Two PM found us settled in and ready to tour so we loaded up a picnic lunch and headed south along the western shore of Lake Yellowstone. Of course as soon as we got going it started raining. Thankfully we drove past the rain and found a nice picnic table overlooking the lake for our picnic lunch. After lunch we continued to Old Faithful Lodge for an ice cream cone and a look at Old Faithful Geyser.
Old Faithful Geyser
After viewing Old Faithful we continued our tour up the west side stopping to view a few other geysers.
Hot Spring
Thursday morning we were up at 6:00 AM to get ready for our visit to Lamar Valley. The rain the during the night created a veil of fog over the early morning. We drove carefully and captured images of what we saw.
Early Morning Bison
Bison in the Mist
Yellowstone River in the Mist
Morning Cabin
We continued our adventure over Dunraven Pass and down to Roosevelt Junction. There was a 30 minute delay for construction on the way down but then we continued to Lamar Vally with a stop for breakfast at the Yellowstone River.
Breakfast at Yellowstone
Then we continued on up Lamar Valley.
Lamar Valley
Bison Herd
Mary at Slough Creek
Slough Creek
Butterfly at Slough Creek
I got one shot of a Pronghorn near Roosevelt Junction.
Pronghorn
From Lamar Valley we headed for Mammoth Hot Springs and south toward Norris Geyser Basin. We stopped for lunch at Sheepeater Cliff where I got some good shots of the Scrub Jays.
Scrub Jay Lunch
Scrub Jay in a Tree
We made a stop at Yellowstone Falls to capture a few shots of the Lower Falls.
Yellowstone Falls
Then it was back to Fishing Bridge RV Park and dinner. On Friday morning we were off again at dawn. More mist on the river gave us some more good images.
Yellowstone River in the Morning
Our destination was Madison River where there are often Elk in the morning. We were not disappointed.
Bull Elk Laying Down
Bull Elk Bugling
Cow Elk Feeding
We also spotted an Osprey nest with two occupants.
Osprey Nest
While we were watching the Elk and Osprey a group of people in Ford Model Ts showed up.
Model Ts on Tour
Model T
We stopped at our favorite picnic spot on the Gibbon River for lunch.
Gibbon River
Back in Hayden Valley we spotted some Trumpeter Swans swimming in the Yellowstone River.
Trumpeter Swan
Back at Fishing Bridge we had a lovely dinner of barbecued shicken thighs. While I was cooking the Scrub Jays came around for their meal.
Scrub jay on My Shoe
On Saturday morning we packed up the Winnebago and headed west toward California.
Jack, I just found your excellent travel pictures from Yellowstone. Wau! I have to visit there some day. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteEero, Yellowstone and Grand Tetons are well worth the visit.
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