Yellowstone National Park; Snow, Elk, Ice and the Yehti

   Ok Folks I am back with more pictures to view. I decided to show where I work in Yellowstone with the historic buildings, animals and people that I come across every day on the job.
First though, I wanted to show a 180 degree image of Paradise Valley Montana mid winter.

Paradise Valley looking Northwest towards Boseman Mt
Photo was taken from Pine Creek Rd

                                        

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Atacama Chile, Near San Pedro

I also wanted to add a link to my older work while living in the South American country of Chile. I put this
web site together and it illustrates many of my travels to that part of the world with images of people, art,
nature, current events and sports....please take the time to check it out.

Now on to Yellowstone...

 What's got long white hair and comes out of the snow?
                                                                      Dennis Clark

Dennis Clark carpenter of some 25 years and about to retire I call him the Yehti and some folks
call him Woodstock. Dennis has been a big part of keeping the buildings in top shape for over two decades.
Will be sorry to see him go as he still owes my lunch!

The old pump house

Living quarters for seasonal employees

Apartments for employees

Notice the piles of deep snow.

Lonely roads in lower Mammoth residential area

Employees get all types of visitors hanging out in front yards

Lovely creeks flow throughout Mammoth carrying ice cold water and sometimes boiling hot

Boiling River flowing down towards Gardiner Montana

Behind the pump house crowd hanging out

This girl was stuck on the wrong side of the fence that protects the house plants from  the elk.

This creek runs through the residential area of lower Mammoth

Another visitor to the apartments at Lower Mammoth

Lots of elk poop all over the place

How many people have actually ever scene elk poop?
Well now you have!

Next week, I premier my new documentary video, "Dipperville" and highlight some of my work from Chile and give a visual tour of where I live in Livingston, Montana ;land of the endless wind.
See you then.

The face of the Buffalo, Ice sickles and Colorful Wood Ducks

These are the faces of those that had been awaiting slaughter at the gavel of this Federal Judge in Helena.

http://www.nationalparkstraveler.com/2011/02/federal-judge-refuses-block-yellowstone-national-park-bison-being-slaughtered7617

Thank goodness for the good and thoughtful governor Brian Schweitzer who saved them from the impending massacre 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/16/brian-schweitzer-bison-slaughter_n_823931.html

Here are some of the faces of the lucky herd to be saved.

Up here in the far north of the country the cold winter bring with it many beautiful ice sickles I have

decided to bring you a few of the crystals hanging around

Also in the winter time the ducks come down into local ponds here in Livingston to soak up some needed rest and maybe do some early courting before the long awaited spring.

Mainly wood ducks and mallards attended this party at the pond in Sacajawea Park

Long Hungry Descent and Cruel Demise of the Buffalo

Stampeding Buffalo in Lower Mammoth Hot Springs

The snow is so deep in Yellowstone National Park this year that the Buffalo herds are coming down the 

mountains through Mammoth and into the Gardiner and Yankee Jim Canyon looking for food. This herd came right down the street in Lower Mammoth where I was working, being guided by a fire truck back into the hills.

   Unfortunately, if these fuzzy guys make it to far into Montana, the local ranchers start a fuss and want them to be put down(killed). Hundreds of Bison might meet a kick death from a bullet unless people can convince the ranchers to let them be. The fear is that the Buffalo have brucellosis which wrecks havoc with cows causing premature birth.

 This disease originally came from the cattle industry and these days ranchers seem to forget this fact and insist on any that make it out of the park. So these beautiful animals that you see in this photo collage might soon be dead.

The Boys are back in Town!

Most normal neighborhoods have kitty cats cutting across lawns
jumping fences....

Here in Yellowstone they get much heavier fuzzy creatures 

The herd heads back into the wilds for now...