Small waterfall in Yellowstone
Mammoth Hot Springs
I thought this looked strange – all the colored travertine made from the mineral deposits over the years. It is constantly changing, and growing, which makes it really neat.
Boardwalk through the hot springs and mud volcanoes. Signs everywhere warned against getting off the boardwalk, lest you fall through the thin crust of the earth and be literally boiled alive. Okay – I was a little nervous as my kids ran headlong down the walk. Breathed a sigh of relief when we were out of that part!
This looks like a winterscape, but it is actually a tree in a field of travertine that has, over time, been sucked up into the tree’s system, and has hardened it with minerals until the tree is practically petrified. These trees can stand like this for years, even though they are dead. Amazing!
Picnic lunch at the park. Notice the bear-proof trash cans in the background.
The kids got a real kick out of this magpie who found a grape that someone dropped in the picnic area. it does sort of remind one of a pig with an apple in its mouth!
Along the Blacktail Drive – it was lovely!
We just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to dip our tootsies in the chilly waters of Lake Yellowstone!
Some people {ahem} threw rocks instead of wading.
We really had a good time together, just driving around the massive park and looking at all the beautiful things God has created.
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