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Yellowstone National Park - August 2009 (Part III)

Now for the third and final segment of Yellowstone pictures, starting with Upper Falls from Uncle Tom's Trail. We did all 328 steps down. Well, down wasn't the hard part!

A close-up of that rainbow...

Tower Falls...

The Yellowstone River snakes around...

This sign didn't lie...

My guess is this is a young elk...

Two views of Lower Falls from Artist Point at dawn

And, finally, the Teton Range again, this time from Snake River Overlook on the way back south...

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Yellowstone National Park - August 2009 (Part II)

Most of the Teton and Yellowstone pictures were taken with a recently acquired Canon Rebel T1i, a 15 MP camera bought to succeed my aging 8 MP Digital Rebel XT. It's a nice camera but one major complaint is its mode dial is far too easily moved, which has led to me sometimes taking pictures using inappropriate settings. Oh, well. Now, if only the damned cereus plants would bloom! :-)

Here are some more Yellowstone pictures, starting with Clepsydra Geyser...

That's not marble, it's the damp surface of Grand Prismatic Spring...

Another, better show from Old Faithful...

Deer near Grant Village...

Yellowstone Lake at dawn, from near Gull Point..

Ironically, fishing isn't allowed from the Fishing Bridge, perhaps owing to the otters...

Family portrait...

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Yellowstone National Park - August 2009 (Part I)

From Grand Teton, we went north to Yellowstone, a much more crowded park. Just inside the South Entrance, we encountered Lewis Falls, just off the west side of the road...