Shoshone

On our way to Yellowstone (and our new hotel room in West Yellowstone, Montana) we stopped for one last gander at the Shoshone National Forest. Satchel and Warren did some fishing while Jiro and I explored. I was really excited by what I thought was a hidden message in a pine log, but then Warren explained that the markings were pine beetle tracks. Due to the mild weather, the beetle population is getting out of control and killing thousands of pine trees. If you look at the last row you can see the dead pines among the live ones. Scary! Also check out those gigantic dandelions!

It's just beautiful there and makes our Old Forest seem so small!