The two main road hazards in Yellowstone are buffalo* herds crossing the road – taking their own sweet time doing so, and the traffic that builds up as a result (you do NOT want to hit a buffalo on the road inside the park – for several reasons, one of which is hitting a pedestrian carries lesser penalties).

I got into one of these a few years back and rather than wait in my vehicle like a “normal” traffic jam, I pulled off the road and took a short walk.

Why breathe exhaust and listen to frustrated travellers when I’m surrounded by so much … Yellowstone? (though hanging around watching tourists get too close to take selfies has a certain amount of potential entertainment attached)

So I wandered up the ridge to enjoy the evening along the Yellowstone River.
And saw this couple doing the same thing – just watching the river flow by.

The buffalo eventually moved on – and so did I.

*Yes, I know – “bison”, not “buffalo”.