Today, after 20 nights in Yellowstone, it’s time to move, to West Yellowstone. After four days at Pebble Creek, where we were very tight on electricity (no generator policy) I have mixed feelings. For one thing, I’ll be able to fire up all the computers and save some files to my backup system, but lightly… Continue reading Moving West
Author: hmelton
A Bike Ride Down Lamar Valley
I am not a cyclist. The total mileage I’ve biked in the last ten years is likely still in the double-digits, and my previous bike is rusting in the storage shed. But I knew that if I were to get any exercise, it had to be something I liked. With Africa approaching, I knew I… Continue reading A Bike Ride Down Lamar Valley
A Short Guide to Watching People Watching Wildlife
In Yellowstone, there are a large number of people cruising the limited roads watching the animals from pullouts. If your goal is to see the beasts, sometimes the best strategy is to watch the people. Here is a very short guide to make sense of the clusters of people often seen beside the road. Someone… Continue reading A Short Guide to Watching People Watching Wildlife