Our previous record for bear sightings in Yellowstone was two in 2020. These past two days we saw 13. The breakdown is eight griz/brown bears (three adults, three cubs, two yearlings) and five black bears (three adults, two cubs). The road going south from Tower-Roosevelt is only open for 2.5 miles, but it is a hotspot of bear activity. The highlight was two unbearably cute cubs crossing the road and climbing a tree as their mama kept a watch on the 50 or so tourists who were witnessing. We also saw some bison babies today, which is what we expected to see on this trip. BTW, the white spots on many of these images are snowflakes. I know much of the country has already had a heat wave, but in Yellowstone it was in the 30s with intermittent snow yesterday and today.

Here's the list of bear sightings.

• Bear #1 - Griz near Tower Falls
• Bears #2-5 - Griz mama and three cubs north of Old Faithful
• Bear #6 - Griz west of Tower Falls turn
• Bear #7 - Black bear near Tower Falls
• Bears #8-10 - Black bear mama and two cubs near Tower Falls
• Bears #11-13 - Griz mama and two yearlings in Lamar Valley

We also saw fox, coyotes and pronghorn but didn't get images of those this time. Click on an image to start the slide show.