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Friday, October 27, 2017

Yellowstone 2017

After heading west from South Dakota, we decided to drop down to visit Yellowstone.  We first spent a few days based in Gardiner, Montana, and then a few days based in West Yellowstone, Montana.


A badger near the Slough Creek Road



The trees in the Lamar Valley had pretty much lost their leaves.



Soda Butte at eastern end of the Lamar Valley



Interesting geology near Gardiner



Elk were still mowing the grass in Mammoth Village.



Bald Eagle near Swan Lake



Dusting of snow at Sheepeater Cliffs



A very empty Hayden Valley



Raven hoping for a handout



We got a couple inches of snow one night in Gardiner.




The snow didn't help our solar panel output.



Steam rising from Lower Geyser Basin



Panorama of the Midway Geyser Basin



Grand Prismatic Spring from the newly opened overlook



A coyote seen near Fountain Flat Drive





We often saw these creatures in the rivers.



A "small" crowd for the eruption of Old Faithful Geyser



Swan in the Firehole River




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