Heading west and north through Yellowstone National Park from the
Lower and Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River there are many beautiful things to see. When we passed through we were not able to spend as much time as we would have liked but I'll share some of what we saw. Some of the things we saw are Virginia Cascade, Porcelain Basin at Norris Geyser Basin, Sheepeater Cliff and lovely scenery.
We first stopped by Virginia Cascade.
Virginia Cascade
To get to Virginia Cascasde you have to take a little oneway road. Campers and buses are not allowed on the road. Virginia Cascade is beautiful. One problem is getting a good photo of it. There are many trees in the way and there are not any parking places. The photo here is a panorama I took from a ways away. To get a good shot of the falls would require being high in the air in the middle of the canyon.
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| 6 photo panorama - Virginia Cascade, Yellowstone National Park |
Norris Geyser Basin
Porcelain Basin
We went to North Geyser Basin and only visited Porcelain Basin. We had a long way to travel and we had both gotten a bit of sun. There is a nice array of color here. You do see a lot of white but there is cloudy glass-like-blue, green, orange, brown, grey and blue.
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| Scummy Pool, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Green Cyanidium algae and orange cyanobacteria in the acidic waters of Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Green Cyanidium algae and orange cyanobacteria in the acidic waters of Porcelain Basin, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Colloidal Pool, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Swiss Cheese Pool, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Porcelain Springs and a small steaming geyser-like hole, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park |
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Congress Pool, Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.
This shows what some people think of Congress. No grander or action, rather it is a hole that sinks and does nothing. |
Valley near Beaver Lake
The valley upstream from Beaver Lake is such a beautiful spot. The spot these photos are taken at is literally on the side of the road. I have a photo of this area during autumn which you can also see on my blog
HERE. Now you can see the same location during the summer. Enjoy.
You will notice that many trees are bare and black. A fire is to blame but it also adds to the beauty of the landscape.
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| 12 photo panorama - Valley near Beaver Lake, Yellowstone National Park |
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| 56 photo panorama - Valley near Beaver Lake, Yellowstone National Park |
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| 8 photo panorama - Valley near Beaver Lake, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Creek in valley near Beaver Lake, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Grass, stream, and trees in valley near Beaver Lake, Yellowstone National Park |
Sheepeater Cliff
Gardner River
Sheepeater Cliff has a geological feature I love to see. Columnar Basalt. Columnar Basalt is a distinct feature. Some areas with this columnar feature are quite famous. Some of these are... the's Giant's Causeway in Ireland, at the Isle of Skye and the Isle of Skye in Scotland, Hexagon pool in the Golan Heights, throughout Iceland, Prismas Basálticos in Mexico, Devil's Postpile in California, Organ Pipes National Park in Austrailia, Akun Island in Alaska, and in many other places in the world.
I will stop continuing the rant of places I want to see with columnar basalt features and get on with the photos.
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| Gardner River and Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Gardner River and Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Fly Fisherman in the Gardner River at Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Gardner River and Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| 8 photo panorama - Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Stone at the base of Sheepeater Cliff, Yellowstone National Park |
Road south of Mammoth
South of Mammoth there is a waterfall on Glen Creek in Kingman Pass. The waterfall is nice but the whole pass is beautiful. Because of the lighting I did not take a photo of the falls but I did take a few of the pass.
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| Kingman Pass and Glen Creek, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Kingman Pass and Glen Creek, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park |
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| Kingman Pass and Glen Creek, Grand Loop Road, Yellowstone National Park |
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