Yellowstone National Park – Grand Loop and Old Faithful
September 16, 2013
Day 3 dawned with clear blue skies. Our plan was the Grand
Loop with first stop at Old Faithful. We had time to spare so I could read
email (cell service there) and even take some pictures with my phone and post
them to Facebook! Old Faithful let loose at the right time with a nice display.
The best pictures are here, not FB. We decided to head to our northernmost
point, Artists Paint Pots and work our way back south. From there it was
Monument Geyser Basin and Beryl Spring, then Gibbon Falls.
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Old Faithful
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Firehole River
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Artists Paintpots
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Artists Paintpots
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Artists Paintpots
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Artists Paintpots
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Artists Paintpots
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Gibbon Falls
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Monument Geyser Basin
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The WATCHERS
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Fountain Paint Pot Area
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After some more driving we arrived at the Lower Geyser Basin
with several geysers and pools. We walked the plank there…oh boardwalk. While
trying to take a picture my hat fell in the water, but I got it back. Our next
stop was Firehole Lake Drive and especially the Great Fountain Geyser. It was
due to erupt so I forced myself and the family to sit in the warm sunshine for
an hour while we waited. We certainly were not disappointed. While we were
waiting, White Dome also went off twice, so it was a relaxing hour well spent. During
our chatting with others we were told this am the buffalo kill area up in the
Lamar Valley, was sporting the big male grizzly, the big mama grizzly and her 2
cubs, and 5 wolves vying for the remains. Ah well, can’t be everywhere. Our
last real stop was the Black Sand Basin for some great pictures.
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Great Fountain Geyser
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Great Fountain Geyser
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Great Fountain Geyser
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White Dome Geyser
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Below are from the Black Sand Basin
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Yellowstone's Version of the Jammer
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On our drive back up along Yellowstone Lake another bear
made an appearance. Some folks were out taking pictures along the road. As I
drove slowly past the bear (looked like a grizzly to me) was about 10 yards
away from the picture takers in the woods. If it was a grizzly they were OUT OF
THEIR FLAMING MINDS, since they were in a chase postion!!!
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