Grand Teton

Teton Range

The Teton Range is another one of those sights that must have had incalculable film and electrons burned while cameras pointed at it.  The day we were there was cloudy but we didn't get rained on.  We walked around one of the lakes strung along in front of the range.  The geology is great - There are "dead" glaciers in this picture, as well as ones that are still with us.  The lakes were formed by glaciers and the morraine that formed the dams when they retreated is clearly visible.

Yellowstone

Old Faithful

Norris Geyser Basin

Mammoth Hot Springs

Lower Yellowstone Falls

You guessed it - a bison

We just got back from Yellowstone earlier in the week.  Fantastic scenery.  I was thinking that Old Faithful must be one of the most photographed objects in the world, especially now that everyone carries a camera or cell phone.  In 1958, probably only dad had a camera and he could afford to take only one shot and hope it came out.  I probably took a hundred.  Anyway, the top photo is my contribution to the millions of photographs of Old Faithful out there.  Of course there are bubbling pools, steam vents, and hot springs (roughly half of the worlds visible geothermal features are here).  There are waterfalls but the mountains aren't that spectacular.  We spent a couple of days and saw a lot.  The one thing we didn't see that much of relative to my expectations was wildlife.  Anyway, here is a picture of a bison just to round things out.

Road Trip

David and I drove from Houston to Seattle last week in 4 days.  Despite passing incredible scenery, I didn't come up with much more than snapshots.  Here are two of the best: the Tetons from near Jackson, Wyoming and Craters of the Moon National Monument in Idaho.  I did see more antelope than I've ever seen before (but no worthwhile photos).