Tuesday, April 28, 2009

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Sunday, the 26th we decided to go to West Yellowstone and check out the town. The town reminds me of a scaled down Gatlinburg, TN. There were a lot of small shops, several eating places, and numerous motels. We headed up to Yellowstone Park to see if we could see the Grizzly. There was one spotted about seven miles into the park eating on a buffalo carcass. The bear had been there several days and you could see it from the highway. Unfortunately we did not see it but we were able to see several elk and buffalo within a few miles after entering the park.

This is the birthing season for the buffalo and we were blessed to be able to watch a buffalo in the process of giving birth. She would stand up, walk around some, push some and then lie back down. We waited for quite a while for the newborn to come, but I told Cindy buffalo are just like women, when they decide it’s time they will have it, and there’s nothing that can be done to speed up the process. Had it not been so cold and snowing so hard we would have waited, but a woman who works in the park told us it could take up to 2 more hours for the birth to take place. She explained to us that when a female is giving birth all of the other buffalo will lie on the ground close to her and will remain lying down until the mother gives birth. Cindy did spot a newborn lying in front of her mother and we were told it was about a day or two old.

We headed back into town due to the snow and the visibility. We headed back to the camper and decided to stay put for the day. By the time we returned we had accumulated another 4 inches or more of snow. While eating supper Cindy spotted something out the window and we were excited to see some buffalo walking through the campground. By the time they came around they passed by right in front of the camper. We counted 14 plus a couple of young ones. For those of you who know how much I do not enjoy snow, I will have to say that there is nothing as peaceful and rewarding as sitting in a camper in the middle of nowhere, (with several feet of snow on the ground) watching buffalo walk right in front of your face.

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