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Find the Animal: The One with the Grizzly in the Snow

You never know what you may see when driving in Yellowstone. In this week’s installment of Find the Animal, I share a picture of a grizzly bear during a snowstorm, as seen from the road connecting Mammoth Hot Springs to the Norris Geyser Basin. It is a decently easy animal to spot in this picture …

Find the Animal Friday: The One With the Lone Wolf and Baby Pronghorn

This week on Find the Animal Friday, I take a look back at a June day in Yellowstone national Park’s Lamar Valley. Known by many as the Serengeti of North America, Lamar Valley is a spot where wildlife watchers from all over the world come to, hoping to see wolves, grizzlies, bison and all the …

Find the Animal: The One with the Hiding Grizzly in the Sage

The first grizzly of the year has been spotted in Yellowstone National Park, so I figured I would use this week’s post as a way to highlight how hard it may be to see a grizzly even if it is a few hundred yard away. This is by no means intended to scare anyone from …

Find the Animal: The One With the Herd of Elk and Emigrant Peak

For most of the year, the only way to reach Yellowstone’s iconic Roosevelt Arch and the North Entrance of the park in Gardiner, Montana is to drive south on Highway 89, through the appropriately named Paradise Valley. Skirting the Yellowstone River for the 53 miles between Livingston, Montana and Gardiner, Montana, Highway 89 is extra …

Find the Animal Friday: The One With the Bighorn Sheep and Bison

It was an early April morning in 2022. The interior roads had still not started opening up, leaving just the Northern Range of the park available to adventure in with ease. The snow had mostly melted out in the main areas of the region, giving ample opportunity to wander around. However, the mud was pretty …

Find The Animal Friday: The One With The Elk and Liberty Cap

This week’s Find the Animal Friday comes from Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. I believe it is on the easy side of moderate, but I am also known to be able to spot wildlife quite easily, even whole driving. In the picture, see if you can spot a bull elk grazing. trust me, …

Find The Animal Friday: The One With The Three Moose

Not every Find The Animal Friday post I have is crazy hard. For many, spotting a moose in this image is as simple as a quick glance. However, depending on your zeal to be 100% accurate, this one can be quite tricky. In this week’s post, I share a picture of not one, not two, …

Find the Animal Friday: The One With the Badger and the Bighorn Sheep

You never know what you’ll see in Yellowstone National Park. Whether it is your first visit or your 500th, the park is always different. Watching wildlife in the park is no different. There are those who are jaded and think that once they see an animal, they can check it off their list and move …

Find The Animal Friday: The One With The Coyote Ears

This week’s Find the Animal Friday comes from the Blacktail Plateau region of Yellowstone National Park. On a mid-January day, as the sun started to work down toward the western horizon, I was heading back to my car after checking out conditions of a trail I offer snowshoe tours on. The route had been pretty …

Find The Animal Friday: The One With The Ermine

It is once again Friday, which means we are happy to post another round of “Find the Animal Friday,” my mostly regulate weekly post to help you get your eyes ready for your Yellowstone National Park wildlife watching adventure. This week, we are searching for the illusive short-tailed weasel, also known as an ermine.Yellowstone National …