We went to Island Park, Idaho for two reasons. One to see Yellowstone, of course, and two because our friends Dave and Nancy were finishing up a work kamping job at a near by Nature Conservancy.
After a day of touring Yellowstone, we met Dave and Nancy for dinner at a great little Spanish Restaurant in West Yellowstone. We had four different tapas and then a paella that was meant for two, but easily fed all four of us. Although we did scrape the pan to get every single delicious piece of rice!
The next day we drove out to the Nature Conservancy – Flatt Ranch to check out where they were working. It was a great little place with a lot of interesting information and a beautiful porch to sit on and watch the animals go by.
Here is Dave and his boss, Sara, showing us how one should sit and watch for animals!
A little about the Flat Ranch Conservancy:
The Nature Conservancy of Idaho initiated its most ambitious conservation project to date with the purchase of the Flat Ranch in 1994. This 1600 acre ranch is located on the headwaters of the world-renowned Henry’s Fork of the Snake River.
At the Flat Ranch, the Conservancy strives to demonstrate that land use practices designed to restore and protect the natural features of the area are compatible with the cultural heritage of cattle ranching.
Today the Flat Ranch is used by cattlemen as well as by the Conservancy. A great partnership.
Lee and Dave inside the conservancy cabin checking out the weight of the antlers. And to think the elk shed them and grow new each year…they are very heavy!
Later in the week, while Dave did ‘projects’, Nancy joined us and we did a canoe trip. Here we are getting ready to shove off:
Besides all the giggling as we grounded ourselves, one of the highlights of the canoe float was this mama and baby moose hanging out by the bank. We also saw lots of other birds, including a young eagle, and many, many fish.
It was a beautiful day and a great way to see the natural beauty of Idaho while spending time with our friend! We are so glad we chose to stay in Island Park and that our friends were still there!
3 comments:
How fun. I was wondering how Dave and Nancy liked their time there. The Moose and baby would have been a major highlight.
It looks to me like you caught Dave sleeping on the job!
Loved your photos and especially the one of the moose. You really were in the right place at the right time.
great pictures Loralie! Glad you got to meet up with Dave and Nancy. Because of them we ordered MCD shades when we ordered our new Mobile Suites!
we had plans to see yellowstone and had reservations at Henry's Lake, which we had to cancel because of our daughters wedding.
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