We left Billings in high spirits, we planned to spend a day in Yellowstone Park on the way to Jackson, Wyoming, our accomodation for Saturday night. The following day, we would make our way down to Cedar City, in southern Utah.

This was our last chance to see a moose, so with little expectation we headed down from the North Entrance of Yellowstone, through to the newly opened South Entrance where we had heard that some Moose might be. On the way we passed the usual bison, elk and deer and noticed that not only were there less animals near the road, but that the park was starting to fill up with tourists. We had certainly been there at the best time for spotting animals and avoiding the crowds! Apparently the bison, elk and predators move near the roads during the winter as these areas are clearer of snow.

Our hearts sank as we neared the South Entrance and it became clear that most of the area was still under several feet of snow, our chance of spotting moose seemed very remote. However, we did stop at some hot springs and took in some more sights that had now opened after snow clearing operations.

After Yellowstone, we moved into Teton National Park which seemed completely devoid of any animal life. But, as we entered the final area of Teton, we spotted a few people with cameras on top of a bridge so we pulled over for a look. Unbelievably, there was a baby moose in the bushes below! Very excited, we stayed around for another 20-30 minutes hoping that the baby would move to allow us a better view of him but no luck. In the end I moved down from the bridge and across for a better view, only to realise that the mother moose was just a few feet away from the bridge, but hidden by a bush! So Two Moose!

We eventually left after taking a few hundred photos and made our way to Jackson past herds of Elk in the Elk refuge. On arrival we decided to go out and get some nice food (McDonalds in the end) for a bit of celebration. As we made our way through the town, I stopped at a stop sign and checked both ways; with a double take I realised that there was a moose walking down one of the streets! We quickly drove down and, yes, it was a moose walking through the middle of town!

When we made it back to our hotel, we asked the front desk and it was apparently "not unusual" to see moose in Jackson! After 6 months of looking, we should have just gone straight to Jackson it appears!

Buffalo around a "hot" stream

Yellowstone

Yellowstone lake with a hot spring in front of it

"Mummy" moose

Teton National Park

the Jackson moose!