Yellowstone – May 7 2022 pt 2
West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back 5/7/22 a very bisony day Steam and geyser (Biscuit Basin) Dark eyed junco Mourning dove Old Faithful Least chipmunk Common raven Bison Grizzly bear
West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back 5/7/22 a very bisony day Steam and geyser (Biscuit Basin) Dark eyed junco Mourning dove Old Faithful Least chipmunk Common raven Bison Grizzly bear
West Yellowstone to Old Faithful and back 5/7/22 a very bisony day Early morning bison View from a bridge The best part of being in the park at 7:30 a.m. is the lack of traffic Bison And another bridge Bison with baby Beautiful dead trees Hot pool Bluebird Female mountain bluebird
April 29, 2008 So many yellow headed blackbirds Mountain view YAY a tunnel Awesome rock outcrop and tunnel Fantastic scenery
9/1/21 A drive over to Jackson Hole, up into Yellowstone and out the West gate I went looking for autumn color and maybe Elk in rut. I found the color, but not the elk. A field of Brown headed blackbirds Morning looking over the Snake river valley at Ririe ID Creek with early autumn color … More Wandering through the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem
4/17/21 Just a bit of Yellowstone But the Osprey is in Island Park The skinny but furry bison A Clark’s nutcracker! These birds are tough to photograph. They don’t like to pose. Snow Swans (too far away for me to identify, but considering the date I’d guess Tundra) Lovely day, clear crisp air and a … More Just a bit of Yellowstone
Windows Into the Earth: The Geologic Story of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Robert B. Smith and Lee J. Siegel, Oxford University Press, 2000 Buy on amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Windows-into-Earth-Geologic-Yellowstone/dp/0195105974 Everything you ever wanted to know about the geologic story of Yellowstone. Written for the amateur geologist/scientist. Old Faithful 242 pages with chapters covering everything … More Review: Windows Into the Earth
April 2016 – to West Yellowstone, Mammoth, Bozeman (and rock show), and back to West Yellowstone and home with Shanna, John, & Bill. Trumpter swan, Island Park ID Gibbon river Beryl spring Mammoth terraces Top of the Mammoth terraces Bison Moody terraces Looking down the white terraces at Mammoth Some of us Bison Baby bison Bozeman … More Time Travel: April 2016 Yellowstone
Day trip to Yellowstone with Shanna, Regina, Katrina and Cheryl Back side of the Tetons… Osprey in nest box, Island Park Caspian tern in flight, Island Park Antelope Vesper sparrow Wildflowers Cinnamon teal Muskrat wake Mallard ducklings Clark’s nutcracker Mama and baby black bear Great horned owl nestlings Mountain goat White tailed jack rabbit Elk … More Time Travel: June 6 2016 Yellowstone
I’ve never entered Yellowstone National Park through the East Entrance before. After driving through some gorgeous places such as Thermopolis, Meeteestse, and Cody I pulled up to the parking booth for the park… I don’t know what this structure in Cody is, but it’s fascinating. I had tossed my parks pass into my bag before … More Home thru Yellowstone – Sunday
The Wyoming plains are swells and hills with unexpected rivers, lakes, ponds, and plenty of Pronghorn aka Antelope. I spotted many on my way to Casper including a pair of frolicking youngsters. I was unable to stop for many reasons many of which include the word traffic. But on the way home I stopped and … More Crossing Wyoming – Sunday