Fabulous Yellowstone

When visiting Yellowstone it is difficult to know where to start - there is so much to experience!

Let's start with yellowstone falls and canyon. 

The lower falls drop about 380 ft into the lower canyon.  Our pictures do not do justice to the very "yellow" stone that lines the canyon and from which the park gets its name.  In places the canyon is over 1000 ft deep.

The upper falls, at about 190 ft are not quite as impressive as the lower fallsbut still truly inspiring.

And of course there are lesser waterfalls, but none the less beautiful and inspirational

Then there are the hot springs, in so many different shapes and forms.

This is part of  "Mammoth Hot Springs" an area of terraced hot pools that covers an enormous area, some of which is no longer active and are just empty chalk colored terraces.

 

And boiling mud pots

These features lie in thermally active basins, of which there are many in the park

And of course there are the geysers, and yes that is Sharon down in the corner.

And the one everyone comes to see -  good "Old Faithful"  over 100 ft every 90 minutes or so

Then, of course we also get to view a wide variety of wildlife.  There are many bison in the park, one of them walked right past our truck - you could almost smell his breath!  another held up traffic as he walked up the centerline of the road.

This coyote also came up on the road less than 15 feet from us and trotted down the road behind us - also a traffic stopper.  We saw 2 different groups of Coyotes.

Many elk can  be seen around the park