Yellowstone National Park SceneryAug 1-4, 2007. We are staying in Grizzly RV-Park in West Yellowstone, Montana just out the west gate of Yellowstone National Park. We stayed in a different site every night because we did not have reservations and at this time of year they are FULL. The only way we got to stay there for 4-nights was to move into cancellation sites. The rates range from around $37 to $47 depending on a variety of things but generally back in sites were cheaper than pull-thru sites. Then they charge $4 for wifi. I suppose the pull-thru sites are a bit larger so the BIG rigs would probably be forced into one of them. Grizzly is a nice park, the nicest campground in the area. Bottom line is if you are planning to visit WEST YELLOWSTONE during July thru Aug-15 you need a reservation as every campground in the area is FULL. After August 15 you can have your choice of campgrounds with no reservations.
Madison River
The Madison River and valley as viewed from the road leading to West Yellowstone, Montana.
Madison Valley in Yellowstone National Park
The Madison Valley not far from Madison Junction. On most days you can see elk in this meadow. They are probably laying down where they are out of sight when we took this picture.
Gibbon River pitching over the eroded rim of an old volcanic caldera to form Gibbon Falls
Yellowstone is waterfall country. Here you see the Gibbon River pitching over the eroded rim of an old volcanic caldera to form Gibbon Falls. Abundant runoff water, precipitous fault scarp, steep-sloped lava flows, and abrupt differences in rock hardness all contribute to the number and variety of waterfalls in Yellowstone.
The grandure of Yellowstone National Park
Gibbon River
The Gibbon River along a more peaceful area.
Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park
The Gibbon River again.
The grandure of Yellowstone National Park
Engineering a highway through this canyon must have been a real challenge.
Huge ancient Lava flow in Yellowstone National Park
I love the way they have constructed the road around the edge of this ancient lava flow. Notice how the highway hangs on the edge of this cliff.
The grandure of Yellowstone National Park
I think this is Gibbons Meadow a few miles south of Norris and a few miles north of Madison Junction.
Yellowstone River & Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
This is a closeup of the Yellowstone River as it flows through the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Note the yellow rocks that have been thermodynamically changed.
Kelper Cascades on the Fire Hole River
Kelper Cascades on the Fire Hole River only a few miles south of Old Faithful.
Cascade on the Fire Hole River
I think this is another cascade on the Fire Hole River not far from Kelper Cascade.
The grandure of Yellowstone National Park
Lamar Valley
The Lamar Valley was shaped by glaciers. Glacial moraine fills the valleys. This area of Yellowstone gets less rain than the southeastern part.
Lamar Valley
The landscape throughout the Lamar Valley is one of rolling hills dotted with islands of pines, grasses and sagebrush.
Lamar Valley
Lamar Valley in the northeast section of Yellowstone National Park.
The grandure of Yellowstone National Park
Vast herds of elk and buffalo roam through this area. Today they are in a different location.
Lamar River
Lamar River very near where it empties into the Yellowstone River near Roosevelt Lodge.
Yellowstone River and the bridge that leads to the Lamar Valley
This is the Yellowstone River and the bridge that leads to the Lamar Valley and out the northeast entrance to Yellowstone National Park. We are just a few miles east of Roosevelt Lodge on the northeastern edge of Grand Loop Road.
Tower Fall on Yellowstone River
Like many of Yellowstone's waterfalls, Tower Fall began as a low ledge at the junction of two different bedrocks. Rock at the brink and underlying the fall is a tough, volcanic breccia; the weaker downstream rock erodes faster. Where tower Creek drops into space, imagine the missing streambed---a channel of softer rock long since worn away. Just downstream from the base of the Fall, the Yellowstone River enters a narrow, swift-running gorge. Tower Creek cannot downcut fast enough to keep pace----thus is left hanging high above the Yellowstone River.
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