Yellowstone

In the summer of 2001 we visited Yellowstone National Park.

Here’s Sarah, Greg, Carol, Gwen, and Mike on Jim, Ranger, Pistol, Johnny, and Reebo.

Our Wrangler, Meghan from Tennessee, never tired of saying, “Give Johnny a good kick.”

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, looking upstream from Inspiration Point. Upper Falls is visible; Lower Falls is hidden. Inspiration point went farther out into the canyon, before part of it fell off in a recent earthquake.

Lower Falls on the Yellowstone River. This waterfall is over 300 feet high. See the green streak at the upper left?

At the brink of Lower Falls.

Looking downstream, from the brink of Lower Falls. Mist from the falls is visible.

Sapphire Pool at Midway Geyser Basin

Gwen at Norris Geyser Basin. The gray standing trees burned in 1989.

Old Faithful isn’t as faithful as it was before the famous 1959 earthquake, but it still erupts every 30 to 90 minutes. Its regularity and longevity are unusual. Many of the other thermal features have changed over the years.
The eruption lasts a minute or so.

The Minerva Terrace at Mammoth Hot Springs was dry that year.

This pit shoots hot, stinking mud several feet into the air.

Elk are everywhere at Yellowstone, as are Buffalo. The bears live in the more remote parts. Hikers used to wear bells to scare off the bears, but then the bears learned that when they heard bells, there were backpacks full of food nearby. How do you tell Black Bear poop from Grizzly? Black Bear is full of twigs, berries, and nuts. Grizzly is full of bells and smells like pepper spray.

At Norris Geyser Basin

Mike at Norris Geyser Basin. Notice how the animals have stripped the bark from the trees.

Here are the Three Tetons, just south of Yellowstone. The Grand Teton stands about 7,000 feet above the valley, at over 13,000 feet total height.

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