Free roaming animals are abundant in Yellowstone. This was an unusually large black bear.
These black and white magpies are all over. It is a beautiful bird.
These varmints are all over too!
Elk are a common sight. You can get close to them, but too close and they walk away.
Antelope are plentiful in the park. (Or maybe these are gazelles.)
The coyotes are very shy and run when they see you.
The second you enter Yellowstone, you start to see buffalo. They have huge herds there.
They all do something odd. They throw themselves down on the ground and roll in the dirt.
Also, from the moment you enter, until the moment you exit, you see raging waterfalls. There were so many, I just put a couple here.
Something interesting about Yellowstone is that there is a bunch of things that steam, bubble up and erupt. This is the most famous of the geysers - Old Faithful. Every hour and a half, it erupts.
This was another steaming geyser.
This was called the Dragon's Mouth. It appears to be a cave, but spews out steam. It does look like a dragon!
This is a bubbling vat of sulphur. The smell overwhelms you when you walk up to it.
Another steaming vat of something.
This was bubbling, steaming mud.
The scenery in and around Yellowstone seems unreal. It is all so beautiful, with so many lakes and streams. This first lake was still frozen.
Excellent spot for a picnic; I just have to watch for any buffalo creeping up on me.
This was the second time I crossed the Continental Divide on this trip.
Oh, yeah! Life is good!
Excellent spot for a picnic; I just have to watch for any buffalo creeping up on me.
This was the second time I crossed the Continental Divide on this trip.
Seriously, how can life be any better than watching the sun set from Yellowstone National Park? (Okay, the Grand Canyon runs a close second!)
