BEAR AND OTHER JAMS

WHY DID THE BEAR CROSS THE ROAD?

The most logical answer to that question is "to get away from the tourists".  This photo appeared in Backpacker Magazine and then made its way to Facebook. 

Several of the comments left on Facebook seemed to indicate that bear jams, buffalo jams, elk jams, wolf jams, etc. were all good reasons to stay away from Yellowstone National Park.

I take exception to those comments.  The bear, bison, elk, wolf and many other of God's creatures are the original and permanent residents of this amazing and wonderful Park.  They were here long before man arrived on the scene to invade their homes.  We humans tend to forget that WE are the visitors and we need to respect the rights of the original and permanent residents.

So - for those of you who do not wish to put up with the various "jams" and who are inconvenienced by tourists - perhaps you would be better off to avoid Yellowstone.  Never mind that you will deprive yourself (and probably your family) of the amazing creation that God has so generously provided for your pleasure.

If you are going to come with a bad attitude then the rest of us would just as soon you stay home.