The Circle of Life


Meet Mildred, the Grant Village employee campground mascot.  She hangs out with us all day and night  We're pretty sure she has dropped a calf nearby.  We just hope the calf doesn't get eaten by a grizzly, like a baby calf did in the guest campground yesterday.

A black bear came into the campground, found the calf and proceeded to start eating it.  Then a YUUUGE grizzly bear charged up, chased the black bear up a tree and then helped himself to the calf.



Not long afterward the rangers showed up and "bean bagged" the grizzly.  What they don't know is that he came back a few hours later.  I hope he doesn't make a nuisance of himself or it might turn out badly.  All I know is that when the campground opens to campers on Friday I want to tell all the people in tents that they should reconsider.

 
Here's another grizzly and two cubs that I saw from a distance today near the Biscuit Basin area on my way back from Idaho Falls.  Quick shot and I moved on--that's why it's blurry.
 
The Yellowstone adventure continues...
 

Comments

polcat24 said…
Yep, I would have to think twice before I would camp there in a tent.
June 7, 2017 at 9:40 PM
Yogi♪♪♪ said…
Yeah, well so much for tent camping for me anywhere up in that area.
June 9, 2017 at 1:46 PM
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