Step 59 Part H: Take Lots of Animal and Pretty Scenery Pictures

From Yellowstone to Glacier National Park, there's nothing but cute (and potentially deadly) animals and beautiful (and again potentially deadly) landscape. I posted all of my vacation's pictures on my Facebook page, so check them out if you haven't already. Below are some of my favorite pictures from Yellowstone. Of course, I'm going to recommend that everyone get out to THE WORLD'S first National Park at some point in their life, though I would suggest getting Old Faithful and the other geysers and hot springs out of the way first and never ever going back to them. They are super cool to see, but they're also a beacon to every tourist, and as more and more people start realizing that Yellowstone's the place to go, the more chances you have of being pushed off the boardwalks by some rude person trying to get a seat before Old Faithful blows. Northern Yellowstone is the place to be, especially if you want to see animals and feel like you're actually in the wild.

There are TONS of bison in Yellowstone--this girl was just chilling by herself, though, walking into the sunrise.

The Caldera. You can't see the whole thing from land--it's a giant crater that encompasses much of Yellowstone and is a constant reminder of how huge the super volcano under the park can be when it blows again.

An elk on the horizon at sunrise.

Castle Geyser. I almost like this one more than Old Faithful--less crowded. It's in the same area as Old Faithful, though, and is pretty regular, so you should check out both if you get the chance.

About 12 years ago when I last came to Yellowstone, there were no little trees growing here--it was all burned, dead trees. It's amazing to see the change.

See the little white spot in the middle of the picture? We're pretty sure that's a wolf! We saw her and another white spot running up the hill and tried to get close enough to tell for sure, but she kept evading us (and we didn't have binoculars or scopes to get a better view of her). There's a small chance that it's a pronghorn deer. They can be lighter in color. But we saw a pronghorn running the next day, and it didn't look anything like the lope that these guys were doing. We saw these "wolf pronghorns" in the Blacktail Deer Plateau, but the best place to see wolves are in the Lamar Valley. The Hayden Valley also has some wolves, but I never saw any there. You sort of just gotta follow the professional wolf watchers. :)

Yellowstone Grand Canyon. Be careful not to slip!

Oh no! I slipped! Someone help!!!