by George Bumann | Nov 18, 2017 | Family, Lifestyle, Yellowstone Life
It has been 7 days since our sweet Jasper left us. Jasper, the 13 year-old Labrador—”our first child”—went with the angels in the most peaceful way last week with all of us at his side. There is now a hole in this house, and on our morning walks. Every...
by George Bumann | Oct 31, 2017 | Art, Sculpture stories
“Scarface” (aka #211) was one of the most accommodating, easy-going grizzly bears that has called Yellowstone home in recent times. I had watched him wander all the way across the Lamar Valley and pass right through the cars and people of the traffic jam stopped to...
by George Bumann | Oct 20, 2017 | Nature, Yellowstone Life
And the seasons roll on… the sun makes its inexorable journey across the horizon and we do our best to recognize its travels. The “Sunrise Project” is one that was done at our first home in ‘inner city’ Gardiner several years ago—in...
by George Bumann | Oct 9, 2017 | How To, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
“Do you see the grizzly bear? Right there… on the trail… that dark hump in the grass!” While we rejoice at finding clues and signs of our favorite wildlife (like the grizzly bear) while out and about, the truth is we are seen by wildlife far...
by George Bumann | Oct 9, 2017 | Lifestyle, Nature, Yellowstone Life
Sometimes the elemental things can stop you in your tracks, and as far as mud goes, it can do it in a few different ways! Despite the frost and sub-freezing temps, signs of warmer-days-gone-bye are still with us: a snapshot from this morning’s a walk with the...