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Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which extends across corners of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.
Below: A few minutes later, the sun
rose a little higher and
became
yellower. (I stitched this panorama from 5 images; available as a 12x31
inch print or smaller):
Below: By mid morning, stationary wave clouds formed over the peaks
of Grand Teton and Teewinot:
Above and below: Wave clouds over the peaks of Grand Teton and
Teewinot.
Above right: Sunrise from Colter Bay Campground on Jackson Lake.
Above: Sunrise on Jackson Lake seen from Colter Bay Campground,
Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (panorama from 4 images; scroll to
the
right to see all).
Below: Panorama from 5 images.
Left: Hiking in Grand Teton National Park above Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
Yellow leaves and aspen trunks,
in Grand Teton National Park.
Left: Aspen turning gold in South Fork Teton Canyon, Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Caribou
Targhee National Forest, Wyoming.
Below right: While backpacking in Middle Fork Granite Canyon, we
encountered this wild female moose and calf, in Grand
Teton National Park,
Wyoming.
Left: Mountain peaks reflected in the Snake River at Schwabacher
Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.
Below right: Grass silhouette and reflection of Teton Range.
Yellowstone
National
Park
Yellowstone National Park was established in 1872 as the world's first
national park, and now it is now part of the Greater Yellowstone
Ecosystem
which extends across parts of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It is now
also
recognized as an International Biosphere Preserve, a World Heritage
Site.
Below: To capture this overview of Grand Prismatic Spring,
Yellowstone's largest hot spring, I walked a bike path and climbed a
small
hill covered in burnt forest. Yellow algae grows in the hottest water,
followed by orange, brown, and green algae in progressively cooler
water
exiting the hot spring. (This panorama combines three images; scroll
right
to see all):
Left: Grand Prismatic Spring viewed through burnt forest.
Below right: Wind swirls the steam in fascinating patterns from
Grand
Prismatic Spring.
Left: Outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring formed a pleasing curve
in 1998.
Below Right: I photographed a new shape in 2004.
Left: Orange algae coats mall terraces of Grand Prismatic Spring
(2004). Two people reflect on the surface.
Below right: Orange algae grow in hotter water than brown algae.
Left: Blue-green Grand Prismatic Spring (2004) outputs hot water
across multi-hued algae.
Below right: Outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring tumbles into the
Firehole River, Yellowstone National Park:
Below: Palette Spring (2004), part of Mammoth Hot Springs,
Yellowstone
National Park:
Left: Palette Spring.
Small terraces at the base of Palette Spring:
Left: Canary Spring has smothered these trees at Mammoth Hot Springs
(2004).
Below right: Orange Spring Mound, Yellowstone National Park
(2004).
Left: Yellowstone Falls with rainbow. Yellowstone National Park,
Wyoming. Photo by Carol Dempsey.
Below right: The impressive Old Faithful geyser erupts about
every
94 minutes to a height of 100 to 180 feet.
Left: Vent Geyser bends sunlight into a rainbow alongside Turban
Geyser,
Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP.
Left and middle: Steaming hot water formed these travertine terraces
at Mammoth Hot Springs (1998), Yellowstone National Park. In 2004,
these
terraces had dried up, as shown on the right. The total outflow of
Mammoth
Hot Springs stays the same every year, but shifts between different
locations.
Left: Fireweed springs up on sunny slopes cleared by a
forest fire,
Yellowstone
National Park.
Below right: A bull elk looks for females in fall rutting season
at Mammoth Hot Springs:
Left: Sunset over
Yellowstone National Park.
Index to this page: Grand Teton National Park
, Yellowstone National Park
Copyright 1990, 1998, 2004 by Tom Dempsey. Photographs may not be copied without permission.