Our last day in the Tetons, we finally saw a moose (well, sort of); he was pretty well hidden behind bushes except for his face and one side of his rack.









That night we had a beautiful sunset at our campsite on Jackson Lake; the red colors were due to smoke that had come into the area from a forest fire in Idaho.









The next day we left for Yellowstone. This is Moose Falls in Lewis Canyon, which is in the southern part of Yellowstone N.P. They are hidden from the road, but can be seen after a very short hike.








Forty years ago in Yellowstone you saw a lot of bears, but now it is the buffalo. How would you like to have this big brute threatening you from the high ground. No way would I challenge him.













How is this for a grizzled old face. I can imagine him thinking, "What are you looking at, buddy?"






We came upon this young elk (he still has his spots) by the roadside with no sign of his mother in sight. While we were there, he tried getting up, but couldn't make it; he had apparently been hit by a car and his hind legs were seriously injured. One of the other bystanders said they would call the rangers. If they don't come and get him, he would be dinner for the wolves that night. It was getting late and we had to leave, not knowing what his fate would be. But we really couldn't do anything.








Cody, WY really pushes its cowboy image to draw the tourists. Every night at 6 PM they do a gunfight performance on the street in front of the Irma Hotel. It was pretty corny, but draws a pretty good crowd. And the price is right - free.


Cody also has the Buffalo Bill Center of the West, which turned out to be an excellent museum. The display on Buffalo Bill covers a lot of his life, from his days as a buffalo hunter for hire, to being a showman (his show on the wild west toured much of the U.S. and Europe) and a rancher. The museum also has a great natural history exhibit focusing on the Yellowstone region, and a very good exhibit on the plains Indians.