More Yellowstone NP

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Date: Saturday, July 16, 2005. 2150 hours MDT.
Flying in a full MD-88 somewhere near or toward Squaw Valley at this writing.

The Upper Geyser Basin moments before sunrise was a view to behold. On the early morning of Tuesday, 12 July, I took a series of pictures of hydrothermal plumes spewing forth from numerous mineral springs, pools, and geysers.

Before heading out to Lake Yellowstone, the group visited other geysers, including the Fountain Paint Pots and the Firehole River.

At the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, we stopped by the Upper and Lower Falls for the required and obligatory photos. The prized photo of the day, however, was my panoramic shot of a large bison herd grazing on the Hayden Valley meadows.

The expedition arrived at Lake Yellowstone about 1630 hours. The Old Faithful Inn resident pianist met up with us at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel, and as a matter of course, we sang again after dinner.