My last post had to do with Bear Lake Road. It is a 10 mile long ride to several lakes and is a very popular way to see the park. But over two more days, we traveled 37 miles over the north part of park, over the highest road in the park and over the continental divide. At the far end, we were only 8 miles from the west entrance to the park. In the alpine region above 11,400 feet, very little vegetation gives way to spectacular views of some of the highest points in the lower 48. The rest of the road was 9 to 11k feet, the subalpine region, where the ‘deer and the antelope play’ along with moose, elk, and bighorn sheep. The bighorns have a meadow and lake they graze in and then traffic is stopped as they cross in front of the cars to climb up the cliffs. I really wanted to see wild moose, and here, every trip into the park, they were out lunching in full view. Lastly, I don’t have a telephoto lens yet, so if they look close, they are close!

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