He sniffed the air, steam rising from his thick brown fur as he padded through the deep snow. This was our first encounter with a grizzly bear, the moment we had come to Yellowstone National Park for, and it was truly magnificent.
But while we felt we’d hit the jackpot by seeing a grizzly in the wild – and living to tell the tale! – there’s so much wildlife to see here in the spring that it really is hard to choose a favourite moment.
Perhaps it was the time we spotted a moose grazing on the roadside, or the majestic lone wolf we saw scanning an icy riverbed for food.
Maybe it was the time we got stuck behind a herd of 60 bison as they ambled across the road.
