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Title: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: pz on September 17, 2013, 11:04:56 PM: This series was taken a few years ago. My two favorite national parks are Mesa Verde for the archaeological interest, and Yellowstone for the geology (I actually enjoy the thermal features more than the animals)
We somehow lucked into the best end spot in the RV park just outside Yellowstone - plenty of stretching room and a great view
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It was the 4th of July weekend, and we expected to enjoy the celebration
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Taken from the inside of the new Old Faithful visitor center
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Very faithful, that old
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I don't remember exactly where I took this, but I think it was somewhere in Norris basin
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No, I was not stupid enough to approach this bison - taken from inside the truck
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The upper falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
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The travertine formations at Mammoth
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We took a back country hike on this trail not knowing that a grizzly had killed a visitor the day before a couple of miles away
(https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/IgXFHROQGE_vG2XuxjasqEcuBnaW7hlMnoLvRWFo_P4=w1350-h898-no)

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Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: deestafford on September 17, 2013, 11:39:23 PM: Just think how hard it was for the first explorers ( Lewis and Clarke?) to see Yellowstone to explain what they saw when they got back to "civilization". Dee
Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: hikerman on September 18, 2013, 08:18:41 AM: PZ, Great pics. They bring back some great memories of my time spent in Yellowstone. A relative worked for the park and I was fortunate to have spent several summers there as a teen.
Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: Keymaster on September 18, 2013, 08:24:13 AM: I went there when I was about 4 but only have Black and white photos my parents gave me for memories. Color is Mo better :)
Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: veryolddog on September 18, 2013, 09:43:43 AM: Yellowstone is a magnificent place to visit. Everyone should have that opportunity. The scenery is magnificent and you can learn so much.

Ed
Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: drholly on September 18, 2013, 12:41:56 PM: Great pics, pz! Thanks for sharing them.
Title: Re: RV trips in the west - Yellowstone
Post by: pz on September 18, 2013, 01:19:35 PM: Thanks for the comments guys; only a few more years and 10 bucks will get me a lifetime national parks pass ;)

Funny thing about the rules for hard side campers only - the morning we left this place, a grizzly had pooped a huge pile of scat right in front of the truck. Those big boys evidently don't care that people are about, and they fear nothing.