[SilverStreak] results of the Yellowstone trip

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We got back from Yellowstone Wednesday and I thought I would write up a quick note 
on how it went. We got a campsite at Pebble Creek, which is small and designed for 
tent camping and rigs (automobile and trailer combined) under 30 foot. You can drop 
off your trailer and park in a parking area within sight of the camp if you wish. 
We managed to squeeze our 19 foot Sabre and the pickup into our site so we were 
lucky. They do?not allow you to have anything outside your vehicle or trailer except 
lawn chairs and lanterns. This is for a good reason, a black bear walked right by us 
while we were eating supper on Sunday at the picnic table. We dashed in the camper 
and watched it slowly wander through our part of the campground, cross the creek on 
the footbridge, and melt into the trees. They have had to kill a female grizzly 
sub-adult because she started raiding the campground, so keeping all food, dishes, 
and everything else in the bear proof bins at the campground or your car is a!
  very good idea. We saw bears four days in a row, and wolves three days, including 
eight wolves in the Druid pack feeding on a fresh killed bison. The Old Faithful area 
was packed, but in my opinion it is worth?that to see the geyser. Gas was 4.20 a 
gallon for 87 octane. The average early morning temperature was 34 degrees, if you are 
going to see wolves or bears you will have to be out late or get up early so bring a 
jacket and binoculars. A spotting scope, if you have one is good to bring too. There 
is a lot of snow still on all the mountain tops, lots of snow.?Most of?the rivers were 
running in spring flood from snow melt so the fishing is not very good. Most campsites 
were full by mid-afternoon. It was a great trip.