Yellowstone Report – May 2016
We spent a week in Yellowstone in mid May and had a great time. Of our 9 trips so far this one was likely the best. The bears were everywhere, we saw our first Long-tailed Weasel, and we saw some great wolf behavior.
The only bad news is that May was more crowded than usual (1st May ever with more than 400k visitors). But as usual, getting out early and staying out late helped to beat the crowds. Here are a few links for those interested.
Here’s a sampling of some pictures:
And finally, if you want to see Columbian Ground Squirrels the rest areas in Western Montana along I90 are filled with them.
Alan
7 Comments
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neuralfeedback
Amazing! My husband and I are visiting in early September. We will be arriving through Cooke City and visiting Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. We are passionate about wildlife and photography. How did you spot all these amazing animals, including the pika? Which parts of the park dud you visit, and did you spend a lot of time hiking, or spotting while driving? Did you go with a guide?Wonderful photos thanks for sharing.
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Jon Hall
Hi, there is a bunch more information in Alan’s full trip report which is here http://focusedonnature.blogspot.com/2016/05/yellowstone-day-1-2-may-2016.html and lots more from me and other’s reports here http://mammalwatching.com/Nearctic/nearctusawyoming.html
jon
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Alan D
Thanks for posting the links Jon. Neuralfeedback, If you need a cure for insomnia, there are trip reports out there of ours from many trips including at least one fall trip.
If you get a good set of maps like this one https://smile.amazon.com/Yellowstone-National-Bundle-Geographic-Illustrated/dp/1597754013/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1466690112&sr=8-1&keywords=yellowstone+map+pack
they will identify the places mentioned in everyone’s trip reports to help you get a sense of where to go. September is a lot different than May, so you may want to check out some recent reports as the summer progresses. The Ynet forums have tons of information. http://forums.yellowstone.net/viewforum.php?f=15
Have fun.
Alan
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tomeslice
Great stuff, Alan!!
Thank you for sharing 🙂
Cheers,
Tomer