Photos

Snow Capped Peaks of the Absaroka Range in the distance across the lake.

View of the lake from the shore at Lake Village.

Billy the bison- our favorite buffalo.

The snow islands looked like sand traps.

Our chilly, rainy weather was interlaced with some periods of sun. The result was a beautiful rainbow.

Kevin posed with the Liberty Cap – a dormant geyser that resembled “a turd” according to a passing child.

First stop in the Yellowstone tour- Mammoth Hot Springs.

Burning boy scouts on the hot springs.

North Entrance Arch at Yellowstone National Park- where TDR gave the dedication speech in 1903.

View of Devil’s Slide near the North Gate of Yellowstone National Park, the rock layers were raised and tilted by shifting faults and softer rock eroding. The red area is 200 million year old chugwater mudstone.

View from the mountain side near Pray, MT.

Not technically, but bigger than the East Coast for sure.

Emigrant Mountain in Montana

Snow piled up at Grant Village. The snow was about 3-4 feet high at its highest point.

Kelsey was mad with me for playing around with the camera. She didn’t want me to break it.

A picture of an elk grazing.

Steam coming off of the Excelsior Geyser Crater and the observation deck that goes around the crater. You can see the erosion of the rock and sand below the deck.

A shot showing the huge quantity of steam coming off of the Excelsior Geyser Crater.

A shot of the steam pouring off of the Excelsior Geyser Crater and the sign for the crater.

All kinds of green algae was growing in this water.

Because Kelsey asked me to.

Hot water from a hot springs above flowing into the cold water of the river.

Occasional Geyser erupting. So named because it occasionally erupts.

A shot of Clepsydra Geyser and its sign.