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Secluded Valley Overlook, Northern Range, YNP
January 01, 2010
Not the most dramatic image for the 1st Picture of the
Week in this New Year... The purpose for this image is
to show the lack of snow pack as of January 1st in
Lamar Valley (a.k.a., Secluded Valley). Right now, the
snow is thin and grainy like sugar. Snowshoes are not
necessary to walk around as you will sink right down to
the ground level.
A winter storm is "in the works" as of today, but as I sit
here in Gardiner at an elevation of 5,200', there is no
snow. Hopefully our winter will show itself soon
enough! Happy New Year Everyone!
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Cold Beaver, Yellowstone National Park, WY
January 11, 2010
Most of this winter season a lone beaver has been seen
near the confluence of the Soda Butte Creek & Lamar
River. In this cold early morning, the beaver was not too
active... Occasionally floating downstream, looking like
a log coated in fur, it would submerge below the ice for a
few moments only to show it's nose and eye.
The most recent survey, conducted in 2007 suggests
that there is an minimum estimate of 750 beaver in the
park in 127 colonies.
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Winterscape's, Yellowstone National Park, WY
January 18, 2010
Winter changes the landscapes of Yellowstone. The
above two images represent moments where one can let
the imagination play for a while. You can see grasses
covered in hoar frost, or you can see ancient marine life
forms crawling towards the water.
Mouse over this image to see a winterscape of the
Lower Geyser Basin.
It could be alien pods lying dormant under the snow
pack, or just what it is, snow built up around rock
formations.
It's fun to let your imagination run wild now & again...
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Orange Mound Spring, Mammoth Hot Springs, YNP
January 28, 2010
One of my favorite features on the Upper Terrace
section of Mammoth Hot Springs. This feature has
been wonderfully active in recent past.
Mouse over the image for a different look at this hot
spring.
It is 4 in 1 ~ terrace, cascade, cone as well as a fissure
hot spring.
Winter has set in which makes this even more
spectacular!
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Midway Geyser Basin & Bald Eagle, Yellowstone
Nat'l Park
February 9, 2010
The elements on this day brought together a wonderful
view of winter in Yellowstone. Excelsior Geyser
Crater in Midway Geyser Basin, once a 300' high plume
of hot water is currently a pool of extremely hot blue
water, surrounded by a snow-filled landscape. Fire & Ice!
Mouse over this image for a view of a bald eagle along
the Gibbon River.
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Alone in Winter, Yellowstone National Park
February 20, 2010
The harsh contrasts of winter in Yellowstone show
themselves at random moments... In Hayden Valley, a
lone lodgepole pine tree awaits it's next rub by a
passing bison. Marks along the tree's trunk tell us that
a bison did leave it's mark in previous months, but now in
February, the tree stands alone surrounded by
untracked snow.
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Weight Change, Yellowstone National Park
March 1, 2010
Bull elk start too drop their massive rack of bone about
this time of year.
The heavy antlers that extend from the skull of this
large ungulate shed each year, only to grow again for the
next season. This bull had nearby buddies who had just
recently shed their extra weight and as he tossed his
head back in a look of defiance, I wondered if he too
just wanted to lose some weight!
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