Sunday, January 2, 2011

Bear Country USA

One of the last places that Jennette, Trina and I visited was Bear Country USA. Trina wanted to visit here and since it was her birthday, we went and enjoyed ourselves.

Nestled over 250 acres amidst towering pines and along rolling meadows just eight miles south of Rapid City, Bear Country U.S.A. offers visitors intimate views of most North American mammals. Visitors take a leisurely three-mile drive through several enclosures and encounter black bear, elk, reindeer, deer, cougars, bobcats, rocky mountain goats, bighorn sheep, dall sheep and buffalo.At this "the home of the largest collection of privately owned black bear in the world", Bear Country U.S.A. guests are guaranteed to see more than they bargained for. From the comfort of their own car, visitors watch as these clowns of nature frolic in a pool, climb trees and amble across the road in front of their vehicle.

I like this sign about all the do's and don'ts...

This is a reindeer...

This is a baby reindeer taking a drink...

Look at the rack on this guy...

A white wolf...

A baby big horn sheep...

Momma and baby...

Daddy Bighorn...

A mountain goat...

It's a bear. We were supposed to keep our windows up at all times. Did we? Sure we did.

A mountain lion...

More bears...
A coyote...
It's Eyeyore...

It's not a real bear...

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