Sher and I are not traveling now due to coronavirus, so we thought we’d share some of our BC pictures with you. (BC = before COVID-19)
We had just entered Yellowstone National Park from the East Entrance. As we saw Lake Yellowstone on the left we suddenly saw stopped traffic ahead. I thought maybe there was a crash. But no. Here came this magnificent bull bison just sauntering along, taking his time as if he owned the road. Wait! He did own the road. Quite a start to our Yellowstone adventure.
Lovely! In my town we humans tread the road of cows. Thank you for sharing! ✨
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Thank you for the visit and the nice comment! Blessings……
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OH WOW! This picture does not even look real! At first glance I honestly thought it was a statue but then I asked why a statue would be in the road? What a sight! I didn’t even know Bison were still in existence. What a thrill you and your wife must have had!
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It certainly was a real thrill for us. There are actually a couple of fairly large herds in Yellowstone. We saw them from a distance later during our stay.
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It most definitely was a thrill for both of us. There are rather large herds of wild bison in Yellowstone National Park. We later in our visit saw several bison from a distance. I doubt I’ll ever see one in the wild as close as this one. You can’t imagine how nonchalant he was taking up one whole lane of the road.
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What memories you and your wife have now! Incredible!
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This moment does remain one of our most memorable events during our travels. Thanks for the comment and the visit.
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There is a small herd on Catalina island. They were originally left by a 1920s/30s movie crew but are now rotated out with bison from… I can’t remember where… to prevent inbreeding and disease.
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That is interesting. I knew a rancher in New Mexico in the 1970’s who had a herd of about 2 thousand bison that he raised for the meat and the robes, but primarily he rented them out to movie studios. He made big $ from the rentals.
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I just did a quick Google and learned the island herd once reached 600 but is now limited to 140-150 through birth control (via dart) and moving some to the great plains.
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Thanks for the update.
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Thank you for this added information! So appreciated!!
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I was chased by a bison in an ocean camp on Catalina. Fortunately it slowed down and lost interest when it got into the doorway of our crowded cabin.
I love bison. And national parks.
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Sounds exciting….maybe a little too exciting!
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It was one of many short super scary adventures I’ve had.
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I can imagine!
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Cool photo. Buffalo certainly do own the road when they are on it.
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Well, you wouldn’t argue with him
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HaHa! So very true, Derrick.
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oh wow! i agree- he owns the road! thanks for sharing 🙂
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Thanks for the visit and the comment!
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Wow, what a coincidence.
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It sure got us a great experience and a super photo op! Thanks for the visit and the comment,
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🙂
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love bisons 😍
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They are magnificent creatures, aren’t they? Thanks for the visit and the comment!
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