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May 2009 Road Trip

Grand Canyon N.P.: [Day 1] [Day 2]
Hoover Dam/Las Vegas: [Day 3] [Day 4]
Yellowstone N.P.: [Day 5] [Day 6] [Day 7]
Grand Tetons N.P.: [Day 7/8/9]


Day 7 (May 29): Yellowstone National Park


Yellowstone: Near Mammoth Hot Springs

Approximate Location: 44.946439, -110.648956


Yellowstone: Near Mammoth Hot Springs

Similar video to the previous one.


Yellowstone Yell

Woo!


Yellowstone Yell

Yeah! Yellowstone!


Yellowstone: Undine Falls

Near Mammoth Hot Springs, on the northern part of Grand Loop Road.


Yellowstone: Undine Falls

This was along a pullout approximately 4 miles east of Mammoth Hot Springs.


Yellowstone: Bison Near Lava Creek

Approximate Location: 44.940778, -110.632676


Yellowstone: Bison Near Lava Creek

Passing the bison on a bridge. It's amazing how ostensibly unafraid bison are of this type of human activity.


Yellowstone: Bear

Not sure if this is a black bear or a grizzly, but it looks like a black bear. I can't determine exactly where I took this, as I provided no context clues. I'm pretty sure it's between Lava Creek and Floating Island Lake, at around the coordinates 44.952234, -110.478641. I don't provide a link because I'm not sure of them!


Yellowstone: Lamar Canyon & River

Drove a bit along the NE Entrance Road (leads to Beartooth Highway) and doubled back.

Approximate Location: 44.919578, -110.303195


Yellowstone: Near Lamar Valley

Some deer near Lamar Valley (along the NE Entrance Road)


Yellowstone: Another Bear

Somewhere near Tower Junction.


Yellowstone: Near Calcite Springs

Great view of the Yellowstone River near Tower Junction & Calcite Springs.


Yellowstone: Near Calcite Springs

More of the Yellowstone River.


Yellowstone: Near Calcite Springs

The Yellowstone River bifurcates to give off the Lamar River just north of here (near Tower Junction). Soon thereafter, the Lamar River bifurcates to give off Slough Creek.


Yellowstone: Near Mount Washburn

Very windy. Great short hike to a small hill overlooking the area.

Approximate Location: 44.816667, -110.450278


Yellowstone: Grand Canyon: Lower Falls

These falls are twice as high as Niagara Falls, at around 300 feet. You can hike to the brink of the falls using the Brink of the Lower Falls Trail. As the sign will indicate, it's only a 3/8 mile hike but it's a 600 foot drop! At around 12 seconds, I pan to the lowest observation location of the falls, which is bigger. I'm at the smaller one that's slightly up the trail. The next video is from the lowest observation location.


Yellowstone: Grand Canyon: Lower Falls

This is from the lowest observation location, and shows all that water spilling over (as well as a rainbow.) At its peak, the volume of water going over these falls can be above 60,000 gallons a second.


Yellowstone: Grand Canyon: Lower Falls

I did some research on the USGS' website on the Yellowstone Lake Outlet measurement for 2009, and at least at that location (which is not here but upstream) the flow was around 20,000 gallons per second for this day. Peak for 2009 was around July 4th or so at 50,000 gallons.

So, I'm not sure how much more water is added to the Yellowstone River from the Lake Outlet to the Lower Falls, but I'm sure those numbers are increased.


Yellowstone: Grand Canyon: Lookout Point

Great view of Lower Falls from Lookout Point.


Yellowstone: Grand Canyon: Grand View Overlook

Quite a "grand view," eh?


Yellowstone: Lewis Lake

This is Lewis Lake, not Heart Lake. Heart Lake isn't visible from the road.

Approximate Location: 44.309727, -110.602214


Yellowstone: Near Lily Falls

Approximate Location: 44.219883, -110.656256


Yellowstone: Near Lily Falls

Similar location to the last video.