We have had a heavy frost the past three mornings with snow in some of the higher elevations. The days warm up nicely. It seems there is rain in the area all the time, but we don't always get it. Everything is very green and lush this year and we are hoping that we have a good occasional rain to keep the grass healthy and green so the animals will not wander too far up in the high country.
We have seen more black bear this year than ever before. The area is full with them. There is a momma and 2 cubs in our vicinity. She was on the roadway down to the store this morning when one of our managers and his wife saw them. They stopped and she paid them no attention. They had their bear spray ready for us and just kept on walking and talking and she didn't mind them at all. We probably would have backed all the way up the hill and got in our car and driven down the exit to the store. We are not "one with the bear". There is one bear that shows up each evening right across the road from our store. He always has a "following" - silly touristers!!
We went to chapel services up in the campground amphitheater this morning. Three very nice young men led the services. They did a real good job. It was vey cold but there were 10 people present. The young men have varying positions at Xanterra during the week. They came into our store for ice cream this evening and we had a good visit with them.
One of our headlights is out and we took a quick trip into Gardner this morning to try to find some place open so we could fix it but everything was closed. But on the way we saw two yearling cubs playing in a grassy field and a few miles further we saw a female mule deer with two fawn. Of course, we had left BOTH cameras in the room. Lesson learned.
Can't do any fishing yet. The snow melt is still in progress and the rivers are high and muddy. It should take another few weeks for things to settle then we will begin to do some serous fishing. The timing is good in that we are still acclimating and we are working afternoon/evening shift.
Tonight at supper one of our kitchen crew made me a special cake for my birthday. He had been working on it for two days. It was delicious. White cake with a fresh pineapple-coconut filling. It was iced with whipped cream, sprinkle with coconut and drizzled with chocolate and topped with a strawberry fan. So thoughtful and sweet. A young lady from Columbia had a birthday today and she got a cake, too. They were both big enough to share with everyone at our table. It was a nice touch to my birthday. One of the nicest gifts I received this year is the gift of new friends. Everyone is very nice.
We heard from Jill and Greg yesterday and today wishing us a happy birthday and Father's Day.
Miss them both very much - as well as the grandkids.
These pictures are of a black bear that we saw yesterday morning about 1.3 miles from the dorm as we traveled to get good cell phone and internet connections. Enjoy!!
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