her father to build a new cabin with a wood floor.  No idea how they all survived there (limited water, no grazing land, hot as blazes).


I explained that we fished daily on Hebgen Lake in Montana.  Our boats were inflatable, and they had to be "built" daily before fishing.  Mine fit into my car when deflated.  Here are pics of me and the boat on Hebgen to show how it works:

[2Stater]

Been sneaking you e-creds for the pics, Have another! I've really enjoyed seeing them. 

[Chechem]

Been sneaking you e-creds for the pics, Have another! I've really enjoyed seeing them. 

 

[Chechem]

Mystery flowers.  I don't have a wildflower book with me, so these are a mystery.  Not a great photo; light was low when I took the pic.  Leaves are distinctive; round petals; all white; some buds are pink before they open; grows on poor soils in rocky habitat. 
 

Mystery solved.  I posted the pic above back in May (Colorado).  I finally found the flower.  It is "Evening Primrose"; Oenothera caespitosa.

Here is a better pic:

[Chechem]

AUGUST

Back in Montana for the late-summer fishing after 1765 miles of driving in 2 days.  I'll post pics IF I catch anything! 
 

[N.AL-Tider]

AUGUST

Back in Montana for the late-summer fishing after 1765 miles of driving in 2 days.  I'll post pics IF I catch anything! 
 

I'm sure if you tell the fish that you drove 1765 miles in 2 days they will feel sorry for you and let you catch them...

[Chechem]

Monday summary:

It rained, so we didn't go to the lake for fishing.  Instead we spent the day in Yellowstone NP looking for bears and other cool critters.  Best sighting was a grizzly bear that had killed a bull elk.  He was sitting and guarding the elk alongside the Yellowstone River.  He ate and slept there all day (while we watched).  Really cool, but was 400 yards away (pic is through our telescope).  The elk is lying in the river; its antlers sticking up at right:

[Chechem]

Another Monday pic; Trumpeter Swan.  This one was in the Firehole River,

[2Stater]

Nothing like getting rained out with nothing to do or see. 

Good stuff! 

[ricky023]

Wow the animal life goes on and they show us how God created a lot of beauty in them. RTR!

[bama57]

 #+Thanks for sharing your adventures!

[Chechem]

Tuesday summary:

It was cool and very foggy after the rain, so we decided to explore first and fish later.  We returned to the elk carcass, and saw the big Grizzly Bear walking around near the dead elk.  The bear kept disappearing into the fog.  Finally it left the elk and walked toward a nearby tree-covered hill, where it disappeared.  We couldn't tell where it was or where it intended to go, so we thought we should leave before we became the next kill.
 

We drove to the Lamar Valley, and were watching a herd of bison.  I happened to look behind us, and a Pronghorn was right there, not 20 yards away!



The Lamar River looked like chocolate milk from all the rain, so we tried fishing Slough Creek.  Just small trout there.

Today it's cold (34 degrees) and clear, so we're definitely going to the lake.  Big trout await!

[ricky023]

Wow? 34 degrees that draws my attention in August. RTR!

[2Stater]

Tuesday summary:

It was cool and very foggy after the rain, so we decided to explore first and fish later.  We returned to the elk carcass, and saw the big Grizzly Bear walking around near the dead elk.  The bear kept disappearing into the fog.  Finally it left the elk and walked toward a nearby tree-covered hill, where it disappeared.  We couldn't tell where it was or where it intended to go, so we thought we should leave before we became the next kill.
 

We drove to the Lamar Valley, and were watching a herd of bison.  I happened to look behind us, and a Pronghorn was right there, not 20 yards away!



The Lamar River looked like chocolate milk from all the rain, so we tried fishing Slough Creek.  Just small trout there.

Today it's cold (34 degrees) and clear, so we're definitely going to the lake.  Big trout await!

I hope you had your bear spray handy, Chech. 

The wildlife up there is something to behold.

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