YELLOWSTONE WIND RIVER RANGE 1998

	My mom Jackie, her friend Marlene, and I cut through the Wind River Indian Reservation toward Yellowstone by way of Route 287 N. from Interstate 80 in Wyoming. .


I saw some of the most beautiful horses on this Reservation. We stayed in the little town of DuBois, just North of the Wind River Indian Reservation.	CROWHEART BUTTE The sign to the left reads as follows: In March 1866, a battle was fought in this vicinity between the Shoshone and Bannock Indians on one side and Crow Indians on the other. The contest was waged for the supremacy of hunting grounds in the Wind River Basin. Crowheart Butte was so named because the victorious Washakie, Chief of the Shoshones diplayed a Crow Indian's heart on his lance at the war dance after the battle. The major portion of the battle was fought near Black Mountain several miles to the north. Washakie in his youth and middle age was a very mighty warrior. he was a wise chief and friendly to white people. No white man's scalp hung in this chief's teepee.
Our first glimpse of the Grand Teton's on the far horizon.
	The Grand Teton's. I love this style of fencing.
YELLOWSTONE


THE PAINT POT

	OLD FAITHFUL.
	While I was taking photographs at the Paint Pot, Mom and Marlene had a visit from a Raven. After resting for awhile on the mirror of the car, he moved to the windshield where he continued to hang out even as we drove away, and it took some convincing to get him to move on.

We spotted a lot of wildlife in Yellowstone. As we drove up to Mt. Washburn we saw an enormous herd of elk ~ the largest that I had ever seen. A Grizzly ran across the road but we only caught a glimpse of his rear as he passed into the bushes. When we returned to our cabin, a moose was in the bushes with her baby. I managed to capture some really good footage on video. Lots of Buffalo and Prairie Dogs, as well.

As we were leaving Yellowstone, we drove past Norris toward Mammoth, and turned down a side road to Sheep Eater's Cliff where we saw the guy to the right.

Though this photo is hazy, I did managed to get some good video of him.

Mammoth Hot Springs.