Waterfall

A waterfall along the route, when we're climbing out of the caldera created when Yellowstone erupted 640,000 years ago. For a comparison, that eruption was 2500 times as powerful as the 1980 eruption of Mount St Helens. The ash may have stayed in the atmosphere for many years, maybe even triggering an ice age.

Land of Fire and Ice(or Snow) (Yellowstone Part 1)

September 1st 2008
It snowed! That's right, September 1st and it was snowing. We knew it was gonna be cold just by watching the temperature gauge in the car drop as we climbed in elevation, but never planned for snow. After the few hours sleep at the rest stop, we took Hwy 26/191 through Jackson, Wyoming and the Grand Tetons. I could move to Jackson in a second, if it weren't so dang cold! It is an adorable tow ... read more

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