Travis, you are 100% right about setting up tent right next to a raging creek for more reasons than what you mentioned. I actually moved it after that first night!

@@StanMills I'm actually going to Yellowstone for the first time ever in 2 weeks. Spending 4 days in the Backcountry & can't wait! Love your videos Sir!

Diane, I was just there again today. Just got home. I was snowshoeing. I may put the video out tomorrow. It is one of my favorite places also because I always see a lot of wildlife. I am sorry to hear about your husband passing away. But you have a good idea and you should definitely do that. June is a very good month to go there.

How may bear did you see?

We only saw bear 3 times....a sow and 2 Black bear cubs on the first climb from the parking lot, a mature black bear in the second meadow and what I think was a grizzly high up on the opposite hillside. As you saw the water was everywhere and there were no other backpackers. We packed all the way to 2s6 in the third meadow.

You probably saw the same mother and Cubs I did. Was there a brown cub and a black cub?

no both were black....and not much bigger than a cantaloupe. they were on the flat top after the initial climb up....before going down into the 1st meadow.

Yes, I saw them also in about the same place. They are in my video.

Susan, thank you for all your nice comments. Watch my video called “The Thunderer I Yellowstone National Park”. That one has the sound of a bear running. Any time you hear that sound, watch out.

The Thunderer - Yellowstone National Park

Travis Walsh ...You're right! I had the same surprise! His videos often reveal the white-tail deer there! Usually 2 to 3 does or 1 buck, don't know why they are not in herds?

Thank you for your nice comments. This time of year (winter) I don't make many videos because all the bear are hibernating. I still hike every week but without seeing a bear I think the video is really boring so I don't bother putting them on youTube. Hopefully in about 9 weeks I will start to see bear signs again. But on a positive note; right now the weather is kind of mild so there is a chance of seeing a bear or bear signs even now; and that would be great. Thanks again for your comments.

Stan Mills Hey Stan, I’m a 55 year old retired LEO who shoots wildlife photography. I’m planning on spending most of 2020 in my motorhome in the Greater Yellowstone area hiking and backpacking most everyday. I’m interested in networking with other local outdoorsman wildlife photographers, videographers and KZfaqrs to hopefully get to know and occasionally hike/backpack with in Bear-country! I’m gonna be there from April to November 2020 and if all goes well I will eventually look into buying a place as well. Could you please email me your email address so I can contact you when I get there please. The only other outdoorsman I’ve been talking to is Todd Orr a Survivor of a double Grizzly Bear attack who lives in Bozeman Montana. Thanks, Gunner Peterson 619-733-3381cell ericgunnerpeterson@gmail.com