Day 132 of Project 365...

we finally went on the Old Yellowstone Bus tour today...

me and the guy...

and a few others we kinda know...

it was a cool ride up to Lamar Valley thereabouts...

but the best part of the trip is that we finally saw a bear!

a black bear...

it was pretty close...

just by the road...

my camera zoom is freaking lousy...

so just look for the black patch in the rough direction i am pointing to...

i attached another photo to this post...

it's a better shot...

the best i could do before the driver shoo-ed us all back in coz the bear was headed our way...

but it was a gentle creature...

came up to about 10m away from the bus...

before heading down back to the trees again...

gosh...
it was a great experience...
to finally see one...
although the place was packed with mossies...
and i joked that the bear was in it with the mossies...
to lure humans there for the mossies to feed...
the bus ride itself was fantastic...
it's open-top....
so the whole experience is quite unlike being in a conventional car and all...
you see everything...
tall trees, cliffs, hills....

the ride and scenery made me feel lucky to be here in Yellowstone...

its a good place to retire in...

i should be back in future...