Ski and Snowshoe Adventure in Yellowstone
Since it was a long weekend with beautiful weather and I have a new pair of skis to play with, a trip to Yellowstone was in order! Hilary and Rob came too, and we headed for Lost Lake Trail starting at the Petrified Tree. There wasn't a lot of snow, but more 
than enough to play in!
than enough to play in!We had a couple of wildlife sightings as well. On one of our breaks we were watching some mountain chickadees flit around when two woodpeckers flew in. At the time none of us knew what they were, but since we couldn't see any red we had ruled out downy and hairy woodpeckers. With the help of this (not very good) picture, you can just see the yellow on the forehead and, with Hilary's prowess using the bird guide, we concluded that they were American three-toed woodpeckers.
After we got done skiing, we took a short trip into the Lamar valley. Our photography teacher Dave Shumway was there looking at five wolves from the Druid pack, and he let us look through his camera to get a close view of them. Then it was time to head back to Billings, and on the way out of the Park we got our last view of some bighorn sheep.
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