We took a day of our vacation to go over to the Land Between the Lakes. We went to the Golden Pond Visitor Center first, where there is a history display we went through:
and a planetarium show we didn't get to come back for. After this we headed north a short distance to go to the Elk and Bison Prairie:
There were interpretive signs throughout:
We saw no elk at all, sadly, as they seem to be more visible during the early morning or the evening hours. We did see bison. Many bison.
The Younger Son took video:
They are impressive animals.
After we finally left here, we headed to the north end of the area to go to a restaurant named Patti's for lunch, and I took so many pictures there that it'll have to be a separate post. This was a delightful side-trip!
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Simply stunning photos. I remember once when I was in Montana I thought I wouldn't see any buffalo. Before the day was out, I was so tired of waiting for the buffalo to cross the road, I thought I would never want to see another one. But they are certainly majestic. And when they know they are in protected land, they don't feel threatened. I nearly honked my horn once because I was on a 10 mile driving trail (too long for even me to walk) and had gotten impatient. Then I thought if I scared them and they decided to attack my little car with me in it, it might be better to wait patiently while they decided to move to a new spot. I suspect this was a joyous outing for the three of you. And it was educational, too.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Yes, it was a lot of fun. It was hard to leave that area where we saw all the bison. I loved seeing them running like that!
DeleteWhat a delight to see bison. Maybe you will have to go back in the early morning to spot the elk. Looks like you are having a great time.
ReplyDeleteIt's too far away to go back for that, but we did have a great time. There's always more to see than we actually get to see no matter where we go :)
DeleteWhat a delight to see bison. Maybe you will have to go back in the early morning to spot the elk. Looks like you are having a great time.
ReplyDeleteWhat a delight to see bison. Maybe you will have to go back in the early morning to spot the elk. Looks like you are having a great time.
ReplyDeleteI couldn't get the videos to work, but looks like a fun day! :)
ReplyDeleteWell, bummer, I can't get them to work now either. Thanks for the heads up. I'll see what I can do.
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