Wednesday, August 12, 2009

Day 38 Summer Vacation 2009

Yellowstone National Park… That is where we are going today. As good as the pictures turned out, it is even more spectacular when seen with your own eyes. We started at the North Entrance and passed through Roosevelt Arch.

5402 Roosevelt Arch North Entrance Yellowstone Park5408 Yellowstone National Park

It is nearly an impossible task to just pick a few photos, I took over 300 today.

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There are many geysers to stop and see such as The Clepsydra Geyser.

5534 Clepsydra Geyser Yellowstone National Park5539 Clepsydra Geyser Yellowstone National Park

But of course the most famous of all geysers is Old Faithful.

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As we were watching Old Faithful erupt, 4 Chinook Helicopters flew overhead and landed just out of our sight, but I had heard on CNN that President Barack Obama and his family will be visiting Yellowstone Park in 3 days, and I can only imagine that these helicopters are bringing in whatever is required to keep the President safe during his visit. I am glad that we won’t be here at the same time, not that I wouldn’t like to see him, but I really think it is going to be a nightmare of security checks and traffic to get anywhere near Old Faithful or anywhere in this vicinity.

5544 Old Faithful Yellowstone National Park5565 Chinook Helicopters at Old Faithful Yellowstone National Park

The Excelsior Geyser Crater, although it is currently not an active geyser, is still something to see, the colours are beautiful.

5584 Midway Geyser Basin Excelsior Geyser Crater Yellowstone National Park5586 Midway Geyser Basin Excelsior Geyser Crater Yellowstone National Park5598 Midway Geyser Basin Excelsior Geyser Crater Yellowstone National Park

But the Grand Prismatic Spring was probably the most beautiful of all the springs that we saw today.

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The Opal Pool was pretty neat also.

5633 Midway Geyser Basin Opal Pool Yellowstone National Park5634 Midway Geyser Basin Opal Pool Yellowstone National Park5636 Midway Geyser Basin Opal Pool Yellowstone National Park

We crossed over the Continental Divide, then descended to the shores of Yellowstone Lake.

5648 Continental Divide Yellowstone National ParkYellowstone Lake Yellowstone National Park

We visited The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, again the scenery is beautiful. If you have never been to Yellowstone Park, put it on your list of places to visit.

5757 Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Grand View Yellowstone National Park5741 Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Lookout Point Yellowstone National Park5762 Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Grand View Yellowstone National Park

Just as we were leaving the Park and heading to our hotel, a Pronghorn Antelope came along to say goodbye to us.

5802 Pronghorn Antelope near Roosevelt Arch Yellowstone National Park5804 Pronghorn Antelope near Roosevelt Arch Yellowstone National Park5807 Pronghorn Antelope near Roosevelt Arch Yellowstone National Park

To see all of the photos and videos that I took today, please visit my FLICKR site.

We will be visiting Yellowstone again tomorrow, so stay tuned for more photos.

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