Soda Butte (historical)

Today we decided to take a long drive up to the Northeast Entrance of the park. We drove past Lake Village with its historic hotels, into the Hayden Valley with its bison herds, past the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone with its spectacular views, near the Roosevelt Lodge, and through the Lamar Valley.

You can see the bison have NO fear of humans (that photo was taken at the lamppost lighting the roundabout at the Lake Hotel, not 5 feet from the street). The road was incredibly twisty-turns, with one section even named the "Mae West curve" after the curvaceous actress. As we passed through the Lamar Valley, there were nearly a thousand bison grazing in the lowlands along the river. Using our sharp eyes, telescopic lens, and binoculars, we spotted some deer beyond the bison and a singular antelope (pronghorn) resting in the tall grasses.Read more