Wyoming, USA

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Grand Teton National Park:

Grand Teton National Park (Wyoming) is part of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem, which extends across corners of Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho.

Above: Early morning sun hits the Teton Range, which reflects in the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, in Grand Teton National Park. Grand Teton rises to 13,766 feet (4,198.6 meters).

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.

Wave clouds over the peaks of Grand Teton and Teewinot.

Below: Sunrise from Colter Bay Campground on Jackson Lake.

Sunrise on Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
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.
Sunrise on Jackson Lake, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Left: Hiking in Grand Teton National Park above Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

Below: Hikers in Garnet-Canyon beneath Middle Teton, in Grand Teton National Park.
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Left: Yellow leaves and aspen trunks, in Grand Teton National Park.

Below: Aspen leaves turning gold in South Fork Teton Canyon, Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Caribou Targhee National Forest, Wyoming.

South Fork Teton Canyon, Wyoming
Left: Aspen turning gold in South Fork Teton Canyon, Jedediah Smith Wilderness, Caribou Targhee National Forest, Wyoming.

Below: While backpacking in Middle Fork Granite Canyon, we encountered this wild female moose and calf, in Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Peaks reflected in Snake River, Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
Left: Mountain peaks reflected in the Snake River at Schwabacher Landing, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming.

Below: Grass silhouette and reflection of Teton Range.
Teton Range reflects in the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park

Above: Sunrise on Mount Moran dusted with fresh snow.

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):

Left: Grand Prismatic Spring viewed through burnt forest.

Below: Wind swirls the steam in fascinating patterns from Grand Prismatic Spring.
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Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Left: Outflow from Grand Prismatic Spring formed a pleasing curve in 1998.

Below: 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: Orange algae grow in hotter water than brown algae.

Left: Blue-green Grand Prismatic Spring (2004) outputs hot water across multi-hued algae.

Below: 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: Orange Spring Mound, Yellowstone National Park (2004).

Left: Yellowstone Falls with rainbow. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Photo by Carol Dempsey.

Below: The impressive Old Faithful geyser erupts about every 94 minutes to a height of 100 to 180 feet.
Old Faithful geyser, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Rainbow over Vent and Turban Geysers, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Left: Vent Geyser bends sunlight into a rainbow alongside Turban Geyser, Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone NP.

Travertine terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.

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.
Travertine terraces, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park.

Below: Water stopped feeding Minerva Terrace as of 2004.
Dry Minerva Spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Fireweed after a forest fire, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

Left: Fireweed springs up on sunny slopes cleared by a forest fire, Yellowstone National Park.

Below: Bison (or buffalo) twice blocked our road to reach Old Faithful:

Below: Female elk on the lawn at Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.

Left: Elk females on skyline behind Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel.

Below: A bull elk looks for females in fall rutting season at Mammoth Hot Springs:

Left: Sunset over Yellowstone National Park.

Index to this Wyoming page: Grand Teton National Park , Yellowstone National Park