Black bear
Yellowstone NP .....just wandering along the side of the road. I could have reached out and touched him. I chose not to :)
Alpine Bear grass
Alpine bear grass in the Rockies......
Yellowstone 2015
Looking east toward the Lamar river valley
Another buffalo shot.....
because I can.......
Early Grazers.....
Just a few feet from the car....and they totally ignored us.
waiting waiting waiting
Waiting for another herd of buffalo to cross the road......
Lamar Valley.....
The Lamar Valley in Yellowstone is one of my favorite parts of the park.
A small pool of water.....
Just big enough for a dip.......
Yellowstone NP
Just down the trail from Old faithful........
Where the buffalo roam.....
Home on the range..........
A quiet morning.....
Morning stillness.....
Mountain snowmelt .....
Summer in Yellowstone
Sunlight peeks through the Dunraven pass .....It is almost 9000 feet in elevation.
Yellowstone waterfall....
Water flows into the Yellowstone river.....
Hot Water!!
What looks like a harmless pool of water is actually scalding hot. More than a dozen people have died when they wandered off the path.
Waterfall in Yellowstone....
A waterfall flows into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone......
Near Old Faithful
There are multiple geysers around Old Faithful....you can walk along the trail and see a multitude of bubbling and burping and steam vents of all kinds.
Buffalo patties???
Where does a 2000 pound buffalo sit? Anywhere he wants......
Pronghorn antelope
A female pronghorn antelope in the NE part of Yellowstone
The eastern edge of the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone NP
Home on the range.....
A buffalo grazes in the Lamar Valley at Yellowstone NP
More baby buffalo
Not far from momma....a very young buffalo is learning to graze.
On the side of the road.....In the road - It does not matter. Buffalo are everywhere in Yellowstone. They are in charge and they know it.
High Alpine flowers
Alpine wildflower....at 8000 feet the flowers are no bigger than a thimble.
Steaming ground everywhere.....
The Old Faithful Basin has more geysers and hot springs than any other place on the planet...
Dunraven pass in Yellowstone is 8,859 feet in elevation. Even with a poor snowpack any place not in direct sunlight was still snow covered.
The Lamar Valley in NE Yellowstone NP is one of the most beautiful places in the park. Even when there are no animals, the scenery is still spectacular!
First light......
The first rays of sunlight filter in along the Yellowstone river as we head up for another day of exploring.
Buffalo Grazing....
Buffalo graze near a steaming Yellowstone River.....
Boiling water....
Water boils up out of the ground inches away from the path.....signs all around warn you to not go off the trail. More than a dozen people have been scalded to death in Yellowstone.
Mammoth hot springs
A wider view of Mammoth Hot springs near the north end of Yellowstone NP
Mammoth hot springs....
Mammoth Hot springs.......
Yellowstone River
The Yellowstone river flows through the park...... a lot of wildlife can be found along it.
Scratching......
A young buffalo in Yellowstone NP
eating grass inches away from my car......
Yellowstone sunrise
I found the first rays of light just stunning at Yellowstone. It was simply amazing.
Yellowstone 2014
Getting a kick in the butt from momma
Buffalo
They were everywhere....
Lake reflections...
I just really enjoyed this lake shot.
Heading over the pass
On our way over Dunraven pass at 8859 it is the highest point you can drive to.
Steam vents
they are everywhere.....
Geyser eruption.....
this geyser seems to erupt all the time
Another geyser
erupting continuously ....
Hot water!
It seems to flow from everywhere inside the caldera into the river.
Western Grebes
At Yellowstone lake.
Chippy goes to Yellowstone....
This was a really small kind of chipmunk in Yellowstone....I will have to look it up. He was not shy at all.
GEA = grass eaters anonymous
Hi my name is Frank and I eat too much grass....
