Travelling from Canyon Village up to the north of the park. Fancy a bison walking next to the car

Another picture of these majestic creatures.

Just love the scenery driving along. Smoke clouds from fires in Idaho clearly visible

Map of Beaver Ponds Trail in the north of the park

Beaver pond trail going up quite steeply on the first stretch

View of Paradise Valley with the Yellowstone River somewhere below

Equisetum or horsetail - one of the many plants Kinsey tried to teach us

Well, Kinsey called this plant butter & eggs. No idea what it really is 🤔

Beaver Pond Trail - taking a breather in the shade

First of the Beaver ponds but apparently no beavers there.

3rd pond overlooked by Sepulcher Mountain. Saw the evidence of Beaver activity but no beaver.

After a long slog across the sagebrush, Mammoth hot springs in the distance

Yellowstone - Beaver Ponds Trail

6 september 2022, Verenigde Staten ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

It's already day 3 - where has the time gone?

Today we explore some of the north of the park and head out on the Beaver Ponds Trail.

It's a 5 mile loop walk through a variety of animal habitats. The Beaver Ponds are actually outside of the park in Montana. Another state to add to our list 😉

We were all hopeful to catch some elk, bear, pronghorn and deer. We saw lots of evidence such as zones where animals bedded down for the night and some bear poo but sadly none of the animals themselves.

It was the hottest day so far and we had a rather a hot and long slog back to Mammoth through Sagebrush with no animal sightings to take our mind off.

But still, the scenery is just stunning.

One little titbit ..
👆Montana's Nickname is 'Big Sky Country' or 'Treasure State'.
👉 Montana's large gold and silver mines gave ruse to its nickname, the Treasure State
👉 “Big Sky Country” is a very recent addition of nickname and is a reference to the unobstructed skyline in the state that seems to overwhelm the landscape at times.Meer informatie

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