September 8, 2013.. We moved to Mammoth Hot Springs area of Yellowstone today, and we are staying in the campground here. The trip here was uneventful and we did not stop to make many photos because we feared the campground might fill before we got here. We were right. There were only 3 sites left and while we were checking in, 4 other campers lined up behind us. If we had been later, we would not have gotten a site. This campground looks much different than the one we came from. Canyon Village was wooded with tall pines and this one has short scrubby bushes. We like it here too though.

The late afternoon got pretty exciting. There was a herd of elk at the campground and it is rut season. The bull elk was trying to keep every living thing away from his females. The rangers warned the bulls are very dangerous during rut season. Once the bull elk came running toward some of the campers when some of the female elk came close. The other campers (and us) had to get moving quickly to get out of the way of the charging elk. No one was hurt, thank goodness. Several park rangers showed up and tried to isolate the campers from the elk. They said the bull elk sort of go crazy during rut season.

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View along the route before we got to the Mammoth Hot Springs area

Waterfall along the route

A view from the campground where we are at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone

A bull elk at the campground watching over his females. We enjoy hearing them bugling.

The park ranger warning us observers of the danger and to get farther away

A young bull trying to take some of the older bull's females. The older bull charged at him several times. The young bull was always able to get away without being hurt.