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June 2024 Road Trip
Grand Canyon N.P.: [Day 1]
[Day 2]
[Day 3]
[Day 4]
[Day 5]
[Day 6]
Bryce Canyon N.P.: [Day 7]
[Day 8]
Arches/Capitol Reef N.P.: [Day 9]
Canyonlands N.P.: [Day 10]
Yellowstone N.P.: [Day 11]
[Day 12]
[Day 13]
[Day 14]
[Day 15]
Gateway Arch N.P.: [Day 16-18]
Route Map: [Route][all maps]
Day 12 (Fri Jun 14): Yellowstone National Park

Day's Summary: Yellowstone. Overnight: Madison Campground.

Near St. Anthony, ID

About halfway in between Sugar City and St. Anthony.

Yellowstone: West Entrance Traffic

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Yellowstone: West Entrance Traffic

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Yellowstone: West Thumb Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: West Thumb Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Percolating Spring

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Perforated Pool?

I'm not sure why this is rotated!

Yellowstone: West Thumb Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Abyss Pool

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Black Pool

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Black Pool

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Yellowstone Lake

Amazing location of these hot features right by the lake. The name "West Thumb" comes from this western lobe of Yellowstone Lake looking like a thumb.

Yellowstone: West Thumb: Big Cone

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Big Cone

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Fishing Cone

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Yellowstone: West Thumb: Bluebell Pool

No ice cream to be found here.

Yellowstone: West Thumb Geyser Basin

Don't laugh!

Yellowstone: Continental Divide

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Yellowstone: Continental Divide

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Area

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Area

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Area

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Area

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful

Not a spectacular eruption. Around 2:22PM on June 14, 2024.

Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Sulphide Spring

Old Faithful is part of the Upper Geyser Basin.

Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin

Hot & bubbly!

Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin

More hot & bubbly!

Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Bison

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin

Isn't it fascinating that some of these hot features just continue to erupt?

Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Penta Geyser

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Spasmodic Geyser

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: South Scalloped Spring

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Castle Geyser

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Yellowstone: Upper Geyser Basin: Shield Spring

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Inn

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Prep

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Prep

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Prep

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Prep

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Yellowstone: Old Faithful Eruption

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Grand Prismatic Spring

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Yellowstone: Norris: Emerald Spring

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Yellowstone: Norris Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: Norris: Steam Vent

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Yellowstone: Norris Geyser Basin

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Yellowstone: Norris: Steam Vent

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Yellowstone: Beryl Spring

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Yellowstone: Beryl Spring

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Yellowstone: Beryl Spring

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Yellowstone: Gibbon Falls

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Yellowstone: Gibbon Falls

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Yellowstone: Gibbon Falls

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Yellowstone: Bison

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Yellowstone: Madison Campground: 127

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