Yellowstone - September 1-8, 2006

Yellowstone Canyon, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming

I have lots of pictures of Yellowstone Canyon from this trip. Which only makes sense as I camped at the Canyon Campground.

This is my third trip to Yellowstone, and my second in as many years. I visited in 2005 as well but found that I could not adequately visit the Park and do all that I wanted in the 3 days I was here. So here I am again. Last year, I camped in the West; this year, I am in the East. Last year, I spent most of my time in the Southwest portion of the Park; this year, I went everywhere else. Last year, I was hobbled by an ankle injury; this year, no injuries. Hooray!

Prior to arriving at Yellowstone this year, I did a 3-4 stop at Cedar Breaks National Monument in Utah. Cedar Breaks is at very high altitude (over 10,000 feet I believe). It was sunny and cool, but great for hiking. Not that Cedar Breaks boasts all that much land over which to hike. But I managed to hike what I could and see what there was to see.

I spent 3 more days at Yellowstone before heading south to Dinosaur National Monument. Dinosaur was disappointing. The visitor's center was closed because it was structurally unsound. The portion of the Monument in Colorado was enveloped in fog and mist; I was unable to see anything. The upshot of all of this is no pictures from Dinosaur. I will have to plan a return visit at some point.