Yellowstone NP

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Still filled with the spirit of Savanna Studio Fall 2001, six of us decided to have a trip to Yellowstone National Park. It was myself, Weet, Tom, Emma, Emmaly and Emmaly's roommate for a whole week. With two cars, we decided to drive all the way to Wyoming (and Montana), and managed to stay together there for a whole week.

Thomas Moran was a famous landscape painter who kept a collection of visual diaries of the Western World in painting, particularly those of Yellowstone National Park. He becomes my inspiration of keep sketching as part of my own visual studies.

This is one of the few blogs that I better shut up. Pictures speak for themselves.

Photo credit goes to Tom Fitzgerald (c).

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Photos

Ducky swimming
This duck seems so serene over the lake. Yellow?

Welcome to Yellowstone!
Yellowstone NP sign in Montana side.

Travelers
R-L: Em's roommate, Emma, Em, me, Weet, and ...

Tom!
Nice composition, Tom!

Our tents
We are setting up our tents for the week.

Tom, Emma and I
We are discussing the nature in general. Did we stage this one?

A waterfalls
One of many waterfalls around the Yellowstone NP.

Another waterfalls
From a distance.

Bison
Surprisingly, the scientific name for bison is Bison bison. Run out of names, eh?

Watch out for the bison
Prepare to stop!

Get over
Seriously, this bison needs to get over.

Another beauty
Everywhere we look, all we see is beauty.

Hot butt
Even in the middle of summer, the air can get chilly.

Sketching time
We are sketching the Old Faithful.

The Old Faithful
The icon of Yellowstone National Park

Chill
Chillin' at the Old Faithful Inn bench.

Old Faithful Inn
Inside of the Inn.

A volcanic puddle
The temperature could reach 200F

A clear river
All we need now is some salmon. Here, salmon, salmon, salmon ...

Volcanic magma
A mammoth terrace made out of hardened lava.

Thanks FDR!
Yellowstone NP: "for the benefit and enjoyment of the people".

Myself and Tom
We had a good workout hiking up some mountains of Yellowstone.

Sunset over a Yellowstone mountain
Orange?

Sunset over a Yellowstone mountain
Pink?

Birdwatching
Weet looks like a guy from the movie credit commercial.

Comments

[Yoga Hooligan]

Great pictures!
That 'duck' is a pelican! Still serene and still beautiful though.

[Dan DiCicco]

Wonderful photos
I was born and raised in Bozeman, MT just north of Yellowstone almost 60 years ago. Yellowstone holds a special place in my heart and your photos are wonderful. The natural beauty of Yellowstone in one of this country's greatest treasures. The man-made beauty of the Old Faithful Inn in also a treasure. I am glad to see the structure is still in use and is obviously honored by the people who maintain it. Thank you for sharing your delightful experiences with us.