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YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
THE FIRST NATIONAL PARK 1872
All photo by "Molly" Marston
Trivia Question:
Why do bison, deer, moose, antelope, etc. have eyes at the side of the heads and wolves, bears, human, etc.?
Steve and I finally got our trip to Yellowstone. It was scheduled five years ago, but health problems changed our plans. Our trip lasted sixteen days. Steve is not much for stopping for me to take pictures. So, many of the photos were taken which my Canon Rebel set on automatic pointed outside the car window while we were moving at full speed. We often stayed with our faithful Evergreeners. The park is so much bigger and magnificent than I could have ever imagined. Personally, I cannot understand how people can question whether or not there is a Creator/God when seeing this place. He is a wonderful artist.
So many variations in scenery and animal life--colorful wonderful hydrothermals--including geysers (Yellowstone houses more than one half of the world's geysers), hot springs, microbes in a rainbow of colors, boiling mud pots --bobby sox forests (trees that have died because of hydrothermal activity but wear a six to twelve inch patch of white around the base) green pine forests, water falls, colorful bluffs, Mammoth Springs (which look like ice), Park animals include bison, elk, coyotes, chipmunks (all of which we saw) and osprey, grizzlies, black bear, moose, and wolves (which we did not see). There are several "resort" areas which mostly have been geared to the landscape or are partially hidden in the landscape. The scenery and landscape often changes with a blink of the eye.
Boardwalks abound near and around pools and geysers to protect the thin ground layer and to protect people from potential burning from a hot pool or a new eruption.
The large animals OWN the road. Traffic can be stopped for hours if a bison decides to walk up and down the road or to lay in it. The elk lounge on the hotel lawn at Mammoth Springs. This blog is going to be primarily a picture blog.
It is expensive, but well worth it. Camping is a real value. We stayed in a cabin. Paid quite a bit extra for our own bathroom...no kitchen, no fridge, no cooking in the cabin. Those that don't have "indoor" bathrooms as part of their cabin must wander to the campground style communal facilities.
So many variations in scenery and animal life--colorful wonderful hydrothermals--including geysers (Yellowstone houses more than one half of the world's geysers), hot springs, microbes in a rainbow of colors, boiling mud pots --bobby sox forests (trees that have died because of hydrothermal activity but wear a six to twelve inch patch of white around the base) green pine forests, water falls, colorful bluffs, Mammoth Springs (which look like ice), Park animals include bison, elk, coyotes, chipmunks (all of which we saw) and osprey, grizzlies, black bear, moose, and wolves (which we did not see). There are several "resort" areas which mostly have been geared to the landscape or are partially hidden in the landscape. The scenery and landscape often changes with a blink of the eye.
Boardwalks abound near and around pools and geysers to protect the thin ground layer and to protect people from potential burning from a hot pool or a new eruption.
The large animals OWN the road. Traffic can be stopped for hours if a bison decides to walk up and down the road or to lay in it. The elk lounge on the hotel lawn at Mammoth Springs. This blog is going to be primarily a picture blog.
It is expensive, but well worth it. Camping is a real value. We stayed in a cabin. Paid quite a bit extra for our own bathroom...no kitchen, no fridge, no cooking in the cabin. Those that don't have "indoor" bathrooms as part of their cabin must wander to the campground style communal facilities.
(Folks over 62, get your America The Beautiful Pass. It is only $10 with ID and is good for ones lifetime. We have used ours for years. It has saved us a ton of money in National Parks, Historical Sites, National whatevers. This trip--we saved $25 for entrance to Yellowstone, $12.00 at Little Big Horn and $12.00 at The Trails Interpretive Center in Casper. WY).
I will write about other parts of our trip in later postings.
I will write about other parts of our trip in later postings.
All pics are taken with a Canon Rebel, mostly on automatic.
So, on with the show!
So, on with the show!
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| Oh! Give Me a Home Where the Buffalo (Bison) Roam And, I'll Show You a Dirty House!! |
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| Lamar Valley Herd |
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| The Girls Club (female elk) lounging at Mammoth Springs Resort |
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| And the skies are not cloudy all day |
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| Wow! We ARE tired! |
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| T. Roosevelt Memorial at North Entrance |
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| Mountain Goat (I think) just outside the park |
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| The Yellowstone River |
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| The boys arrive at the "Parade Ground" |
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| She walked next to the driver's side of our car |
Mammoth Springs
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| Liberty Cap |
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| One of many colorful pool |
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| Mammoth Springs Lodge |
In and around Old Faithful...another posting
Answer: The ranger said it is because those with eyes at the side of their heads are herbivores...they need a wide side view and range of sight to fine better sources of food. The placement of the eyes also gives them a better opportunity to see animals that may be preying on them with a much wider range and scope in their vision. Those of us that have eyes in the front of our faces are carnivores. Our need is to focus on the prey which is usually directly in front of us.
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