Burnt Forest

A section of burnt forest in the Yellowstone National Park. A very large wildfire or bushfire swept through sections of the park back in 1988. The remnants of that fire are still visible today some 30 years later.

Crater Mouth

A near perfectly symmetric crater geyser in the Old Faithful geothermal basin.

Bacterial Mats

One thing that surprised me about Yellowstone was the different lifeforms that occupied the hot and steamy waters that bubbled out of the Earth's crust. This is one small example of a mat of colourful bacteria that happily live on the fringe of a geyser pool. There are so many colours of bacteria and each colour indicates a species of bacteria that can thrive at different temperatures.

Eruption

Old Faithful geyser in eruption mode.

Geyser

The old geyser prepares for some hydrothermal action.

Faithful Crowd

The crowd of faithful waits patiently for the eruption of Old Faithful on the massive viewing platform surrounding the Geyser.

Bison Bull

A Bison bull up close, as close as you can get with a 200mm lens anyway.

Bison Crossing

This family of Bison are attempting to cross the road. These are huge animals, as you can see by the size of the RV behind the male bull.

Bison Herd

A small herd of bison in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. These animals used to roam the plains here in the millions, now only isolated herds remain in the wild.

Elk

On my way to the Eclipse near Shoshoni in Wyoming I visited the great Yellowstone National Park. This is a truly stunning park with a myriad of natural wonders. One of these is the wildlife. Here a shy Elk makes an appearance and scampers across the clearing for more cover amongst the trees.