Buffalo, bears and elk oh my .... in Yellowstone

This is part of a bubbling pool (which I'm sure has a name)

but it seems my note taking is totally lacking.

This beautiful pool was by the side of the road and we

stopped to wander through the boardwalk.

It was on our way to Mammoth Hot Springs.

 And there are elk in the middle of Mammoth hot springs.

 Like right in the center of town.

 Acting like its all theirs.

 We were making our way back after a delicious

moose track ice cream

- mint and huge chocolate chips in Gardiner

and once again - the bison jam happened right on time.

LOL.

 Its rutting season and they were bellowing and snorting.

Really rather noisy.

 As we happened down the road - as usual there was the usual

crowd staring out into the tree line and curiosity

got the best of us and we stopped.

So glad we did - that's a grizzly bear and the first one

we have ever seen in the wild.

People were nuts - getting out of the car and sending their kids down

to the stream to see the bear up close and personal.

Uh....

WILD ANIMAL PEOPLE.

Just because we're in a park does NOT make them pets.

And Yellowstone Falls at artists' point.

The point where all of whom are of an artistic bent

go to paint, photograph and admire the falls.

Had a bit o'trouble with the lighting as the sun was off to 

the right of the falls.

Got a flair smidge and sky-blowout.

I changed it up and used a "brownify" enhancement in

Aperature that I downloaded from

Thomas Fitzgerald's blog - designer of said enhancement.

Love the old timey look.