Remember the opening scene of Northern Exposures?

Anyways as I was saying we had looked all over for elk and didn't see any on route.  We checked into the Mammoth Hot Springs Lodge and the elk were everywhere.  People complained that they heard the male 'buggleing' for it's 'harem' all night.  I slept quite comfortable all night. 
So in the mean time the entire tour group is getting use to the masks...
Everyone is checking on us to be sure we are keeping up with the mask photos. They are all offering to take our picture.

Back to the hunt for wild life...  Bison are every where.  Here are bison rolling in the dirt and playing by butting heads.

The colors of nature has just been awesome.  The springs and fumaroles have such vivid colors of minerals.  The landscape changes with each corner we turn. 

Well before I sign off for the evening one last photo op for Mary. Mike is being quite a sport about these photos...

Good night Gracy...

(I know it is Groucho nose, but the Gracy line seemed appropriate.)