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We retreat after watching Old Faithful do her thing. |
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Bob, our Yellowstone guide, keeping Kathy in line. |
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Hey Diane! Lose the camera, the group's leaving! |
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Hanging out, waiting for Bob to return with Stan and
his broken snowmobile. |
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Almost all of Yellowstone looks like this after the
1988 fires destroyed the park. New growth is just
appearing through the snow. |
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Kathy and Diane |
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Tom and Phyllis |
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Peter Regas |
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Tom Burt |
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These bison were just off the trail. It's kind of
creapy when they turn and look up at you. Thermal
activity melts the snow, giving the bison somewhere to
graze. |
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One of many waterfalls throughout the park. |
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Thermal activity is everywhere in Yellowstone. It's
warm enough to melt the snow in the foreground. |
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A Ford Excursion on tracks, aka "Snow
Coach." Snow coaches and snow mobiles are the only
vehicles allowed in Yellowstone during the winter months. |
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Old Faithful Geyser. |
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The area directly around Old Faithful is full of
geysers. Notice the elk roaming in the center of the
photo. Outside the photo to the left was a huge geyser
area that blew higher and with more water than Old
Faithful. |
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Old Faithful blowing thousands of gallons of water. |
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Another snow coach, slightly different style. |
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This dead bison was just off a walkway. The rangers
left it there, emphasizing that Yellowstone is more than
just a tourist trap, it's a wild forest. The carcass will
become a meal for many animals. |
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A small pool steaming and bubbling. Pools like this
one were everywhere. |
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I'm not a scientist and have no idea what happened
here, but large sections of the ground around the pools
were colored like this. The geysers do spout various
chemicals and this is obviously some kind of reaction as
a result. |
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Another snow coach. Tracks are mounted on the rear
axle. I'd love to borrow this for the Memorial Day
traffic on the Cape. Imagine me in the Bourne rotary in
this baby! |
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Another waterfall. |
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Yet another snow coach. This one's a Bombadier. |
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The Peterson's on their loyal steed. |
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Stan Miller |
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Roger Bourgery |
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Diane Payson and Kathy Fallon |
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Tom Burt |