A collection of photos from the Yellowstone region, taken while heading to and from the trailhead. Sometimes, getting there is the best part of the journey.


Blacktail Plateau, Floating Island Lake and an early summer snowstorm


Mt. Washburn

 


Bear and bison jams in Yellowstone


Marauding Raven and a rainbow in Lamar Valley


Hayden Valley and Soda Butte panoramas


Fishing Bridge and Yellowstone Lake


Views from the Soda Butte region


Camping at Norris and Yellowstone Lake near Lake Lodge


Nymph Lake, not far from the Norris Campground and geyser basin, and below, a dirty look from a passing bison


Elk rest by the Firehole River, while Paul tries his luck with a fly rod

 


Fishing in the Gibbon River and checking out one of the many geyser basins in Yellowstone


The beautiful travertine terraces of Mammoth Hot Springs


A panorama of Hayden Valley following an early summer rain storm

 


Crawfish Falls


Early September snowfall


Sylvan Lake and Sylvan Pass


Top Notch Peak and Cub Creek