Yesterday 5 bison were herded off the highway and down Antelope Flats by two plow trucks and a park ranger.  They must have been hoping to get to the Elk Refuge from up North.  We are a dead end this time of year, and the snow banks are tall.  So far they haven't been willing to attempt to plow a trail east.  They like how nicely Lyle keeps our driveways and paths! I got to watch them from the Log Cabin kitchen window while cooking this afternoon.  It makes me feel like Summer!  But we have quite a while yet.

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