June has been an exciting time for wildlife in Yellowstone National Park. At the beginning of June, a mother elk was wandering around the outside of the hotel. She was, understandably, very aggressive to anyone who came near her or her baby. I didn’t see this happen, but I heard that over a week ago, the mother chased an employee and he pulled out his bear spray and sprayed her in the face. For those of you who don’t know, bear spray is high-powered pepper spray. The elk wasn’t hurt and she let the employee walk away, but I haven’t seen any elk since I heard of the incident.
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I am so happy to welcome you all to my first blog. I am currently writing from Yellowstone National Park, where I am working for the summer. It is beautiful here and a perfect place to write. In the morning, I wake up to the sound of birds, bison, and bears. Luckily, I haven’t run into any bears yet. The one bison I’ve seen walked away from me.
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