Yellowstone National Park

Griff · 08-28-2008, 12:20 PM

The Griffsters have just returned from Yellowstone, Teton, and some other places out West. I've realized that many of our overseas dwellars may not be familiar with this jewel.

Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

We have a ton of photos to upload but I'll post some in this thread. We saw 5 grizzly bears, countless elk and bison in the Lamar Valley, some big horn sheep on Mt. Washburn, 3 river otters on the Snake, a few bald eagles, some marmots, a pika, and zero moose.

This is a grizzly sleeping just above the trail to Phelps lake. We were warned that he was along there by a hiker who saw the distinctive shoulder hump. Lil' Pete took two quick pics as we walked by him,

so forgive the quality of the shot.

barefoot serpent · 08-28-2008, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

the distinctive shoulder hump.

furry dolphin

Griff · 08-28-2008, 12:31 PM

land shark

glatt · 08-28-2008, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

Lil' Pete took two quick pics as we walked by him,

Holy crap!

Griff · 08-28-2008, 12:49 PM

Lonestar was our best geyser experience. We hiked out to it early one morning and had it all to ourselves. We have some sideways video of it that Pete can explain.

Shawnee123 · 08-28-2008, 12:51 PM

Wow, to the bear and the geyser.

Ahhh, I have the old American dream...get a decent camper and travel around the US and see beautiful places such as Yellowstone.

Cloud · 08-28-2008, 02:10 PM

Yellowstone is hot. Literally. It is, I believe, sitting on top of the largest volcanic caldera on earth. Numerous tv shows have predicted the eventual blowing of this caldera, obliterating most of the western half of the US.

Shawnee, I traveled around the US on a bus by myself when I was 17. Only place on the itinerary I stopped without a friend was Yellowstone. Saw Old Faithful and all the geysers.

One of my Discover Sunrise videos has the Yellowstone bubbling pots--extremely cool, and I wish you could all see it!

Griff · 08-28-2008, 02:17 PM

Mud pot?

Shawnee123 · 08-28-2008, 02:18 PM

What a neat thing, Cloud, to travel like that. Did you just decide to go? I really admire that!

lookout123 · 08-28-2008, 03:07 PM

our family vacation to Jackson Hole in 87/88(?) took us through the Yellowstone area when it was on fire. The animals were just sitting in fields next to the interstate.

Cloud · 08-28-2008, 03:20 PM

er . . . kind of a long story. A way for my parents to get me off their hands for the summer. Here, honey, have a 3-month bus ticket . . . C ya!

Griff · 08-28-2008, 04:02 PM

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our family vacation to Jackson Hole in 87/88(?) took us through the Yellowstone area when it was on fire. The animals were just sitting in fields next to the interstate.

We saw a lot of the contrast between old burn and the follow up growth. Pete and I honeymooned there in 91 so it was cool to see the trees come back. Some of the old burned trees still stand.

Griff · 09-01-2008, 12:29 PM

Here is a link to our stuff on the Kodak site.. it ain't Bullit worthy but there are some nice pics.

Bullitt · 09-01-2008, 12:53 PM

Dang we didn't see any bears at all, and just two moose neither of which were bulls.
Wasn't Grand Prismatic just awesome?
How'd you like the staircase bolted to the cliff wall (my Dad sure didn't haha)

Griff · 09-01-2008, 03:48 PM

Prismatic was so cool! I loved the interaction with the river.

My knees still ache from that staircase. There was a bear warning posted by the entrance to that as well. Did you go the Grizzly/Wolf discovery center? That's where we got the not scared pics from.

I guess we'll have to try again on the meeses. Where did you see the moose?

08-28-2008, 12:20 PM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Yellowstone National Park The Griffsters have just returned from Yellowstone, Teton, and some other places out West. I've realized that many of our overseas dwellars may not be familiar with this jewel. Established in 1872, Yellowstone National Park is America's first national park. Located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho, it is home to a large variety of wildlife including grizzly bears, wolves, bison, and elk. Preserved within Yellowstone National Park are Old Faithful and a collection of the world's most extraordinary geysers and hot springs, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. We have a ton of photos to upload but I'll post some in this thread. We saw 5 grizzly bears, countless elk and bison in the Lamar Valley, some big horn sheep on Mt. Washburn, 3 river otters on the Snake, a few bald eagles, some marmots, a pika, and zero moose. This is a grizzly sleeping just above the trail to Phelps lake. We were warned that he was along there by a hiker who saw the distinctive shoulder hump. Lil' Pete took two quick pics as we walked by him, so forgive the quality of the shot. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis Last edited by Griff; 08-28-2008 at 12:34 PM. Reason: ugh wrong pic

08-28-2008, 12:31 PM	#3
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	land shark Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-28-2008, 12:49 PM	#5
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Lonestar was our best geyser experience. We hiked out to it early one morning and had it all to ourselves. We have some sideways video of it that Pete can explain. Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-28-2008, 12:51 PM	#6
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Wow, to the bear and the geyser. Ahhh, I have the old American dream...get a decent camper and travel around the US and see beautiful places such as Yellowstone. __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-28-2008, 02:10 PM	#7
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	Yellowstone is hot. Literally. It is, I believe, sitting on top of the largest volcanic caldera on earth. Numerous tv shows have predicted the eventual blowing of this caldera, obliterating most of the western half of the US. Shawnee, I traveled around the US on a bus by myself when I was 17. Only place on the itinerary I stopped without a friend was Yellowstone. Saw Old Faithful and all the geysers. One of my Discover Sunrise videos has the Yellowstone bubbling pots--extremely cool, and I wish you could all see it! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

08-28-2008, 02:17 PM	#8
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Mud pot? Attached Images __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-28-2008, 02:18 PM	#9
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	What a neat thing, Cloud, to travel like that. Did you just decide to go? I really admire that! __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

08-28-2008, 03:07 PM	#10
lookout123 changed his status to single Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Right behind you. No, the other side. Posts: 10,308	our family vacation to Jackson Hole in 87/88(?) took us through the Yellowstone area when it was on fire. The animals were just sitting in fields next to the interstate. __________________ Getting knocked down is no sin, it's not getting back up that's the sin

08-28-2008, 03:20 PM	#11
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	er . . . kind of a long story. A way for my parents to get me off their hands for the summer. Here, honey, have a 3-month bus ticket . . . C ya! __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-01-2008, 12:29 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Here is a link to our stuff on the Kodak site.. it ain't Bullit worthy but there are some nice pics. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

09-01-2008, 12:53 PM	#14
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	Dang we didn't see any bears at all, and just two moose neither of which were bulls. Wasn't Grand Prismatic just awesome? How'd you like the staircase bolted to the cliff wall (my Dad sure didn't haha) __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

09-01-2008, 03:48 PM	#15
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Prismatic was so cool! I loved the interaction with the river. My knees still ache from that staircase. There was a bear warning posted by the entrance to that as well. Did you go the Grizzly/Wolf discovery center? That's where we got the not scared pics from. I guess we'll have to try again on the meeses. Where did you see the moose? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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