Yellow Fever

A magical mystical place that is beyond explanation

I know I’ve said this before about places and I’ll say it again, Yellowstone National Park is a place you have to experience at least once in your lifetime. However, in my heart, I know once is not enough. I must find a way to go back again, if at all possible. 

I don’t like to live my life in a game of comparison but I found myself thinking of our trip to Yosemite when I was here.

I asked myself, “Which one is more awe-inspiring?”

I’ve hit two of the best national parks in the country. And the simple answer is neither. They are both so unique and different while also maintaining a resemblance of charm and mystique. Yosemite combines several different elements of grandiose with its spectacular waterfalls and massive granite faces. The amazing play of light throughout the days and seasons adds depth and drama to a place beyond measure.

And Yellowstone? The mystery and wonder on display is beyond words. Water flowing and landscapes teaming with wildlife. Mist rising off of thermal features that can be seen in the distance, evoking a mystical and sometimes eery feeling in this magical place. A place like no other in the world. I have caught yellow fever. I will introduce Yellowstone to you in a picture essay. My words could never do it justice.

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What better thing to start with then bison? They’re everywhere. This hasn’t always been the case. In 1902, there were about two dozen. Here’s a baby suckling from momma.

He walked right by our car

Sparring for space

We saw this mom and baby in the same spot each time we visited the park. They were all by themselves in an isolated spot across the river. Perhaps she had just given birth?

On this day, baby was hungry

Geysers, bubbling brooks, simmering mud and beautiful displays of color

The water in these hot springs looks cool, bright and inviting. But they’re anything but! The blue portion is actually the hottest!

What creates the various colors? From the National Park Service website:

Many of the bright colors found in Yellowstone’s hydrothermal basins come from “thermophiles” —microorganisms that thrive in hot temperatures. So many individual microorganisms are grouped together—trillions!—that they appear as masses of color.

The Grand Prismatic Spring, deeper than a 10-story building!

“Artist’s Paint Pot,” like a palette on display

A forest under the hot spring

Do you see the bison footprints in the hot spring below?

The eeriness and wonder of it all. Life alongside a deadly force.

The calmer and more serene scenery of waterfalls, snow-capped mountains and open fields

Can you imagine being on that bridge over the waterfall?!

Yellowstone Lake

The wildlife both living and of the past

Sticking his tongue out at us………..

The elk jawbone that we found

I spotted this from across a wide stream. I was thankful for the long zoom on my camera that day. Do you see them?

Evidence of a glacier long, long ago

And just like that, our exploration into the mystery and wonder of this place came to an end. I have to admit a feeling of sadness overcame me when we drove out on the last day.

I will be back dear friend for you have stolen my heart. And I hope through my sharing it has stolen your heart too. A place like no other.

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{HUGS} from the Crew!