On Day 2, our first full day on our mini-vacation, we drove to Bear World. A very fun place! Michael had fun on the rides, and Momma and Daddy had fun watching the animals.
There were some adorable baby bears that we all had fun watching.
If they weren't playing, they were trying to figure out how to escape.
There was a "petting zoo" area with all kinds of different animals the kids could watch and pet.
This is Stiltz, the Moose. He had a shady spot, and he wasn't about to move for anything or anybody.
Time for the baby bears' nap. Which means time to go find the big bears.
Driving through Bear World, we hadn't anticipated seeing an elk...
...or have it walk down the middle of the street toward our car.
This is the first bear we saw. The worker told us it was kept in an area by itself because it had problems getting along with the other bears (and people) in Yellowstone. Apparently it had "anger management" issues.
Mr. Mellow.
We thought we were going to see one or two bears here and there, then we saw this group by one of the ponds.
These two were headed for the other pond.
Big foot!
He's king of his castle.
Michael's nap time corresponded with the baby bears' nap time, so he took a power nap in his car seat while we were driving.
Time for the rides!
Fascinated by the huge bear, wondering what it was going to do.
He
loved it, and kept wanting to go again and again and again and again. And he didn't even get sick when he went on it right after lunch!
Next up, the bear roller coaster! A little leary at first....
Time for the spinning bear again!
Maybe we ought to take a break from spinning and go watch the baby bears eat their lunch.
Then (since you get to drive through as many times as you want) another trip through to see the big bears! And Bison...
...and an albino elk...
...and the big elk again.
This guy thought he was hiding.
It's Baloo, the bear! "This calls for some big scratchin'."
Time for a swim.
Time to watch the baby bears again.
Enough bears, Michael's ready for more rides!
Flying cars are the best!
Until they stop.
They're even more fun with Daddy...they bounce higher!
Time to run over to the spinning bear again!
Then back to the cars!
Time to watch the baby bears one last time before driving through to the see the big bears one last time.
The elk were just so neat.
On the last trip, we happened to get behind the feeding tour. There were more bears hiding between the trees than we realized!
Michael had a full day, watching animals and running back and forth between rides. He slept good that night!
