A Day in Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming

Eric & I enter 

Yellowstone National Park 

shortly after 7:00 am.

In 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law and created the world's first National Park.

Eric spots animals & we

slow down...

These Female Elk are part of the Madison-Firehole Herd.

Steam rises from the edge

of the Madison River.

Eagle-eyed Eric spotted a bird.

It's a Wild Turkey.

Plumes of steam rise from the ridge of a hill.

The sign for Old Faithful.

This Geyser is the Jewel of Yellowstone Park.

Eric & I toured the displays

at the Old Faithful Visitor

& Education Center.

Old Faithful got its name because it erupts on a predictable schedule, about every 65 minutes.

We join other visitors

waiting for the 9:28 am

eruption.  

It's beautiful, amazing!!!

Eric & I stopped at a pull-off

to walk to Yellowstone Lake.

We walk past steaming pools

of brilliant blue water.

Kayakers enjoying a day

on the lake.

A shot of Eric & me near

the beach

Fly Fishing in the 

Yellowstone Rive

Caution Wildlife

on Roadway

See Park Rangers

For Delays

Just five minutes up the

road, we see a Bison.

Off to the right on an open plain, Eric and I see at least one hundred Bison.

As we pull into the pull-off,

visitors are moving quickly

away from a Bison.

A closer shot of the scene

We get out of our car & use

it as cover to take pictures

of the Bison.

I use my long lens camera 

to get pictures of bison 

at least 100 yards away

from our car.

Closer in...

Bison wallow in dirt to

scratch their itchy hides.

A Bison on the side

of a hill

Eric spotted this Grizzly Bear

in a field on the other side

of the road.

I am fascinated by these

rock formations & ask 

Eric to stop at the nearby

pull-off.

This is Columnar Basalt.  The rock cooled slowly after an eruption, creating the stockade fence-looking formation at the Tower in Yellowstone National Park.

This picture shows tourists stopped

their cars on the side of the road

to take pictures of Bison.

A Park Ranger just pulled up to tell the crowd to get back into their cars.  They are too close to the Bison.

The white cliffs in the distance

are the Travertine Terraces

 at Mammoth Hot Springs.

Hot water stopped seeping 

through the rock in this

area.  

The stone turned white.

This section of the Terraces is

has active seepage from the

Hot Spring.

Minerals in the hot water add

color to the stone.

I enjoy taking photos of

the mountains as Eric & 

leave the Park.

President Ulysses S. Grant was a very wise President.  He set aside the land for Yellowstone National Park for public use.  This is our heritage and a gift for generations to come.

Driving in the Mountains Southwest to West Yellowstone, Montana

Yesterday. Eric showed me our route to West Yellowstone -  Interstate 90 West 

& then turning onto US 191 South

Go west, travelers...

Interstate 90

A Paving Crew is laying

down new asphalt.

The foothills of the

Rocky Mountains

Montana's rugged rock

formations

We are turning onto 

US 191 South, toward

Yellowstone National Park.

Welcome to Bozeman

The road south has scenic

views of the Gallatin River.

Traffic slows down because

of an accident.

Welcome to

BIG SKY

Montana

Irrigating farm fields

Eric & I enter Yellowstone

National Park

An afternoon sprinkle

Downtown West Yellowstone

Eric & I have reservations

at KOA Mountainside.

The Office, Store, &

Lodgepole Pizza

Eric & I are staying in Site 219.

It's a spacious pull-through with

full hookups.

Our neighbors...

Cabins & RVs

Tents

Horseshoes

The Playground

Kamp K9 for the "puppers"