The Madison River
Buffalo (bison) grazing along the road next to the Firehole River. They don't seem to be bothered by all the people.
Fly fishing in the Firehole River.
The Montreal in the park.
The hillside behind was burned in one of the numerous fires that occur in Yellowstone. It is slowly making its way back.
My first glimpse of the geysers, the Lower Gyser Basin.
An old White tour bus used for one of the many tours through the park.
Lower Geyser Basin
An erupting geyser.
Most geysers erupt at random intervals some every few minutes and others months or maybe years apart.
Lower Geyser Basin
Celestine Pool
Lower Geyser Basin
The minerals and hot water are nt too good for the trees.
Firehole Lake Drive
Firehole Spring
Firehole Lake Drive
Steady Geyser at Black Warrior Lake
Firehole Lake Drive
Algae in Black Warrior Lake
Firehole Lake Drive
Falls from Black Warrior Lake to Hot Lake
Midway Geyser Basin
Excelsior Geyser Crater
Once the largest geyser on earth but an explosion in the 1800's destroyed it leaving just the crater.
Midway Geyser Basin
Another view of the excelsior Geyser Crater.
4,000 gallons of water per second comes out of the crater and flows into the Firehole River.
Midway Geyser Basin
One of the exit falls from the Excelsior Geyser Crater.
Midway Geyser Basin
The colorful Grand Prismatic Spring.
Upper Geyser Basin
The Belgian Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
The Castle Geyser
Upper Geyser Basin
Chromatic Pool. The water in the pools is incredibly clear.
Upper Geyser Basin
The Double Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
Another look at the Double Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
The Ear Spring
Upper Geyser Basin
The Emerals Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
The Green Spring
Upper Geyser Basin
Morning Glory Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
The Pump Geyser
Upper Geyser Basin
The Spasmodic Geyser
Upper Geyser Basin
The Sponge Geyser
Upper Geyser Basin
Sunset Lake
Upper Geyser Basin
The Turquoise Pool
Upper Geyser Basin
The Grotto Geyser
Old Faithful
I was on the downwind side so the steam obscured most of the eruption.
Old Faithful
It erupts about every 90 minutes. However the force of one eruption will affect the time and force of the next eruption.
Old Faithful
Coming back from looking at the other geysers and pools I caught the next eruption of Old Faithful, this time from the upwind side.
The Kepler Cascades on the Firehole River.
The Lewis Falls along the Lewis River.
The Grand Tetons looking across Jackson Lake.
Another view of Jackson Lake
The Grand Tetons again from across Jackson Lake.
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The Madison River
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