Hold that thought!

Remember last week when I told you it was getting warmer? Well, it did for several days reach the 70s here in Grand Teton Park. BUT, it rained and snowed yesterday and throughout the evening. For the next few days the forecast is for the same. I love it but there are folks who live here year round, like some in Flagstaff, who want it to be over.

The wildlife are still, more than ever, making their presence evident. This will not be the case as the spring and summer proceed. As we get more visitors in the park and it gets hotter, the larger animals will have to be seen earlier in the morning and later in the evening. The sightings of grizzlies should become less frequent. I hope so for their safety.

Sad news, but the way of nature, is the predicted split of Grizzly 399 from her third year cubs. She has pushed them on their way to independence and has mated at least twice with a big boar grizzly that seems to have come up the Gros Ventre area. He was seen to run off her big male offspring. Ben Hoyle and I observed one of the adolesent cubs crossing in front of us near Colter Bay. I fear for these cubs lives as they have been raised to forage close to roads. It is a shame that three cubs made it to adolesence (which in and of it self is amazing since the average mortality is 50%) and will possibly be hit by cars.



Solo Grizzly 399 cub moving North toward Colter Bay

There are no movies to review as Jackson, WY theaters have been bringing the usual "beginning of the summer pap" for the masses, or decent films I have already seen in AZ. This weekend may be an exception with the new "Indiana Jones" release. Some early reviews have tended to pan it but you got to take it for what it is, just fun! I'm going to see it!