Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Yellowstone Bear World










Very near to Rexburg, Idaho is this fabulous park that has 37 bears (all bred in captivity) and a multitude of other animals (most of which were bred in captivity). Their famous members include the Coca-cola bear and the bear who played Baloo in the version of Jungle Book made several years ago. They have a place for the baby bears that they snatched out of the "dens" in the springtime. People get to ride through and throw a set amount of food out to the bears. If a female gets a lot of food she can have up to three cubs (she has to consistently get a lot of food). I got to ride in the front of the truck. It was fabulous!

8 comments:

Kelly said...

FUN!!!

Lindsay said...

Whenever my roommates at Ricks and I would drive past Bear World when we'd drive been Rexburg and IF, we seriously considered stopping. We never did, though. Too bad. It looks like fun. :)

GR82BAMOM said...

I bet the kids had a blast. What a fun trip! Glad you're back, though. We missed you!

vdg family said...

We did have a fabulous time with our wonderful family! Families are such a blessing.

Harper said...

I'm glad I got to see you briefly, although it was in the ER. I hope all is well! :)

vdg family said...

I'm doing much better, thank you Terrah! Seeing you was one of the best parts of that day!

cherry said...

it was nice to see you back...and your adventure with the bears looks super fun!

Joe and Kristin Family said...

Rock on. Way to go wild. I bet the kids LOVED it.