Colors |
For the Benefit and Enjoyment of the People - Yellowstone National Park |
Heaven on Earth |
Light and Shadow |
Outdoor Amphitheater |
Yellowstone Visitor Center - Mammoth Hot Springs |
Petrified Tree |
Closer View |
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel |
Old Glory in the Old Faithful Inn |
Fort Yellowstone on Memorial Day |
Yellowstone River |
Old Faithful - Between Eruptions |
Yellowstone Lake |
Firehole River |
View after View |
Ancient Landforms |
Peaceful River |
Yellowstone Canyon |
The Lower Falls in Yellowstone Canyon |
Hayden Valley |
Regrowth after the fire of 1988 |
Across the Continental Divide |
Cantilevered Roadway - Pretty Scary |
Mountain Pass |
Into Montana in the north of the park |
Montana Mountain |
The Devil's Slide - Gardiner, Montana |
Bison Graze |
Eroding Rock |
Phantom Lake in Yellowstone |
Sylvan Scene |
On the way out of the park |
Gardiner, Montana |
Lamar Valley |
Lamar Reflections |
Lamar Valley in Early Morning Light |
Lamar Valley |
Greening After the Rain |
Elk Graze Below Mammoth Hot Springs |
Deep Canyon |
Fort Yellowstone from Mammoth Hot Spring Terraces |
River Valley |
Snow Field |
Alpines |
This old guy is still ticking |
Tower Roosevelt - Yellowstone National Park |
From the air |
Falling Rock Zone |
Our trusty Prius (rented) |
Norris Geyser Basin |
Yellowstone contains HALF of the Earth's Geothermal Features |
Residue as Art |
Minerals as Art |
Fishing Cone in Yellowstone Lake - Fishermen would pop their catch here to cook it instantly |
This is not morning mist - it is steam from the center of the earth !! |
Sapphire Pond |
Bubbling Earth |
In the Geyser Field near Old Faithful |
Geyser Field |
Geothermal Activity Along the Firehole River - Aptly Named |
Old Faithful Erupts |
Small Geyser Erupts Unexpectedly |
Cute Tourist Blows Her Top |
Gentle Ponds full of superheated water |
Lovely Lakes - full of boiling water |
Ominious - Unnamed Geyser |
Colors like nowhere else on earth |
Castle Geyser |
Alien World |
Everything has a connection to the depths of the earth |
Beauty |
Steamboat Geyser - One of the tallest eruptions of any geyser in the world, but only erupts occasionally - last one was in 2005 |
Old Faithful - again |
Old Faithful from the viewing porch of the Old Faithful Inn - last geyser picture, I promise |
Where else would you find one of these ?? |
Grizzly Bear - Fearsome Beasts |
Grizzly - Closer Look |
Baby Bison |
Momma Bison |
Elk Grazing |
Bison Herd |
Osprey on the Nest |
White Pelican Soaring |
Mule Deer |
Yellowstone Coyote |
Mule Deer |
White Crowned Sparrow |
Canada Jay |
Yellow Rumped Warbler |
Oregon Junco |
Nuthatch |
Mule Deer - Joining Our Picnic |
Acrobat |
Big Horn Sheep - Female |
Big Horn Sheep - Male |
Great Horned Owlets in the Nest |
Staring Down the Human |
Momma Resting Nearby - this bird is 2 feet tall |
Canada Goose Mom with Four Goslings |
Big Horn Sheep - Several Females with at least one lamb |
Wider View to Show Their Habitat - See them at center left |
Lonesome Bison |
Yellowheaded Blackbird |
Red-Napped Sapsucker |
Young Moose - Seen at Moose Junction in Grand Teton National Park |
Mountain Bluebird |
Mountain Blue Bird -- From the Other Side |
American Robin |
Moose Pals - Resting |
Brewer's Blackbird |
Beaver |
Busy Little Guy |
Evensong |
Stuffed, but still fearsome |
Bison Rule the Road |
Yellowstone Coyote |
Majestic |
Alert |
Osprey |
Elk - This female trotted down the road and hopped right up within 10 feet of where I was standing |
Mammoth Hot Springs Visitor Center - No, these are not statues |
Male Elk with antlers in the velvet |
Snorting in a painting |
Yellow Bellied Marmot |
Alpines |
Family Vacation, 5 grand; texting my friends 24/7, 300 bucks; turning my back to the most glorious scenes in nature, PRICELESS |
Chipmunk |
Fresh Bear Tracks - Yikes |
The Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone |
Lobby of the Old Faithful Inn |
Common Area - Old Faithful Inn |
From a bygone day - when people wrote letters |
One of the entrances to the Lake Yellowstone Hotel |
Inside the Lake Yellowstone Hotel |
View of Yellowstone Lake from hotel |
Lunch counter from 1950 is alive and well in Yellowstone |
Yellowstone Basin Inn - Gardiner Montana |
Coffee Culture takes West Yellowstone Montana by storm |
Teddy's Elixir |
Montana Precious |
On the 45 Parallel |
It even has its own ZIP code |
Lots of snow left in late May |
Beaver Lodge |
Beaver Dam in Grand Teton National Park |
Another Part of the Beaver Dam |
South to Jackson Hole Wyoming - The Grand Tetons Arise |
Teton Scene |
Grand Teton |
Mountain Woman |
Hiking in the Grand Tetons |
Mountain Stream during snowmelt season |
Majestic Mountains |
Weather Changes Quickly |
Tetons seen across Jackson Lake |
Dam on the Snake River, creating Jackson Lake |
Ironic Placement of Fire Hydrant at the Dam |
Antler Arch in Jackson |
Stage Coach West |
Ski right into town |
Trendy Microbrewery |
Western Version of "No Shirt, No Service" |
We Head South to Salt Lake City |
Salt Lake Temple |
The Angel Moroni Calls |
Utah State Capitol |
Mormon Conference Center - Includes a 21,000 seat indoor auditorium |
Organ Recital in the Mormon Tabernacle |
Mormon Tabernacle Choir - Weekly Open Rehearsal |
Assembly Hall in Temple Square |
The Mormon Tabernacle |
Best looking bouquet in the USA - Salt Lake City |
Unto All Nations |