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December 19, 2008

Winter brings Yellowstone wildlife close to road

  • Most of the park is closed to auto traffic in winter, but the part that is open offers rich viewing
    • By WILLIAM KRONHOLM
    For The Associated Press

    Photo courtesy of the National Park Service [enlarge]
    Deep snow in Yellowstone’s high country drives elk, deer and bison down into the open valleys, where the weather is milder.

    YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo. — We were expecting to see plenty of wildlife on a winter outing to Yellowstone National Park, but — silly us — we thought we might have to get through the entrance first.


     
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