Anne Elliott's photos with the keyword: Yellowstone River

This beautiful tree was right by one of the lookouts along the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US. The trunk was so richly coloured and twisted and gnarled, it begged to be photographed (with the far side of the Canyon in the background). Taken on 14 September 2012 along the South Rim of the Canyon, maybe at Artists's Point or Uncle Tom's Point..

Another view from further down the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US, showing the pink slopes that are seen in some places, dotted with the occasional tree. You can also see a pinnacle above the centre that is red. One of the pinnacles in this canyon had an enormous Osprey nest on the top of it and luckily, when we were there, one of the birds was standing on top of the nest. Taken from Inspiration Point on the North Rim, on 14 September 2012, the 4th day of our week's trip. "The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River slices through an ancient hydrothermal basin. The basin developed in rhyolitic lava and ash that flowed into the Yellowstone Caldera about 500,000 years ago. The river carved this spectacular canyon through the hardened lava (rhyolitic rock) and welded ash (tuff). Hot areas and steam vents still exist in the canyon. They allow heat, gases and hot water to escape from the underground Yellowstone Volcano. The canyon is about 20 miles (32 kms) long and parts of the canyon are nearly 1,200 feet (366 m) deep." Taken from a sign at the Canyon. Today in Calgary, it's 1C and has been snowing most of the day.

Problems with uploading today, so am having to add my photos one at a time and hopefully that will work. Another view looking over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, US. Taken on 14 September 2012, the fourth day of our week's trip to Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. Close to the brink of the Upper Falls?

I took so many photos from different viewpoints around the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and have ended up just grabbing one. Quite breathtaking scenery with dizzying drops! Distant haze from one of the fires in the park (we saw billowing smoke in several places during our few days there, but saw no flames). Really need to go through so many photos from my wonderful week away. "The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone is the first large canyon on the Yellowstone River downstream from Yellowstone Falls in Yellowstone National Park. The canyon is approximately 24 miles long, between 800 feet (244m) and 1,200 feet (366m) deep and between one quarter of a mile (.45 km) and three quarters of a mile (1.2 km) wide." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Canyon_of_the_Yellowstone

A view over the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, Wyoming, US, showing the Lower Falls. There are various viewpoints along the rim, giving dizzying views down into the canyon. It's a long way down! Taken on 14 September 2012 - lots of haze from several forest fires that were burning within the park. (As usual, locations marked on my maps are very approximate, more to remind myself roughly where an image was taken.) "The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River slices through an ancient hydrothermal basin. The basin developed in rhyolitic lava and ash that flowed into the Yellowstone Caldera about 500,000 years ago. The river carved this spectacular canyon through the hardened lava (rhyolitic rock) and welded ash (tuff). Hot areas and steam vents still exist in the canyon. They allow heat, gases and hot water to escape from the underground Yellowstone Volcano. The canyon is about 20 miles (32 kms) long and parts of the canyon are nearly 1,200 feet (366 m) deep." Taken from a sign at the Canyon.