We are fortunate enough to have become used to seeing deer and elk… but Yellowstone / Grand Teton showed us a whole new level of animal.  Seeing elk and deer side by side, you get a gist of how great the size difference is.  I thought elk were big… that was until I saw buffalo up close… and moose.

.. and BEAR ( a little TOO close for comfort).

(admittedly a little blurry, but I was scrambling up the rock ledge)

Nice bear.