Our tour van awaits us |
Ready to ride on a tour of the park |
A "snow coach" used for winter tours |
"Watch for animals on the road" |
Bison out for a stroll |
A series of shots of a fledgling Bald Eagle |
A 1930's vintage tour bus, still in use |
Meg and Judy pose by Gibbon Falls |
Gibbon Falls |
The Gibbon River, downstream of the falls |
Meg, Judy and Laurie, our tour guide |
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone |
Lower Yellowstone Falls |
The Yellowstone River carved this canyon |
Yellowstone River |
Raised-relief map of Yellowstone National Park |
Yellowstone is the site of past supereruptions |
Sulphur Cauldron area |
Sulphur-sniffing strollers |
The Sulphur Cauldron |
Dragon's Mouth Spring |
The Lake Yellowstone Hotel |
Lake Yellowstone Hotel panorama |
Yellowstone Lake |
Elegant dining room at the Lake Hotel |
Decorative water fountain |
Lake Yellowstone Hotel lobby |
A good place to eat our box lunches |
A scenic overlook |
Follow and do not pass this bison |
Roads like this... |
...make me wish I was doing this |
On the road between Canyon Village and Tower Fall |
Closed in winter |
Dunraven Pass |
Judy and Meg at Tower Fall |
Tourists |
Tower Fall |
Tower Creek |
Bison and Cow Bird |
Bison crossing |
Pronghorns |
Bison on the move |
You can feel the quiet rhythm of this place |
Lamar Valley |
Lamar Valley panorama |
Lamar River |
A lone bull grazes in the Lamar Valley |
Hanging out with the big bison |
Home on the range |
God's country |
Bison have the right-of-way |
Crossing guard |
"Oodles of light what a beautiful sight" |
Bison grazing in the valley |
This Bison will shed its winter coat |
A bear lounges under a tree |
One of many scenic vistas |
This may be Quadrant Mountain, but I won't swear to it |
Undine Falls |
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces |
Liberty Cap with Fort Yellowstone in the background |
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces panorama #1 |
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces panorama #2 |
Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces from above |
The Golden Gate |
Rustic Falls at the Golden Gate |
Stretch break at the Golden Gate |
Serenity |
A herd of elk grazes in the tall grass |
Yellowstone's Rocky Mountain Elk weigh up to 700 pounds |
About 30,000 elk summer in Yellowstone |
Roaring Mountain |
Chocolate Pot Geyser |
Siesta time |
Popcorn snack |
The only moose we saw |
Roving minstrels |
Vintage Yellowstone comics at the Branch Restaurant |
Double rainbow |
The "whole enchilada" |
The taco bus |
Dessert stop |
Ice cream! |