Rawlins, WY, Library
Gibbon Falls (84 ft) on the Gibbon River a short distance from the confluence of that river with Firehole River to form the Madison River.
A plaque explaining how a 5-mile stretch of road was completed in 118 days despite uncomfortable weather.
A view through the trees of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone from North Rim Drive not too far from Canyon Village.
Panning upstream a bit....
Another look down the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone without the trees.
A descriptive sign on the canyon below Lower Yellowstone Falls. [Click once to enlarge; press ESC to return here.
Speaking of which, here's a view of Lower Yellowstone Falls. Told a young fellow next to me that it looks the same as in May 1962 -- except it was easier to find a parking place back then.
A final look downstream at the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone as I walked back uphill to my rig parked on North Rim Drive.
All of the above photos were taken on 26 June; the balance were taken when I returned for a third vist on 17 July.
My rig parked near the Roosevelt Arch at the north entrance to Yellowstone via Livingston & Gradiner, Montana.
One of the many terraces in the Mammoth Hot Springs area.
Panning right....
Superheated water dissolves calcium carbonate
which, when it cools, creates a travertine terrace.
A closer look at one of the building terraces in the Upper Terrace area near Mammoth Hot Springs
Looking up the hill one can see several terraces.
Not sure if this is Minerva Terrace, which is featured on the cover of the Yellowstone Natl Pk brochure.
Steaming terraces against the backdrop of the furrowed northeast side of the Yellowstone River
Don't see anyone with a beach towel taking a steam bath -- and for good reason! :-)>
Despite the high temp, "Some Like it Hot." No, not Marilyn, Jack and Tony, but some microorganisms.
Utah juniper seem more heat-tolerant than do lodgepole pines.
Note the columns of what may be basalt to the left of Undine Falls on Lava Creek. Its height is not specified.
Tower Fall, 132 ft, which drops from a hanging valley almost into the Yellowstone River and eventually joins it.
While stopped in a wideout along the road from the Roosevelt Lodge to the Lamar River, a large male bison found a patch of dirt about 100' from my camper, pawed it up, and rolled in it for a dust-bath. Not long thereafter, that buffalo and another had crossed the road, which attracted almost as many tourists as buffalo droppings attract flies.
Once the rubber-neckers had left, I got out & zoomed in on the two bisons who at one point had run from the accumulation of gawkers along the road.
After finishing lunch I drove on to the Lamar Valley, where this plaque described the problems of travel in the early days of the automobile. [Click once to enlarge; press ESC to return here.]
Where the Buffalo Roam..... The lush valley of the Lamar River.
Buffalo Ranch, which was used to rebuild the Yellowstone bison herd after poachers in the 1880s cut its size to less than 40 animals.
While the park service still uses the Buffalo Ranch buildings, they no longer raise bisons, for they're content with a herd of about 2000.
Looking across the Lamar River toward what is likely Mount Norris, which is just under 10,000 ft.
One final look up the Lamar River before heading for the NE Engtrance/Exit near Silver Gate.
Links:
- National Park Service web pages on Yellowstone National Park
- My 23 Jun post on Yellowstone, Part I
- Google's massive collections of photos of Lower Yellowstone Falls
- Wikipedia article on Yellowstone National Park
- Many historic images of Yellowstone Natl Pk
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