While spending a couple of nights in the Madison campground we poked around a bit in the direction of the Firehole River and the Midway Geyser Basin. There we took a bike ride over the volcanic caldera on the old Fountain Freight Road trail and encountered a group of Wilson's Phalaropes, a new species for us...
There were a few bison hanging around the edge of the caldera; perhaps enroute to the Madison Valley...
This cow and calf just crossed the warm water flowing from the Midway Geyser Basin. This thermally heated water joins the Firehole River nearby...
Elk or other wildlife may cross a road at anytime and anywhere. Being observant and obeying the speed limit is vitally important...
It was a tough choice, but for our first evening wildlife ride from Fishing Bridge, we headed for Yellowstone Lake. During past visits, over the course of several years, we have spent time watching several grizzlies that hang around this area...
We found an unusual situation not far from the shore. Three adult bears were hanging out together...
Usually, multiple bears are a sow and her cubs. Males are normally not found with other bears except during mating season (which this is). Cheryl speculated that one of the bears was a male and the other two were sibling females, both in heat...
Their interaction was a little rough, but I believe the bears think it is romantic...
We watched them for good while until they seemed to lose interest in each other and began to drift apart...
It was getting dark, and I thought our photo opportunities were over, but one bear began moving in our direction...
Ultimately, it passed about thirty yards from us...
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