by George Bumann | Apr 23, 2018 | Adventures, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
(image above: NPS/Jim Peaco) Few ‘firsts’ are anticipated in Yellowstone as much the first grizzly bear sighting of spring. Over the last decade and a half, we have had many memorable ‘firsts’—some of which were captured on film (yes, actual...
by George Bumann | Mar 16, 2018 | Family, How To, Lifestyle, Nature, Yellowstone Life
When the old post office in Gardiner was being built, our neighbor found a chipped piece of obsidian in the earth around the site. That piece turned out to be an 11,000 year-old fragment of a projectile point knapped from volcanic glass that mined at Obsidian Cliff,...
by George Bumann | Feb 11, 2018 | Art, Nature, Yellowstone Life
A quote that I really like but have never been able to properly attribute goes like this: “If your life is worth living, it’s worth recording”. This is why I keep a field journal. We all encounter things that are magical, unique and frankly, in some...
by George Bumann | Jan 22, 2018 | Animal Language, Featured animal language, Nature
The chimney’s smoke drifts upward, moving absolutely vertical—as if by magic. High on this earthen step above the Yellowstone River, Gardiner is seldom without a breeze; this stillness is a genuine rarity. The morning walk is surreal, the atmosphere of suspended...
by George Bumann | Dec 11, 2017 | Art
Looking for the perfect stocking stuffer for wildlife lovers? There’s still time to give a gift inspired by the animals of Yellowstone. Here are the bronze wildlife sculpture miniatures we still have in stock, but hurry, they are going fast. Order by December...
