A Tour of Yellowstone

Roger Dugan, Chris Melhorn, Bob Arritt of EPRI along with John Weckel and Anil Jayanna of Applied Signal took a day tour of Yellowstone National Park. These are photos of our great adventure in the park. Enjoy!

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Entering Yellowstone from West Entrance

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New growth trees since fire of '88

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Hillside where all trees were burned in '88

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Closer view of burned out hillside

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Bison mingling with the tourists

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Our first waterfall

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Bob, Chris, Anil, and John experiencing a mountain stream

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Chris retrieving a fly someone lost

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A hillside of hot springs

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No, Roger! Can't you read the signs?

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Trust me, this won't hurt a bit.

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Mountains

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Wildflowers

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Mountain vista

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Another vista

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More wildflowers

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John having a look at the waterfall

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Bob, what would your wife think of this?

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Typical ravine for small streams

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View up the road

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Loose Footing!

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The fire skipped around

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Roger

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John returning from exploring

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Cabin in the wilderness

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'nuff said

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Bob and Anil at Mammoth Hot Springs

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The upper terrace

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Looking back up the hill

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Chris stops to pray

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It's a little warm!

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A hot spring

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Neat view

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'nother neat view

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Anil, Bob and Chis in hot water

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See I told you so

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Mammoth hot springs

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Roger and Mammoth Hot Springs

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Nice colors

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Really cool picture

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Looking back up from the bottom. Dome in the foreground behind the vans

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Misnomer

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Grounds around the visitor's center

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Must be some engineers

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Hotel at Mammoth Hot Springs

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Our first view of Yellowstone River

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Close-up of monolith overlooking Yellowstone River

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Always knew he was an ol' hayseed

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Explanation of why so many falls

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Tower Falls

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Landscape view ... In case you couldn't see the previous one. Note a little rainbow action

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Chris at Tower Falls. Waiting for John to come back from exploring

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Some of the yellow rock that gives Yellowstone its name. Nearby guide for a tour said there is evidence for 2 of Yellowstone's 3 volcanic eruptions visible here.

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Nice high meadow on way to Mt Washburn

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Mt Washburn

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More wildflowers

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And more

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Snow on Mt Washburn

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Remnants of the fire

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Note all the little trees

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If someone was stopped it was for elk, bison, or other wildlife. Or in this case, to take photos of the burned out regions. Note that the trees on the other side of the road were unaffected.