Monthly Archives: November 2017

A not so Mellow Yellowstone afternoon – Part 3

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Better than Lucius, Quintus, or Cincinnatus. The arrow of time moves relentlessly forward and it was sometime past 16:00 when I left the Lower Geyser Basin to continue my journey north toward Madison, Mammoth Springs, and eventually east to the …

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A not so Mellow Yellowstone afternoon – Part 2

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Next stop Firehole. Writing about this segment of the day in Yellowstone NP will be a real test of my self-control. You see, as I turn to head north my next destination is Firehole Lake Drive in the Lower Geyser …

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A Not So Mellow Yellowstone Afternoon

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Although not quite a canyon wall cliffhanger, my previous post ended as I was driving south toward Old Faithful to see yet another different facet of the park. Visiting the Midway. When our ranger guided south rim walk was done, …

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A frosty Yellowstone morning -Part 3

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Super volcanoes. Those of us of a certain age recall the disruption caused by the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington state in 1980. Those who are younger might have to look at the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull in …

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A frosty Yellowstone morning – Part 2

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The South Rim hike. I hope you’ve prepared yourselves because, as promised, this is the section where I’m going to delve into the geology of Yellowstone. But I’ll start with a small artistic diversion. Those of you who have traveled …

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