Oh give me a home where the buffalo roam

Last Saturday, I went to Yellowstone Park. We drove from Bozeman to Gardiner, Montana. There we crossed the Gardiner River and drove through a HUGE stone arch that let us know we were entering Yellowstone National Park. 

After seeing Mammoth Hot Springs and driving for a long time, we made our first real stop was. It was at Canyon Village.

I made a new friend. You can see him holding me up so that I can take a look around.

Next, we drove further into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to see the waterfalls. The first one we saw was called the Upper Falls.I had never seen a waterfall before. There is a lot of water rushing over the drop-off and it is going fast. It's also very loud when it goes over, I didn't know that water could make so much noise.

People kept saying there was more water than most years. That's because the snow is still melting way up in the mountains.

After we left the parking lot, we saw something that made my heart beat faster. I swelled with pride when I saw two very large bull bison very near the road. I had to get as close as I could to see these great beasts.

Our next stop was the Lower Falls of the 

Yellowstone. This waterfall was even bigger than the last one. We had a great view of it from Artist's Point. This is the most popular place to view The Lower Falls. You can see why...

Fortunately, I made another new friend who held me up to see that big waterfall. I just watched and watched. Even though we were that far away, we could hear the loud noise it made as it fell all that way into the canyon. It was a very long way down to the bottom from where we were standing! It kind of made me dizzy.

We got in the car and headed North again. When we got to the Roosevelt Lodge, we turned East to go to my favorite place in The Park - The Lamar Valley! It was my favorite because there some really big herds of bison there. We saw one big boy just walking down the road near us. He was blocking traffic for a long way. 

When he walked off to the side of the road, we were able to take his picture through the car window, but I couldn't get in position in time to be in the photo - those guys move faster than you would think!

We left The Park through the Northeast entrance at Silver Gate, Montana. We got to stay in Cooke City overnight, but first, we went to a performance of Montana Shakespeare in the Parks. The people watched the play and ate their picnic dinners while I just grazed on the tall grass of Silver Gate Park. 

After the humans slept in and got some coffee, we were off again. We started up the Beartooth Highway. I can tell you, this is some of the greatest scenery around. It is more than 10,000 feet at the highest part of the highway. I was able to get out near the top and do a little rock climbing. I look like a regular mountain goat up there, don't I?

As with all things, our journey had to end. It was only two days, but  we saw a lot and had some fun! Let's see...where to next?

I love Virginia Beach!

Happy summer to you all!  I just got back from a great beach vacation in Virginia.  I saw dolphins, helped build sand castles, played in the waves, meet some crabs and caught some rays!

Buff goes to Boston

Buff is a great traveling companion.

She flew from Montana to Boston for only $30 each way!
(Inside a piece of luggage, that is.)

Once we arrived, Buff proved to be very adaptable to her new environment.

Here she is at Fenway Park.

We caught Buff looking rather hungrily at the empty field!

But Buff enjoyed new activities in Boston. Here she is bike riding.

And enjoying a boat ride on the Charles River.

Buff visited the Harvard Arboretum, full of all kinds of good munchies.

Buff took on a big dinosaur at the Museum of Science. Buff is very brave.

Buff was a good sport while this human got some good munchies

and cooled off in an air-conditioned coffee shop.

Thanks for tagging along, Buff!