Here are pictures from a trip my family and I took to
Yellowstone National Park in 2001. We had a great time and I can't wait to
go back! I highly recommend that everyone go and experience this wonderful
place!
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Tree Rock monument in SE Wyoming
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Southern entrance to the park
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Beautiful Jackson Lake in the Tetons
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Michael on Jackson Lake's "beach"
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More of the "beach"
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Beautiful Jackson Lake shoreline
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And yet more of the "beach"!
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Now we head into the southern entrance to Yellowstone
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The aftermath of the 1988 fire
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Beautiful Lewis River in southern Yellowstone
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It was just beautiful there!
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My lovely wife getting her feet wet
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Our first bison sighting!
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This was cool!
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He only wants to eat
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He's moving our way
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He's getting closer!
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Nothing like a good roll to scratch that itch
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That feels good!
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That's as close as we need to be!
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Old Faithful at last
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Up it goes
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Higher and higher!
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Beehive, one of the many other geysers
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Two attractions, bison and geysers
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Can you see the elk?
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Interesting Castle geyser
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Beautiful
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but
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hot
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Trekking through the geysers
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Petrified long ago by the geyser
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The most beautful hot pool in the park!
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Thar she blows!
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And yet another type of geyser
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Wanna mud bath?
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Excelsior geyser flows into the Yellowstone River
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Another pool
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The Yellowstone River
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Tower Falls from a distance
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Tower Falls river
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Compare the falls to the people!
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Couldn't fit it all
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into one shot!
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Jared way up there with his arms raised
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Michael and I at the falls
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Michael is having a good time!
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Susan sunning herself
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Two beautiful sights!
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Can you see Jared waving?
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These elk are camera-shy
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This fella isn't so camera shy
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That dot in the center is a bear
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These animals are BIG!
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A mama and her baby
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Yes they can swim
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A shadow of what existed 200 years ago
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God really made the deer to blend in!
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Another of Yellowstone Park's wonders
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The mighty Upper Falls
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The green spot at the top of the falls is caused by a rock
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The Lower Falls empty into the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
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This is one beautful canyon
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What gorgeous scenery God has created!
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Now you know why I love it here!
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Susan found a new friend!
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Talk about a bear hug
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Jared gets his Junior Ranger award
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Michael beomes a Junior Ranger too
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