This grizzly bear put on quite a show. He seems happy and content to be awake and ready for the spring season. Enjoy the video below. It should bring a smile to your face.
3/30/2017
3/18/2017
The bears are coming out of hibernation in Yellowstone, which means folks need to be bear-aware while hiking or walking in the back-country. Always carry bear spray and learn other tips to stay safe in bear country here: Be Bear Aware
Enjoy this video of a grizzly, who appears a little groggy from his long winter's nap. =]:)
Photo from NPS/Kimberly Shields |
Enjoy this video of a grizzly, who appears a little groggy from his long winter's nap. =]:)
3/01/2017
On this day, March 1st in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was born. Well, okay, notreally born because it was already there, but the area was designated as a park and forever protected.
The U.S. Congress established the park and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world,is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of the most popular features in the park. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion .
Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.The region was bypassed during the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the early 19th century. Aside from visits by mountain men during the early-to -mid-19th century, organized exploration did not begin until the late 1860s. The U.S. Army was commissioned to oversee the park just after its establishment. In 1917, administration of the park was transferred to the National Park Service, which had been created the previous year. Hundreds of structures have been built and are protected for their architectural and historical significance, and researchers have examined more than 1,000 archaeological sites.
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), comprising lakes,is centered over the Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million years. Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by this ongoing volcanism. Lava flows and rocks from volcanic eruptions cover most of the land area of Yellowstone. The park is the centerpiece of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, the largest remaining nearly-intact ecosystem in the Earth's northern temperate zone. http://goo.gl/1OQFVj
canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and
And so, my hats off to you Yellowstone and happy birthday! Thank you for all the wonderful years I've spent with you and for all the memories. Here'sto many, many more. Cheers! =]:)
On this day, March 1st in 1872, Yellowstone National Park was born. Well, okay, not
The U.S. Congress established the park and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone, widely held to be the first national park in the world,
Native Americans have lived in the Yellowstone region for at least 11,000 years.
Yellowstone National Park spans an area of 3,468.4 square miles (8,983 km2), comprising lakes,
canyons, rivers and mountain ranges. Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in North America and
And so, my hats off to you Yellowstone and happy birthday! Thank you for all the wonderful years I've spent with you and for all the memories. Here's