We made the trek from Vernal to Yellowstone today. Mom and I rode together and laughed all day.
Our first stop was a nature trail in the Uinta Mountains, where we saw an Indigo Bunting. I've seen these beautiful birds before and always wondered what they are! Of course my mom would know. We saw some antelope, too.
The drive to Yellowstone was absolutely gorgeous. Nonstop scenery. We especially enjoyed crossing the Hoback River about 16 times. As we drove past the Tetons, Mom pointed out a glacier and called it "the ski hill of the damned."
Soon after entering Yellowstone, a wolf crossed the road in front of us. We thought it was a coyote at first, but no, it was definitely a wolf. How amazing! Even more so because two friends have recently told me all about wolves being reintroduced to Yellowstone.
We stopped at the visitor's center and an elk approached us. She was so pretty!
When we saw the sign for the Mud Volcanoes, we had to pull over and explore. Mom said she has always wanted to see these things, so this was a dream come true for her!
As we continued through the park, we were stopped by a traffic jam caused by bison. One of them was right next to Mom's window, and she was able to capture this picture:
If you knew my mom, you would not be surprised by this.
I rolled down my window to get a picture of the one standing on the other side of the road, and it made the most horrible growling sound.
"Let's get outta here!" Mom said.
"I bet that's the last thing that guy heard before getting gored," I said.
"But we didn't provoke it!" Mom said. "It came to us. We didn't ask for this!"
For some reason, this just cracked me up. "We didn't ask for this!"
My mom is the best.
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