Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Yellowstone NP-Old Faithful to West Thumb & back

One of the ways to get around Yellowstone is to take a Yellow Bus Tour.   2007 was the year that the Old Yellow Bus returned to Yellowstone. These buses are historic touring vehicles that where a popular tour bus starting in the early l900's.

This three-tiered cascade drops over 50 feet as the Firehole River flows North. The Kepler Cascades were actually named in 1881 for the 12 year old son of Wyoming's territorial governor, Kepler Hoyt, who toured the park with his father, Governor John Hoyt

Photo taken from hill overlooking Yellowstone Lake. The lake is the largest body of water in Yellowstone NP and at 7,732 ft above sea level it is the largest fresh water lake above 7,000 ft in North America.  The lake freezes over by late November and stays frozen until late May or early June.
We were lucky to see several groups of Elk during our Yellowstone visit, tho of the wildlife in the park Elk are the most abundant large animal.

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