Today I did the whole of Grand Teton National Park. It was truly an experience. Then it was time to get into Yellow Stone and drive to our hotel in Gardiner, MT.
Yellowstone is about 138 square miles. Driving from the south to the north, a distance of only about 150 miles took me over 4 hours. The speed limit is 45 and worse when traffic confront of you meets wildlife. Then it becomes almost a standstill with people stepping out to take pictures.
People have been warned time and again not to get very close to the wild animals. But all the animals we saw, people got to arms length with the animals to take selfies or have friends or family take their pictures. Luckily I did not see any animal attacks.
On my way to hotel, I stopped watch Old Faithful erupt. It was quite an experience. I mean, we all have watched it on YouTube or other shows so many times that I was not surprised when it erupted. But it was just the feeling of being there that made it feel different. The anticipation was fun as people started the wave and that entertained the crowd and turned into cheers when the geyser started erupting.
People getting too close to the animals. And basically cornering them, which easily can put them in a state of defence since they have no escape route. So, they may easily charge at the tourists. But no animal charged at tourists even thought they were too close to them.
