RHH's photos with the keyword: national Park

The drive north from Tower Junction and Tower Falls back to Mammoth Hot Springs is beautiful but has very few of the thermal features for which Yellowstone is noted. The last time we were in Yellowstone and drove this part of the upper loop we stopped to photograph Undine Falls and hiked to Wraith Falls (see inset), a short hike from a parking area along the road.

The northeast quadrant of the upper loop of the main road through Yellowstone National Park has few thermal features but is a beautiful drive nevertheless. This is the view to the southwest and believe the snow-covered hills are the Peregrine Hills.

This lake along the northeast side of the upper loop in Yellowstone National Park actually has a small floating island, though we could not figure out where it was. It is typical of the scenery in that part of the park.

Wraith Falls lies along the northwest part of the upper loop of the main road through Yellowstone National Park and can be reached by a short hike.

Not far north of Tower Falls in Yellowstone National Park is Calcite Springs Overlook with a parking area and some short trails that are well a stop. This is the view from the overlook with Calcite Springs on the colorful cliff-side of the Yellowstone River below (see inset photo). Across the Yellowstone River is Specimen Ridge and Bison Peak (see second inset photo).

I believe this is Bison Peak in the background with Specimen Ridge in the foreground. The photo was take from the Calcite Springs Overlook in Yellowstone National Park north of Tower Falls.

Calcite Springs are on the Yellowstone River in one of the narrowest areas of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. They are visible from the Calcite Springs Overlook north of Tower Falls on the Grand Loop Road.