Yellowstone National Park

Red fox caching out: Mammal Monday

I saw this red fox caching out at Yellowstone National Park last year. It returned to where it had cached…

6 months ago

Calcite Springs: Wordless Wednesday

Calcite Springs in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may not…

6 months ago

Riding on the Range: Wordless Wednesday

Riding on the range in Yellowstone National Park Wordless Wednesday Bend Branches always appreciates your comments and likes. Comments may…

11 months ago

The wonder of Yellowstone: LAPC

This week, the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge is to show your go-to places. For me, I'll never get enough of seeing…

12 months ago

Sandhill Crane family: Birds of the Week & RDP

Last June, while visiting the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park, I watched this Sandhill Crane family stroll across a…

1 year ago

Lamar Valley sky: Weekend Sky

Bison grazing under the beautiful Lamar Valley sky in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Weekend Sky

2 years ago

Pronghorn prancing: Wordless Wednesday

Pronghorn prancing in the Lamar Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming Wordless Wednesday

2 years ago

West Thumb geysers: LAPC

At West Thumb, magma boils below Cooled by lake water's ebb and flow Alkaline frosting marks the shore Thermophiles collect,…

2 years ago

Fringed gentian drawing & photo: FFA & FOTD

Today I'm sharing a fringed gentian drawing I created from a photo. I used colored pencils for this drawing. Originally,…

2 years ago

Antlers & horns & skulls: Monochrome Monday

This antlers & horns & skulls chandelier is at the Fishing Bridge Visitor Center and Trailside Museum in Yellowstone National…

2 years ago

Mount Everts, Wyoming: Wordless Wednesday

Mount Everts, Wyoming landscape Wordless Wednesday

2 years ago

Magical moment with wildlife: LAPC

I had a major magical moment with wildlife while visiting Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland a few weeks ago.…

2 years ago

Missed it by a hare: LAPC & TDS

I like to walk the trails in Norris Geyser Basin when visiting Yellowstone National Park. One day, while I walked…

3 years ago

Grand Prismatic mug & inspiration: LAPC

This week, as part of the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge, host Ritva Sillanmäki asked us to show a photo of our…

3 years ago

Bison in steamy landscape: Monochrome Monday

Bison in steamy landscape near Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park. Monochrome Monday

3 years ago

Killdeer sketches and photos: First Friday Art

Here are a few killdeer pencil sketches I did while watching them in the field. These shorebirds always let you…

3 years ago

In the Spotlight: LAPC

The pictures featured in this post focus on part of the picture being in the spotlight. A darker background increases…

4 years ago

Thermophile color – Nonet poem: LAPC

Thermophile color blooms near Earth’s coreIn bouquets of startling brillianceFertilized by extreme heatIn caldera waterWhere few dare to treadThe ArchaeaFind…

4 years ago

Gentian in Yellowstone: 1-to-3 Photo Challenge

I'm sharing photos I took of fringed gentian in Yellowstone National Park last June. We like to visit in the…

4 years ago

The heart of a river: WWE

This photo of the heart of a river was taken near the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in Yellowstone…

4 years ago

Along the Mud Volcano Trail: Monochrome Monday

These are some of the sights you'll see along the Mud Volcano Trail in Yellowstone National Park. Here is Mud…

4 years ago

Emerald Pool in Yellowstone: WWE

I took this picture of Emerald Pool along the Black Sand Basin Trail in Yellowstone National Park. Emerald Pool is…

4 years ago

Wildlife sightings at Yellowstone: Sunday Stills

Here are a few photos of wildlife sightings at Yellowstone from our trip in early June. Visitors have opportunities to…

4 years ago

Rocky seating at Yellowstone: Pull Up a Seat Challenge

These photos show rocky seating at Yellowstone National Park. The Park Service constructed several types of places to sit that…

5 years ago

Pushed by hot magma haiku: Haiku Prompt Challenge

pushed by hot magmathrough ancient layers of rockthe pull of dawn's light Grand Prismatic Spring from overlook, Yellowstone National Park…

5 years ago

Yellowstone Hot Springs-A great escape!: LAPC

On our recent visit to Yellowstone National Park, we took a side trip to Yellowstone Hot Springs. This attraction is…

5 years ago

Creatures of the mist – haiku: LAPC

creatures of the mistgraze in meadowlands of steamwhisperers of warmth Lens-Artists Photo Challenge - Black & white

5 years ago

Loop-de-loop lodgepole: Thursday Tree Love

I saw this loop-de-loop lodgepole pine growing alongside Firehole Lake Drive in Yellowstone National Park. Everyone drove right past it…

5 years ago

Norris Geysers – big & little: LAPC

We just returned from a trip to Yellowstone National Park and the Norris geysers were spectacular, as always. Some of…

5 years ago

Elusive birds captured – finally!: LAPC

One of the challenges of photography is capturing images of elusive birds. Sometimes certain species are not considered difficult to…

5 years ago

Steam-filled Yellowstone landscapes: LAPC

During the chilly winter months, I sometimes think of the steam-filled landscapes of Yellowstone National Park. I wish I had…

5 years ago

An ancient pathway in Wyoming: WPWC

These American bison are following an ancient pathway along the Gibbon River in Wyoming. The well-worn trail has been carved…

5 years ago

Yellowstone in spring is a time to… : LAPC

Yellowstone in spring is a time to Shrug off that old winter coat and Feel the warmth of the sun…

6 years ago

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: LAPC

When I saw that the Lens-Artists Photo Challenge this week was A River Runs Through It, I immediately thought of…

6 years ago

Bumblebee on paintbrush: SMM

I saw this bumblebee on paintbrush at Yellowstone National Park in the late spring. Slender paintbrush was common near the…

6 years ago

Firehole Swimming Hole: LAPC

On your way to see Old Faithful, you may want to take the 2-mile long Firehole Canyon Drive to the…

6 years ago

Earth & Water: Wordless Wednesday

Wordless Wednesday

6 years ago