Tetons in early May
The route I regularly take to Yellowstone means passing through the Tetons, this trip was no exception. Looks like they had a good winter and the later snow added to the cover.
The drive into Yellowstone is always interesting and it was a great day for it.
Mammoth Hot Springs cg is good place to use as a base for visiting Lamar Valley. The Bison calves
are old enough to be easily seen, they’re often called “red dogs” at this stage. I was surprised to see the Pronghorn Antelope so frequently. In the past they 
have seemed pretty skittish but not this year. Of course there were some bears out, but they were generally so far away a spotting scope was needed. I did see sow with 2 cubs,and took a few images,but they are greatly cropped.
There were quite a few elk cows around but it did’t look like they had started calving yet. Back in the campground one elk cow has been chasing people around. Turns out she has good reason to be 
concerned, she has a very new little wobbly calf. She was very near my trailer when I took a series of images yesterday. She’s moved to the far end of the campground but i’m always on the lookout inn case she comes back this way.
After seeing some bears but too far away to photograph decently i decided to invest in a good spotting scope. I figure even if I can’t photograph the critters I’ll be able to watch them, something I really enjoy. Once I settled in the one I wanted I found for a little more I could get an attachment to take photos with my iPhone. Mind you nothing has arrived yet and there will be a learning curve. The photos I get, if any, will be fun ones, not serious stuff. It should be interesting as the trip progresses.
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She spotted me and was leery, disappearing into the bushes quickly. She eventually came into sight as she left the area.
As I kept scanning to see her I spotted another cow and calf way across the area near the tree line.
