Our Vacation in Lists: Animals Spotted in National Parks

While in a national park, I am a mountain seeker, a waterfall seeker, and a wildflower seeker.  I am not so much of an animal seeker, but the kidlets had a great time keeping their eyes open for interesting animals.  While traveling in Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, we spotted:

• One very up close and personal moose minding his own business munching on vegetation near a stream
• Several deer
• A small group of elk
• One coyote late, late at night
• A fox darting across the road
• One grizzly bear ambling about away from the road
• Two black bear Mamas with four baby cubs.  One of the babies stood up and waved.  It was a hit.
• Several suspiciously tame chipmunks
• An adorable little songbird that hopped right up next to a delighted Banana
• Bison.  Bison.  More Bison.  Bison were everywhere . . . lounging, munching, tromping in small groups and large groups, and one singular bison walked right across the road in front of us.  The kidlets loved it.
• Swarms of mosquitos near our lodging facilities.  The kidlets were not impressed.

Thankfully I did not see any snakes on the entire trip, which is always nice.