Steamboat Geyser

Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, is the world's tallest currently-active geyser. During major eruptions, water may be thrown more than 300 feet into the air.

Steamboat's major eruptions last from 3 to 40 minutes in length, and are followed by powerful jets of steam. Steamboat does not erupt on a predictable schedule with recorded intervals between major eruptions ranging from four days to fifty years.

(photo taken 2005)

Waterfall inYellowstone

Early Morning

I was lucky enought to get a spot on the Safari Photo excursion. I was the only amateur on the trip. We met at Old Faithful Inn before 5:00 AM and spent a few hours touring through the park looking for interesting sights. I took this in the area of the park that was burned in the Fire of 1988.

The summer of 1988 was the driest in the Park's recorded history. More than 793,000 acres (36% of the park) were affected by fire. The 1988 fires created a mosaic of burns, partial burns, and unburned areas that provided new habitats for plants and animals and new realms for research.

(2005)

Grand Elk

Mammoth Hot Springs section of Yellowstone National Park (2005)

We were walking along a wooden pathway when we came across this beautiful, large elk just relaxing and taking in the scenery. We were shocked and thrilled to see the elk.

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone River

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River, formed by water and scoured by glaciers, is 20 miles long, up to 1,200 feet deep and 1,500-4,000 feet wide. But it's not the canyon's statistics that impress, it's the sight of it. Two waterfalls, one above the other, cascade into the golden-walled Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, their clear water forming an aquamarine ribbon winding far below. 2005