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Today started with a hike up to Bunsen’s Peak (12 kms), with some great views. Could even see the top of Mammoth Hot Springs in the distance. https://www.relive.cc/view/vevYQ8wZ8Jv

Of particular note, the scars of past forest fires are present throughout, as you can see in the pictures . . . all the downed trees. Looking back at my first visit to Yellowstone in 1990, I could still see the very recent damage caused by one of the biggest burn years ever in Yellowstone, in 1988. https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/nature/1988-fire…

Next, it was a return to Norris Geyser Basin . . . 33 years later. While it was still interesting to see, it was a shadow of its former glory. There have been thousands of small earthquakes underground, which caused many changes to the underground venting. Most of the amazing colors and venting have now disappeared. https://www.relive.cc/view/vE6Jn8rjLx6 (I found a few older pictures on the internet, that shows more clearly the way I saw it back in 1990).

Then spent the night in West Yellowstone, MT.Read more