"For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People"

You see a lot of buffalo at Yellowstone. Close up. Alone.
From afar. In herds. (Off in the distance...Per & Kai don't qualify

as wildlife in the true sense of the word.) This guy was quite entertaining. Get in a

head-on crash with him and he's not losing.

And elk are of course part of the landscape. Grazing in front of the post office.
Sporting new head gear.

Striking a pose.
And you may see black bears. We happened upon a couple,
but missed a grizzly, which was Per's true desire.
You look with interest upon hot springs and try to ignore the rotten egg aroma.
You wait around with the masses to gaze upon Old Faithful.
And when it's done it's thing, you ask your mom, "Was that it?"
Yes, dear. This was it.

You ask strangers to take a family picture and when they do a bad job, you smile and nod and say, "Great! Thank you!' and wait for them to walk away so you can ask someone else.
You beg your children to stay away from the edge...
...while their father makes the helpful (?) point that going down the falls likely wouldn't result in death.

So goes your day ~ a long day, if you arrive at the crack of dawn ~ in America's most hallowed national park. It is indeed a treasure.