THE RIGHT IDEA

 West Thumb – Yellowstone National Park

This elk has the right idea. She is grazing at a Yield sign at the West Thumb Junction in Yellowstone. Sometimes, when we are touring the Park, we get in such a hurry to get to the next place that we tend to kind of ignore road signs.

This not only endangers the other visitors to the park but it also endangers the permanent residents – the wildlife.

Trust me, the Park is not going anywhere. The thermal features, the lake and all the other attractions will be there when you get there.

The only exception is that the bear that is 10 miles up the road from you probably will be gone by the time you get there no matter how fast you drive or how many road signs you ignore.

The trick to seeing wildlife not only in Yellowstone but in other places is to be in the "right place" at the "right time".

Enjoy the park but do it safely for your own benefit, the benefit of the other visitors and especially – the benefit and safety of the wildlife. Okay