We headed south and east in the park today and soon found ourselves driving through a tunnel of 8 foot drifts alongside the road. Yellowstone Lake is still ice and snow covered.  Snow hangs in the lodgepole pine across the mountainsides and covers surrounding peaks.  The Lamar valley is snow covered too, no wolves today.  It definitely still looks like winter here and temperatures never reached 40 made it feel like it too.  Thankfully it is a bright sunny day so we strolled among the geysers (in our winter coats and gloves).  We had to check out an Old Faithful eruption!

The grizzlies don’t mind the snow.  One is intently munching on a winter kill bison along the river bank.  A second bear is prowling a picnic area waiting for a chance to get past onlookers to share in the riverside repast.  We got a good look at both of them. Very impressive.

Heading back to camp, a marmot peeked out to check on us.  Many sandhill crane pairs seem to like this place.  Fewer buffalo and elk made appearances but we saw a few.