Fall trip to Yellowstone brings out the wildlife

Fall trip to Yellowstone brings out the wildlife

A bull elk bugles at sunset near Gardiner, Montana. | Bill Schiess, EastIdahoNews.com Waking up to alarm clocks can be a real bummer, but when the alarm comes from a bugling elk at 5:17 a.m. while staying in a cabin at Mammoth, in Yellowstone National Park, it can be quite exhilarating. As I listened closely, I could hear three other bulls answering the wake-up call. I slipped out of bed, grabbed a jacket, sat on the porch and watched cow and ca…