Blogs from Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, United States, North America - page 8

Geo: 44.4887, -110.012As mentioned earlier, there are many young animals this time of year and so we were treated to many "red dogs" as well as many of the adults in the process of loosing their heavy winter coats. When you see these animals right up next to the side of the truck you realize what a massive animal this is. The season is still fairly young and there have already been some conflicts between the tourists and the buffalo. Guess people think they are docile and slow moving. That they are not!That afternoon we were treated to the three cubs with the mother in the meadow. Just like we had seen with the other young ones, the trees beckon to them! Up the tiny spindly trunk and get back down once the branch begins to ... read more

The park is almost in full swing. Memorial Day weekend found the open campgrounds filled to capacity. Those that have not been open, I believe they open today. Also many of the tours and activities are now starting, and all the roads are open except for one area, and that is due to bridge construction. There are a lot of tourists here. It amazes me that so many people don’t plan for their trip here. We have a lot of people show up at the campground at 9:30 at night, even though our sign says we are full, and need a place to stay. With all park lodging full, we have to send them outside the park to look for accommodations. That is hard, because getting out of the park in any directions takes about an ... read more

Yellowstone National Park - Teil 5: "Norris Geyser Basin" Norris Geyser Basin is one of Yellowstone's most colorful and dramatic geothermal areas. This basin is also the park's oldest, hottest, and most changeable. Explore Porcelain Basin and Back Basin; observe primal geologic forces sculpting the land. So stehts auf der Tafel, so muss es sein.... read more

Yellowstone National Park - Teil 3: "Mammoth Hot Springs & Artists' Paintpots" Auch im dritten Teil der Yellowstone Serie gibt es Gebilde vulkanischen Ursprungs zu sehen. Die Sinterterrassen der Mammoth Hot Springs sind durch sprudelndes heisses Wasser entstanden. Sozusagen oberirdische Tropfsteinhölen :-) Die Artists' Paint Pots sind ein kleines Gebiet mit Thermalquellen, bunten Hot Springs und Schlammlöchern, den Mud Pots. Zusammenfassend kann ich nur die Aussage aus dem letzten Eintrag zu wiederholen: ...ich hab selten so viel Dreck fotografiert...... read more

Yellowstone National Park - Teil 1: "Der Nationalpark" Die ersten Eindrucke des Yellowstone Nationalpark lassen schon mal erahnen, was es in diesem riesigen Gebiet alles zu sehen gibt. Es dreht sich alles um: Wildlife Landschaft Geysire Der erste Teil der Yellowstone-Serie beginnt in West-Yellowstone (Montana) und zeigt die Landschaft entlang des Madison Rivers, wo die Büffel grasen und sich erste Einblicke auf die brodelnden, rauchenden und sprudelnden Geysire bieten. Danach geht es nicht linear weiter, sondern springt nach Süden, zu den Seen Jackson Lake, Lewis Lake und Yellowstone Lake. Von Jackson (Wyoming) geht es erneut zurück nach West Yellowstone über den Tenton Scenic Byway (durch Idaho), wo es Mitte Mai noch schneit. Zurück im Nationalpark führt der Weg entlang der "Grand Loop Road", richtung Norden, wo gleich mal ein ord... read more