This morning we were rewarded for getting up early with some sunrise color. We parked along side the road, and then moved off the road and into the snow which was about a foot and a half deep. We set up our tripods and were careful not to block each other so we were pretty much side by side. As you can see the day started out nicely but once again it was very cold.
After the sunrise we saw, and followed a couple of coyotes on the far side of the River. They did not appear to be hunting. I took many photos but had not checked the camera settings so a lot were taken with too slow a shutter speed in the heat of the moment. It also did not help that I was hand holding the camera at this time. Oh well! Lessons relearned!
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We were then off to the Midway Geyser Basin for more snow and trees, and steam.
As it had been quite cold overnight there were many trees flocked with snow.
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| PHOTOGRAPHERS PAUSING ON THE BRIDGE I was also drawn to the sculptured snow banks.  
In the afternoon it was fun to follow a coyote out looking for a snack.
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As we returned to West Yellowstone we saw several trumpeter swans on the river.
A final stop was at Gibbon Falls which is right beside the road. We of course got out and wander the trail beside the road for some photo ops.
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| RIBBONS OF WATER |
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17TH:
Another wintry morning with snow falling which it did off and on all day. We did a lot of exploring and photographing in the snow. As a result of the snow falling, I ended up deleting a number of photos because of the snow being a large distraction in the pictures.
We explored the Hayden Valley area, the Mud Volcano, The Sulphur Cauldron, and Dragon's Mouth Spring. Due to the weather they are a memory mostly as the lighting, which is what photography is all about, was flat.
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Once again we visited the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
At the bridge crossing the Yellowstone River we looked for otter, but only found tracks.
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| UPPER YELLOWSTONE FALLS |
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| SNOW SCULPTURE WITH OTTER TRACKS TO SIDE |
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| LOWER YELLOWSTONE FALLS |
Falls so it is easier to get the silky look.
As we drove back to town, we saw some swan on the Madison River as well two Bald Eagles searching for food.
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SATURDAY, JANUARY 28TH:
The wintry weather persisted today with overcast skies. Our fist stop was in Lower Geyser Basin for a faint sunrise. Really no color but some light on the clouds.
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| A SMALL ERUPTION STARTING |
We visited several areas, including Biscuit Basin. It was a challenge to get the bubbling to really show. But thanks to motor drive one can be successful in seeing the small geysers bubbling.
Along one of the streams there were a couple of Bald Eagles
fishing for food. One of them came up with a good sized fish which he proceeded to eat. As you can see it was again snowing, but not too hard so a few pictures were taken.
It turns out that our lunch was not on the vehicle so we went to the Snow Lodge in the Old Faithful area to get some lunch at the small lunch spot. We all got a
Daily we had passed a wolf kill probably of an elk but it was quite a distance from the road and hiding behind a snow bank. We stopped here and got some pictures of crows,
and a golden eagle helping to clean up the area. They were quite a distance away and in very poor light.
As we were photographing there we also saw a bald eagle and two trumpeter swans fly by.
Our final bird sighting was of a couple of common mergansers along the river.
We called it a day a little early as we had a two hour drive to Gardiner MT, the gateway entrance to the Park on the Northeast side. We will be staying here for two nights. My daughter, Klara, joined me here for this and then we will go to Bozeman for two nights.
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