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Yellowstone National Park

This is our 2-day trip to Yellowstone on our way back to Victoria after a stay in Winnipeg. The photos start with our ascent up Beartooth Pass in Montana and down towards Yellowstone Park in Wyoming. We camped in Canyon campground, did a circular loop one day and then exited out through Mammoth.
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Climbing up switchbacks on Beartooth Highway, dubbed the most scenic highway in America
Climbing up switchbacks on Beartooth Highway, dubbed the most scenic highway in America		 Stopping in the cool refreshing mountain air
Stopping in the cool refreshing mountain air		 Beartooth Pass at almost 11000 feet (3300m)
Beartooth Pass at almost 11000 feet (3300m)		 Whitebark pine trees being attacked by mountain pine beetle
Whitebark pine trees being attacked by mountain pine beetle
View into the valley
View into the valley		 Up on a wide plateau after the pass
Up on a wide plateau after the pass		 Poles are used to outline the road in heavy snows
Poles are used to outline the road in heavy snows		 Another scenic view
Another scenic view
More winding highway and vistas
More winding highway and vistas		 Allison in the chilled air
Allison in the chilled air		 Switchbacks on the other side of the pass
Switchbacks on the other side of the pass		 More varied landscapes
More varied landscapes
On the way to Cooke City, the NE entrance to Yellowstone
On the way to Cooke City, the NE entrance to Yellowstone		 Colourful hills...
Colourful hills...		 Lots of reminders of previous park fires
Lots of reminders of previous park fires		 Roaming herds of American Bison (aka buffalo)
Roaming herds of American Bison (aka buffalo)
Roaming free
Roaming free		 Basalt columns along Yellowstone River
Basalt columns along Yellowstone River		 Pinnacles formed from erosion
Pinnacles formed from erosion		 Looking down on river
Looking down on river
Pillars have been used for nesting by ospreys
Pillars have been used for nesting by ospreys		 The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone		 Canyon close-up
Canyon close-up		 Scree slopes
Scree slopes
Allison, looking towards Lower Yellowstone Falls
Allison, looking towards Lower Yellowstone Falls		 Canyon
Canyon		 Lower Yellowstone Falls
Lower Yellowstone Falls		 close-up
close-up
More beautiful colours
More beautiful colours		 Upper Yellowstone Falls
Upper Yellowstone Falls		 Allison posing
Allison posing		 Hayden Valley, prime wolf and bison habitat
Hayden Valley, prime wolf and bison habitat
More roaming bison
More roaming bison		 Bison
Bison		 Bubbling mud and sulphur pools
Bubbling mud and sulphur pools		 Hotsprings feeding the river
Hotsprings feeding the river
Dragon's breath, complete with growling sounds from expelled water
Dragon's breath, complete with growling sounds from expelled water		 More geothermal features
More geothermal features		 A traffic jam caused by roaming bison
A traffic jam caused by roaming bison		 The bison seem to be approaching us at the mud pools
The bison seem to be approaching us at the mud pools
Grazing near
Grazing near		 Bison coming closer...
Bison coming closer...		 ...and dusting off...
...and dusting off...		 ...and coming closer!
...and coming closer!
The tourists observe the docile-looking animals
The tourists observe the docile-looking animals		 People clear a path for them to move
People clear a path for them to move		 IMGP9125_resize.JPG
IMGP9125_resize.JPG		 Captivated tourists (including myself)
Captivated tourists (including myself)
Allison hanging out
Allison hanging out		 Home on the range...
Home on the range...		 Me and the bison
Me and the bison		 More grazing
More grazing
The hordes or herds of watchers
The hordes or herds of watchers		 Mud pool nearby
Mud pool nearby		 The crowds waiting for the Ol' Faithful geyser
The crowds waiting for the Ol' Faithful geyser		 Erupting every 92 minutes or so (+/- 10 minutes)
Erupting every 92 minutes or so (+/- 10 minutes)
Going off....
Going off....		 ... up to a couple hundred feet high
... up to a couple hundred feet high		 geyser-watching
geyser-watching		 Some of the thousands of geothermal features
Some of the thousands of geothermal features
Interesting bacteria colours
Interesting bacteria colours		 colourful streams
colourful streams		 Beehive geyser
Beehive geyser		 pool with Old Faithful Inn in the background
pool with Old Faithful Inn in the background
Another pool
Another pool		 A victim of falling in... or a lost hat on a blustery day
A victim of falling in... or a lost hat on a blustery day		 blue colour is where its too hot for bacteria to live
blue colour is where its too hot for bacteria to live		 A geyser erupts
A geyser erupts
A geyser at Firehole River erupts for 20 minutes
A geyser at Firehole River erupts for 20 minutes		 Riverside geyser
Riverside geyser		 Scenic viewing
Scenic viewing		 bubbling cauldron
bubbling cauldron
close-up
close-up		 Castle geyser
Castle geyser		 some bison hanging out nearby
some bison hanging out nearby		 View of the geyser area
View of the geyser area
Inside the Old Faithful Inn
Inside the Old Faithful Inn		 beautiful woodwork
beautiful woodwork		 dining hall
dining hall		 Ol' Faithful erupts... again
Ol' Faithful erupts... again
Interesting feature north of Old Faithful
Interesting feature north of Old Faithful		 Roosevelt Elk females grazing in distance with calves
Roosevelt Elk females grazing in distance with calves		 An osprey soars overhead
An osprey soars overhead		 Some falls along the roadside
Some falls along the roadside
A male Roosevelt Elk stops traffic
A male Roosevelt Elk stops traffic		 Roosevelt Elk
Roosevelt Elk		 Roosevelt Elk
Roosevelt Elk		 Roosevelt Elk
Roosevelt Elk
Roosevelt Elk
Roosevelt Elk		 Chipmunk
Chipmunk		 Another male...
Another male...		 ...a smaller male
...a smaller male
A roadside bear stops more traffic
A roadside bear stops more traffic		 ...looking for tasty pine seeds
...looking for tasty pine seeds		 ...her 2 cubs were high up in a neighbouring tree
...her 2 cubs were high up in a neighbouring tree		 coming down...
coming down...
...tourists still weren't moving despite this
...tourists still weren't moving despite this		 A hazy morning... some smog from a forest fire in Washington
A hazy morning... some smog from a forest fire in Washington		 Rock formations on the road
Rock formations on the road		 Yellowstone River
Yellowstone River
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jackie stewart 26-Jul-2009 07:04
the photos were breath talking and with i could have been up live to see and hear all the sights and sounds, thanks for sharing and hope one day to travel there
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