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Since your web browser does not support JavaScript, here is a non-JavaScript version of the image slideshow: After arrival in Idaho Falls, we headed east by way of Bear World, Idaho (White elk) and bears Cub JZ & a friendly fawn Heading east from Idaho condo to Yellowstone for our 1st day in the park The Madison River valley and burn evidence on the distant mountainside Weird colors in the hotsprings JZ in the thermal zone On a charred tree stump Firehole Lake Colors in the water from what grows there This pool went whoosh! Colorful pool Yellowstone Lodge by Old Faithful Yellowstone Lodge (c 1909) - an old desk & curly support beams Old Faithful...yup every 85 mins Boardwalks into dangerous thermal zones Elk everywhere Bones at the mudhole... Bison in the Hayden Valley Top of the upper falls The Yellowstone River looking down from the top End of the first day The next morning at 7 we headed north to Montana on a small highway The moon over us We passed abandoned farms at sunrise... ...and lakes... ...many evasive bluebirds plus this colorful fellow... ...antelope roaming... ...hawks... Trumpeter swans! A farmhouse that was spooky even at 10 AM The highway got grassy...what kind of cowpath was this? Worst fears confirmed Things in the road (Forest Service Route 100) The "highway" went on and on There were odd sights such as this red lichen Finally we got to Virginia City It was about 1862 Facades made the town look bigger But it was small Hollyhocks brightened the scene We took the stagecoach pulled by Dawn & Duke Later we drove down out of Montana Beside a river, we stopped to hike up The edge at the top intimidated me The next day we set out before dawn Morning thermals Z on the edge Another active geyser Mudhole bubbling...blurp! Hotsprings erping A wolf in the education center. Wolves were reintroduced in 1995. Old passenger waiting room in the W Yellowstone (MT) train depot Some pools seem tranquil Others are crusty & bubbling Venus, fish-hawk (osprey) - Dawn of a new day - Sep 9th Cranes & fumaroles Sun-up We were heading south to the Grand Tetons...roadblock Lewis River overlook showing evidence of 1988 crown fire The Grand Tetons! Wildlife Art Museum just above Jackson WY Wildlife Art Museum entrance The river valley (Jackson Hole) Laurence Rockefeller Education Center in Grant Teton NP Jenny Lake Fall color in GTNP Downtown Jackson WY (mostly antlers) Wheatfield vista in Idaho, returning from Grand Teton Natl Park Upper Mesa Falls (ID) On the last day we returned to Idaho Falls and stopped at the zoo Dominican hen Wallabee Secretary Crane (very noisy) Red panda, caged & striped Another stripe Ringtails Strawbales at the airport...that's Idaho!
After arrival in Idaho Falls, we headed east by way of Bear World, Idaho (White elk)
and bears
Cub
JZ & a friendly fawn
Heading east from Idaho condo to Yellowstone for our 1st day in the park
The Madison River valley and burn evidence on the distant mountainside
Weird colors in the hotsprings
JZ in the thermal zone
On a charred tree stump
Firehole Lake
Colors in the water from what grows there
This pool went whoosh!
Colorful pool
Yellowstone Lodge by Old Faithful
Yellowstone Lodge (c 1909) - an old desk & curly support beams
Old Faithful...yup every 85 mins
Boardwalks into dangerous thermal zones
Elk everywhere
Bones at the mudhole...
Bison in the Hayden Valley
Top of the upper falls
The Yellowstone River looking down from the top
End of the first day
The next morning at 7 we headed north to Montana on a small highway
The moon over us
We passed abandoned farms at sunrise...
...and lakes...
...many evasive bluebirds plus this colorful fellow...
...antelope roaming...
...hawks...
Trumpeter swans!
A farmhouse that was spooky even at 10 AM
The highway got grassy...what kind of cowpath was this?
Worst fears confirmed
Things in the road (Forest Service Route 100)
The "highway" went on and on
There were odd sights such as this red lichen
Finally we got to Virginia City
It was about 1862
Facades made the town look bigger
But it was small
Hollyhocks brightened the scene
We took the stagecoach pulled by Dawn & Duke
Later we drove down out of Montana
Beside a river, we stopped to hike up
The edge at the top intimidated me
The next day we set out before dawn
Morning thermals
Z on the edge
Another active geyser
Mudhole bubbling...blurp!
Hotsprings erping
A wolf in the education center. Wolves were reintroduced in 1995.
Old passenger waiting room in the W Yellowstone (MT) train depot
Some pools seem tranquil
Others are crusty & bubbling
Venus, fish-hawk (osprey) - Dawn of a new day - Sep 9th
Cranes & fumaroles
Sun-up
We were heading south to the Grand Tetons...roadblock
Lewis River overlook showing evidence of 1988 crown fire
The Grand Tetons!
Wildlife Art Museum just above Jackson WY
Wildlife Art Museum entrance
The river valley (Jackson Hole)
Laurence Rockefeller Education Center in Grant Teton NP
Jenny Lake
Fall color in GTNP
Downtown Jackson WY (mostly antlers)
Wheatfield vista in Idaho, returning from Grand Teton Natl Park
Upper Mesa Falls (ID)
On the last day we returned to Idaho Falls and stopped at the zoo
Dominican hen
Wallabee
Secretary Crane (very noisy)
Red panda, caged & striped
Another stripe
Ringtails
Strawbales at the airport...that's Idaho!
