Yellowstone Trip, January 16-21, 2007

Updated 29 Jan 07. Photos from the cameras of Rob Maher and [JB] = Jeffrey Barish

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A lone bighorn sheep along Gardner River;    Larry Borish and Jeff Barish at Mammoth;    Frosty trees and boardwalk near Mammoth Hot Springs


More frosty trees at Mammoth;    View south over Swan Lake Flat;    Cabin at Old Faithful;   


Icy mist over Beryl Spring;    Larry and Jeremy (guide) making lunches along roadside;    Arriving at Monument Geyser Basin (ski/snowshoe excursion)


Hiking (carefully) in Monument thermal area;    Frost and snow coating the trees;    Thriving algae in hot runoff channel (even with air temperature of 5F !)


Monument geyser structure;    Rob next to monument [JB];  View north of Gibbon River and bison


Snow van;    Yurt camp at Canyon (small structures are the sleeping "yurtlets", with propane heat and battery-powered lights)

[JB]


Yurt camp outhouses, shower, and snowshoe storage;    Skiing back to camp;    Guests making their own lunches in the dining yurt


Excursion south from Dunraven Pass (8800');  Rob after initial pitch [JB];    Jeremy digging an avalanche test pit (conditions were good);    Larry skiing near summit;  GPS track.


Icy trees;    Larry, Jeremy, and Jeff on summit of Dunraven (9904');    Rob falling "gracefully"; then posing on summit [JB]


Big sky clearing to the north above Hedges Peak;    Approaching summit of Hedges Peak (9685');  Jeff, Larry, and Rob posing on summit of Hedges [JB]


View south from Hedges Peak;    View back up Hedges after glade run;    Practicing more powder turns


Hayden Valley route (Mary Mountain Trail);    Track left by wolf pack (3-4 animals) heading to high ground; Distant view north of Hedges, Dunraven, and Washburn mountains


Jeff Barish in Hayden Valley;    Group of lawbreakers (who shall remain nameless ;) in Violet Creek


Snow-covered Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone looking north from the west rim (8100');    Canyon thermal area during descent to Sevenmile Hole;    "Pencil ice" pushing upward in the sandy thermal area


Final descent to river level (Rob, with Larry below)[JB]; At the Yellowstone River (6850') in Sevenmile Hole;    Lunch break [JB]


Colorful riverbank;    Thermal area draining into the Yellowstone;    Larry and Rob hiking back up from the river through a moss-covered geothermal meadow [JB]; GPS track


Yellowstone River: Upper Falls;    Lower Falls from Lookout Point;    Lower Falls from Artist's Point


Otter track on frozen river:  step step step sliiiiiide, step step sliiiiiide, ...;    Funny to see an ice machine in the winter!;  All excursions.