West Yellowstone & Old Snaggletooth

On Saturday May 23rd we took a drive to Mesa Falls and then on to West Yellowstone. It ended up starting to rain while we were at Mesa Falls which prompted the drive on to West and when we crossed the Montana State Line the rain stopped! We went to the Yellowstone Museum, which I went to as a kid, so it was fun to relive it with them! And of course for dinner we stopped by the Canyon Street Grill! Yum!

The museum was all about early travel and tourism in the park! The kids loved it! The most famous part of all though is the stuffed "Old Snaggletooth" in the museum. He was the most famous grizzly in Yellowstone and had several unique characteristics; he was blind on his left eye, had a claw missing on his left hand, most of his left ear was gone and his lower right canine was broken in such a way that it stuck out the side of his jaw - thus the name! He weighed over 1000 pounds and was a frequent scavenger at the garbage dump in West Yellowstone back when that was allowed. He was also the subject of many photographs and books! In May 1970 he was shot by poachers while he was at the garbage dump, his body was recovered and now stands in the museum.

Bison Statues
These bison statues were on display outside the museum there were probably 20-25, they were amazing! Here is the one we all liked best and then the girls each had a personal fav!

Here are their winning picks!

Grace's pick for favorite bison statue!

Audrey's favorite bison statue!

Savannah's favorite bison statue - she picked Chief Joseph because Grandma Robinson loves his story and she recognized him and remembered hearing about him from Grandma on one of our many Yellowstone trips!