While we have been here in Idaho, we have taken the opportunity for a number of different side trips.
Peggy mentioned in her last entry that we spent one day with my Uncle Kent in Terreton. He is a large animal veterinarian and I went with him on all of his appointments for that day. It was wonderful But not for the queasy. We drove out past Howe to sample 27 bulls for Trich. This is a venereal disease that could cause large number of deaths in the new born calves. The Bulls were run into a chute one by one and Kent sampled their semen. My job was to log the tag numbers and sample envelope IDs. They were kicking, snorting, howling and making a real ruckus. We had Bull shit and Bull snot flung all over. It was great! Next we went to Blackfoot to castrate two young colts. They were quite feisty. I'm not sure if they knew what was about to happen to them, but it was quite an experience. I didn't get any pictures of my assistant vet experience, but here is a shot of the mountains just west of Kent and Brenda's home. I love the mountains
The following Thursday I got to ride along with my bother Douglas who was making a drop off of some tables and chairs at a restaurant in Jackson Hole. It was great to spend this time with him and catch up on old times. We drove past Palisades Reservoir on the way up and over Jackson pass on the way back. Nice trip
Last week Peggy and I drove up to Yellowstone to see the Baby Buffalos. Peggy got her lifetime pass (one of the benefits of old age). It had been 8 years or so since we had visited the park and I was very surprised at the trees that have grown since the big fire. We saw lots of Buffalos, most of them bulls, we only saw baby buffs up at the north entrance around Mammoth hot springs.
Baby Buffs staying close to mom
Mammoth Hot Springs
Dropping down into Mammoth you must drive through a narrow canyon and one spot is called the golden gate. Check out the road way. Back in the 1800 they build this road out of timbers. Imagine driving across that!
We saw Old Faithful and lots of Elk. This one jumped out in the road in front of us. It is a good thing the speed limit is 45 mph. I had to rush to grab the camera and get a picture before he wandered down to the river.
On our way to Old Faithful we came across 5 buffalo that were walking down the road. They seemed to know where they were going and did not stop to eat. The leader was come right down the middle of the road!
On the way back to west Yellowstone 3-4 hours later we came upon the same group of buffalo that were about 6 miles down the road. They were still plodding along at the same pace. We figured they were on their way to the Friday night dance and were looking for some Buffalo Gals.
On our way home on Friday we stopped by the upper Mesa Falls. This is spot that few people stop at because it off the main drag on the old highway. Very neat place. My dad used to take me here to fish. Peggy and I went on our first camping trip together here.
We drove the long way home through Driggs and stopped the drug store to get a Huckleberry Milkshake. Yum. The Tetons are always marvelous to look at. Did say I love the mountains?
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