Yellowstone Finally

Finally we are ready to head out for Yellowstone.  We had hoped for a bright sunny day but unfortunately it was not to be as the skies were filled with grey skies threatening rain.  No matter, we headed off for the park.  I could try to tell you how wonderful the day was but instead I will share with you some of the photos we took.

Firehole Canyon provides a beautiful drive beside the Firehole River.  The walls of the canyon are a lasting evidence of all the volcanic activity that created Yellowstone. The colorful layers each represent a different event in time.  The falls are both wild and beautiful.

 I enjoyed looking down on the river as it twisted and tumbled below.

 In the distance, the rising mist marks the beginning of Lower Geyser Basin.  It is filled with geysers, mud pots, fumaroles and hot springs.

This turquoise pool is mostly hidden behind a curtain of mist.  I was lucky enough to to catch a moment when the wind blew the mist away revealing this lovely color.

Fountain Paint Pot is an example of how the pressures, gases and other forces come together to create mud that forms mini domes in the heated environment.

 The steam rises from this hole sending up a rotten smell.

 A view of Grand Prismatic Spring.  The color was so intense.  These two pictures show the variance of two different sections of the same formation.

 A familiar sight all along the way was the buffalo. These beasts may look peaceful but they are not to be messed with.  The day we were there a young girl got too close and was gored by a bull. They graze in the meadows in groups large and small.  Many have young calves that are so cute.

This bull gave no quarter to the cars.  He came right down the middle of the road unconcerned that he was causing traffic issues.  What a sight.