From Elkhart to Elk


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Published: September 28th 2013
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Two weeks in the Florida heat and humidity found us back in a plane headed north. Ron put together a 3 week fly/drive trip north and west. We flew to Indiana to see family and friends in Muncie, Bourbon, and Elkhart. Then, we drove west as far as Yellowstone National Park. Our big loop west included numerous stops along the way to see Americana, scenic parks, and wild animals. Best of all, when we... Read Full Entry



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Tower Falls Tower Falls
Tower Falls

Located at the north end of the park
Cooling off in the streamCooling off in the stream
Cooling off in the stream

We don't know why, but she kept stamping her front foot in the water. Maybe she was just splashing herself for the fun of it, or she was chasing the flies away.
Mammoth Hot SpringsMammoth Hot Springs
Mammoth Hot Springs

They were very dried up and not as impressive as usual.
Midway Geyser BasinMidway Geyser Basin
Midway Geyser Basin

Location of the Grand Prismatic Spring
Grand Prismatic SpringsGrand Prismatic Springs
Grand Prismatic Springs

The largest hot spring in all of Yellowstone Park!
Fountain Paint PotsFountain Paint Pots
Fountain Paint Pots

Springs of boiling mud



28th September 2013

Love Yellowstone!
Thanks for sharing the wonders of Yellowstone. I would go back in a heartbeat, dispite the ever - increasing likelihood the place will blow sky high one of these days. I arrived at the park one year with my brother and my cousin on June 1st in six inches of fresh snow. We stayed in a cabin, and fought about who had to get up at 4AM each morning to relight the fire in the wood stove.

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