On our days off Claire and I like to hit the road, sometimes by car, sometimes by cycle. We decided to take the car due to the length of this road trip and also to do some grocery shopping in Cody, Wy. Our day started out passing through Hayden Valley where we were treated by many Bison. They are now in the rutting season (matting) and the bulls are very active. They roll in the dirt so that they can look good for the females. Many of the bulls are charging other bulls trying to dominate in order to better their chances with the cows. We traveled north through the park and into Lamar Valley where we were treated to a Grizzly Bear who happened to cross the road that we were on. We traveled into Cooke City Montana where we encountered two red fox. They where just walking down the road. We then got on the Chief Joseph Scenic Byway. This beautiful highway was named after Chief Joseph who was chief of the Wallowa band of Nez Perce Indians. General Howard and 1000 soldiers where attempting to forcibly remove this band of indians and the other non-treaty Nez Perce indians to a reservation in Idaho. For Chief Josephs principled resistance to the removal, he became renowned as a humanitarian and peacemaker. The highway started at Cooke City, Mt. and ended in Cody, Wy. It is a 47 mile highway along the northeastern edge of Yellowstone National Park. This scenic by-way offers un-paralleled views of Wy. as well as unique history of the US. This was a fantastic drive and we were more than happy to have had the opportunity to travel this beautiful highway. During the drive we saw a cowboy and his trusted dog looking for stray cattle. All in all it was a good day, many animals, beautiful landscape, and another experience in YNP.
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