Whew! Yes, we came back a day earlier than we originally planned because we had seen everything and even repeated a few spots that we loved. It was a blast! It was very nice there temp wise and it only rained half of a day. We stayed in Gardiner, Montana (literally right next to the North Gate) so we didn't have very far to drive each day. Our longest day was when we went down to the Grand Tetons, which was about a four hour drive. There was so much beauty out there and I have SO much artistic inspiration from it all! There's so much I want to paint and draw, but I need to finish my duck stamp entries first. I took a LOT of pictures as well, not even kidding. I don't know the exact amount, but it's for sure over 1,000. My tele-photo lens came in handy a lot and I'm so glad I bought it before we left. I'll upload only the best here (which is probably less than 40), so no worries.

We didn't get skunked out of seeing any wildlife either by far. We ended up seeing tons of bison (shocker) a good chunk of elk (including four bulls with HUGE racks, one of them jumped out from the woods and almost hit our van), some Pronghorn, Bighorns, 8 black bears (including some cubs), 5 Grizzlies, 2 coyotes, a black wolf, ravens, magpies, marmots, and other animals. Overall, it was a very enjoyable trip and one I'd gladly take again.

EDIT: By the way, I want to thank all of you for your continued support of my art; it really makes me motivated and inspired to create more. I'd really like to reply to all of your faves, but when you're gone for about two weeks, things pile up. So thank you all very much for your support.