Tuesday, August 26th - Touring the North Loop

Today we are out on our own.  Pretty easy to do in Yellowstone as there are very few roads.  What we have noticed is a huge improvement in the roads and especially all the new pull outs.  Plenty large enough for every one and so no one is stopping right on the roads anymore, unless, of course, there is a bison jam.  Forget about traffic jams, it is the bison that stop traffic here and can happen any time, no predictability to time or place.  We loved it.  There are laws about how close you can be to wildlife and for bison it is 25 yards.  People can be really stupid chasing down these huge animals. 

We will see many more bison before we leave the park.  Fun bison jams included.  We went out to the North Entrance so we could see the Roosevelt Arch.

Right outside the North Entrance is the town of Gardiner. They have even put up fencing to try and keep the bison out of the town and into the park. Only because the town doesn't want them roaming.  Yellowstone National Park now considers itself naturally balanced.  They do not control any of the animals any longer.  That process was completed with the re-entrance of the wolf.  Thirty one were put back in the park in 1987-88.  

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On the way back to Fishing Bridge.