Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Burnt Forest Yellowstone has had some major fires in the past. The biggest was in 1988 when over a third of the park burned. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Grizzly & Cub A Grizzly Bear & her Cub roam along the northeastern coast of Lake Yellowstone. Notice the burnt log laying on the ground in front of them. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Firehole Falls Firehole Falls are located about half a mile upstream from the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon Rivers at Madison Junction. With only a 40 foot drop, Firehole Falls aren’t very tall; just majestic. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Bison Bison are almost synonymous with Yellowstone. It has the world’s largest population of American Bison. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Madison River The Madison River is a favorite hangout for Elk during rut season; mid-September to mid-October. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Elk Calf Well sure, this calf was born in the spring and it’s now fall. It’s a big calf. Still, it looks so sweet sniffing near the burnt log. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | Yellowstone Falls A trip to Yellowstone NP is not complete without seeing Yellowstone Falls. Actually Yellowstone Falls consists of two waterfalls on the Yellowstone River. The Upper Yellowstone Falls are 109 feet high. The 308 feet high Lower Yellowstone Falls is the largest volume waterfall in the Rocky Mountains. This image from one of my first trips to Yellowstone isn’t too bad considering the weather conditions. For the whole story with all images, see Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story.
Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone | a 7 Image Story This trip to Yellowstone was my first. My newest camera at the time was the Minolta XTsi Maxxum. It had several new electronic features, but the basic camera was more consumer than the more professional Minolta XG-9. Still, as you can see, it produced some nice images. These images were scanned into digital by the film processing provider and burned onto a CD. They are only 1.6MP, but they came along with the slides or prints and negatives.
Although I’ve been back to Yellowstone many times since this first trip, I’ve only seen and photographed a grizzly one other time. I’m still looking for my first really good grizzly image. Also, several images show burnt forest. Yellowstone has had some major fires in the past. The biggest was in 1988 when over a third of the park burned. The forests have, of course, regenerated themselves since then.
Each image will be posted individually this week with a bit more narrative under category Minolta XTsi to Yellowstone.
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