by George Bumann | Sep 11, 2017 | Adventures, Family, Lifestyle, Yellowstone Life
There are things that are ephemeral and those that are eternal; the fleeting ripples of a rising trout or the momentary flavor of ripe whortleberries on the tongue, the dull thud of boulders rolling in a stream swollen with snowmelt, or—in the case of the events of...
by George Bumann | Sep 1, 2017 | Art, Nature, Sculpture stories
What are the qualities of a good mother? This is the story of the mountain lion sculpture inspired by a wild mother that made a lasting impression on me. It was deep winter when we heard the news: there’s a mountain lion in Lamar with two kittens, on a carcass....
by George Bumann | Aug 28, 2017 | Family, Lifestyle, Yellowstone Life
When there are dragons to be slain, monsters to defeat and ruffians to subdue—enter the sword-bearing boy! Oh, but first, dad has to create his Excalibur— from the fibers of a stout 2×4. With the outline of the blade rendered in simple Sharpie marker, Pappa, aka...
by George Bumann | Jul 25, 2017 | Nature, Yellowstone Life
While walking a local dirt road, our elder male lab Jasper poked his head into some roadside vegetation. Never one to pass up a sniff of a well-aged elk bone, or a spritz of coyote urine or scat, Jasper’s behavior initially raised no alarm—not even after I...
by George Bumann | Jul 12, 2017 | Adventures, Nature, Yellowstone Wildlife
“Do…Not… Move,” I said to Brad in a voice that no one ever wants to hear in the woods. That tone, those words: they conjure images of man-eating sharks, fire-breathing dragons, boogey men, ax murderers, serial killers and maybe, clowns....
