Lewis Falls
Only fly-fishermen are allowed on the rivers in the park.
A lone coyote heading our way.
It goes out on the street to avoid all the parked cars.
The coyote heads back our way, following the river bank.
Closer....
Sniffing a tree.
Posed for a perfect portrait.
The beginning of the geyser viewing.
Muddy geysers.
Dragon's Mouth spring.
Like a creek coming out of a cave.
Tourists can't resist throwing stuff at the pools.
Spluttering mud.
Chipmunk gathers nesting material.
This was the stinkiest geyser in the whole park!!
View of the falls from Artist Point.
Artist point views the "grand canyon" of Yellowstone.
Norris Basin has many pools and geysers.
Tourists must stay on the boardwalk, but leave their evidence anyway.
This boardwalk was about 3 miles of walking.
Pretty blue pool.
Geyser spouting from a creek.
Unpredictable sputtering.
Whoosh!
Lots of steam.
Just say "nevermore" to cigarettes.
Gibbon Falls.
Old Faithful.
Zoomed in on Old Faithful.
About half of the people waiting for Old Faithful.
Thar she blows.
Streaming video can be viewed from www. nps.gov/yell.
Bison directing traffic.
Babes.
Twins?
Ignoring all the cars and paparrazi.
Elk fording the river.
Meandering rivers look like Heaven.
Canadian honker and goslings.
Old Fort Yellowstone.
This is a petrified geyser with all the surrounding dirt fallen away.
Area around Mammoth Springs.
Fort Yellowstone from the Mammoth Springs area.
Bacteria forms some of the odd textures and colors.
Simmering pools at Mammoth Springs.
Mama!
Another dusting of snow.
Firehole River
This might be your next Christmas card!
Firehole Lake area.
Bill trying to take pictures through steam.
This geyser is grand, but unpredictable.
Young Hopefull geyser.
Old Faithful Inn
The smell of wood is wonderful here.
Huge fireplace.
Old Faithful in the snow.
Hot pools empty into the river.
Expecting to see a pteradactyl (remember Jurassic Park?)
Grand Prismatic Spring.
Huge geyser hole is all blown out.
This explosion was caught by a photographer in the late 1800's.