Yellowstone National Park

Hawk on a tree branch near Mud Volcano and Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park.

Somewhere between Gibbon Falls and The Lower Geyser Basin

The sun sets on the Hayden Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone on a late Summer morning.

The Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

A rainbow caused by the spray of the Lower Falls of the Yellowstone River.

Gibbon Falls on the Grand Loop at Yellowstone National Park

Old Faithful is one of the most popular sights to see in Yellowstone because of predictability. However, not the biggest geyser or best sight to see.

Taken from across a narrow section of Yellowstone Lake I spotted this Eagle from the car. At first we weren't sure if it was a decoy or a real eagle.

A fire in the sky highlights remnants of the decimation of lodge Pole pines in Hayden Valley caused by the massive 1988 Yellowstone National Park forest fire .

This awesome rock cliff was astoundingly beautiful. The photo, however, didn't quite capture the beauty I saw and was less than interesting as it didn't show the detail, but looking closer it showed something entirely new. Look out Picasso, here comes Nature!

Between Roosevelt Lodge and Tower Fall you can see some magnificent views of The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, which was cut by the longest free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. Yellowstone River actually flows northward through Wyoming into Montana.

Bison are everywhere in Yellowstone National Park. There is an esitmated 4,000 bison living in Yellowstone. This is a dramatic increase from the 20 that were left in 1902 when Congress purchased an additional 21 head and created a ranch in Lamar Valley to proctect them from poachers.

Two male Buffalo butt heads in a contest of dominance in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park

Despite popular belief, Pronghorn are not truly antelope. They can be seen all across the Western US and Southern Canada. This one was in a small herd of 3 in Lamar Valley in Yellowstone National Park.

In 1988 a series of fires combined to destroy over 30% of Yellowstone National Park. On Mt. Washburn you see the burnt remnants of 200 year old lodgepole pines poking out of short, but dense rebirth. One day the charcoaled remnants will be reclaimed by the earth, but until then this serves as an awesome reminder of the power of fire.

A mother black bear comes down from foraging in a tree near the top of Mt. Washburn in Yellowstone National Park. Her two cubs are near-by.

A young buffalo in the Lamar Valley of Yellowstone National Park poses for a portrait.

Starscape Over the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

A buffalo crosses the Yellowstone River in the Hayden Valley of Yellowstone National Park.