This morning we awoke and began our trek to discover wildlife and geysers and mud pots and visitor centers. We headed up to the Northwest Entrance, which was a LONG all day adventure. Luckily traveling with all of our supplies comes in handy. We saw two elk.
Then on our return trip, we stopped at Beaver Pond (no water nor beaver). After talking with another camper, we learned that he and his company were tracking a bear…fresh tracks in the marsh we had just left. We were excited to hear such news but also anxious to not see a real bear so close. On the road again: a complete impasse…. the road was blocked by visitors simply parking on the sides and in the middle of the road, just like we heard happens when wildlife is near. We saw many people gawking at 2 cranes but further ahead there was a grizzly bear. What an amazing sight. Now we can rest better with knowing that we saw a real wild bear---not one in our campsite. The night was not over until Brian, Rosan, Ethan, and Andrew rode bikes in the pitch black to the Ranger led program at 9:30 pm. A thunder storm struck just as we arrived. We found shelter near the visitor center and stayed there for about 30 min. until the delayed program started.
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