We planned and made reservations over a year in advance for our bucket list vacation to the Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. The thermal features and wildlife of Yellowstone and the high mountains of Grand Teton were amazing! Our arrival in Jackson Hole, Wyoming was delayed by 2 days because of weather at our layover location in Dallas, Texas. This reduced our time in Grand Teton. Our national park lodging for Yellowstone was the Old Faithful Inn and the Canyon Lodge.
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Early morning view of steaming thermal features along the
Geyser Hill Trail, a short walk from the Old Faithful Inn.
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| Eruption of Castle Geyser |
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Trudy along the Geyser Hill Trail. The temperature in the early
mornings was in the mid to high 40's.
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The colors of the hot water in the thermal pools spanned the entire
spectrum.
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| Old Faithful |
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Note the feathers on the bill of this Raven. They extend over
the nares to filter the air the bird breathes in, especially while
flying.
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| Grand Prismatic spring |
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| Firehole Falls, along the Firehole Canyon Drive |
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| Terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| View of Main Terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| Terraces of Canary Spring, Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| North Entrance Road |
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Yellowstone is where the buffalo roam ,,, hundreds of these
massive creatures! This one was in Lamar Valley.
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Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone ... was
indeed GRAND! This is the view from
Lockout Point of Lower Falls.
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We experienced occasional bison-jams,
when the bison walk the roads, causing
cars to stop.
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| View from Artist Point of Lower Falls. |
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| Trudy along the Inspiration Point Trail. |
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| Another view from Artist Point. |
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I walked down the steep trail to the brink of the Lower Falls.
(This is the last image of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.) |
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| Tower Falls |
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These large boulders along the Yellowstone River Overlook
Trail are glacial erratics.
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| Elk |
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| Along the South Entrance Road |
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The lack foothills bordering these tall Teton Mountain Range
make them appear all the more ginormous!
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Aspens at Jackson Lake
Grand Teton National Park |
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| Bison in Hayden Valley |
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On our last day, we finally saw moose!
Schwabachers Landing Trail |
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| Teton Landscape 1 |
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| Teton Landscape 2 |
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