Hayden Valley, Yellowstone National Park

August is supposedly the mating season for bisons so we got to see hundreds of them in Hayden valley although we were expecting to. It was easily the biggest highlight of the day as we got to watch them rutting, fighting, feeding their young ones and casually walking past our vehicles grunting softly! Just remember never to show your cockiness to them because even if they don't mean to, their sheer body weight (which can be 2000lb in males) can injure you badly.

Beautiful area with lots of wildlife. The views are breathtaking. We were there end of August, lots of bison. They caused a few traffic jams.

Nice place to look for bison, elk, deer, and bear. Very open space. Good for photography. Just don't get to close to the animals and you'll be fine.

Great place in Yellowstone to see wildlife. Beautiful area accented by the Yellowstone River.

The bison put on a show for us! Park visitors are a patient bunch, almost everyone on the road pulled over, had their binoculars, cameras, and video gear out. The bison knew they were the main event! Mama bison hung out with little bison. The bull bisons were being bull headed, snorting, and making a lot of noise. Two different times the bison were crossing the asphalt road and they came very close to the parked cars. Completely amazing!