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Cooke City, Gibbon Falls, Golden Gate, Huckleberry Ridge, Krakatoa, Mammoth Hot Springs, Mule deer, tuff, Yellowstone, Yellowstone National Park
USA 2018 (11), What a beautiful ride! Little commentary necessary for this magic afternoon. I’m still in the seat next to the driver.(And since publishing the last post, I have discovered how to eliminate the blue effect of the smoky windscreen glass, although it does leave a slight distortion of colour towards brown.) Our first stop was at Gibbon Falls.
Just to prove I haven’t made up this whole extraordinary adventure
The walk back to the vans
Our road continued.
The amateur geologist in me was fascinated by the yellow stone (er… Yellowstone?) through which we were driving.
Golden Gate
(My battery ran out!)
I have since discovered that the yellow stone is a thick layer of tuff thrown out 2.1 million years ago from one of the huge (Krakatoa was hundreds of times smaller) volcanic explosions, and it’s called Huckleberry Ridge Tuff.
What’s this? Mule deer!
What is it about an animal with snow on its nose?
It was about his time that we learned that Drew and Jeremy had been keeping something from us that had been worrying them for two whole days. We were (relatively) fast approaching
a spot called Mammoth Hot Springs. The road onward to Cooke City, where we were to spend the next two nights, had been blocked for two days…
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What a stunning drive, loved all the little videos and that final shot of a mule deer was very fetching.
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It was very sweet.
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What a wonderful drive – videos make it so much more ‘real’ too – and lovely mule deer pictures!
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Icing on the cake of snow icing!
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I was glad to see you among all this wonder. It gave the post that human touch.
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Thought I’d better have one of me. Others were having loads of ‘Me against so-and-so’ type photos, but that’s not my style.
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I’m loving these post! So beautiful!!
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Thank you Deb. Rather photogenic subject!
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A quick look on Wiki shows how far the Huckleberry Ridge Tuff extended, in a huge egg-shape covering much of the Continental US.
I’m appreciating the landscape photos too. Thanks.
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Indeed – and thank you.
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I think the yellow mineral may be sericite if you want to delve further, it results from hot (very hot and acid?) water affecting minerals already in the tuff. See ‘valley of ten thousand smokes*’ for a modern example of what the deposit may have looked like while hot.
*Actually steams, you can’t rely on a journalist.
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Thank you – that’s very interesting.
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What a magical drive. Well done for the excellent photographs and videos along the way and the lovely mule deer picture at the end.
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I have a few favourite photo of the whole trip, and that is one of them
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I’ve been enjoying your Yellowstone in Winter blogs. I’ve always wanted to go there in the winter. I’ve been there in the summer and fall but it is an entirely different landscape in winter.
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Do go if you can!
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Real magic! This fantastic scenery and not having to worry about the driving. I’m green with envy!
I’m so glad I found a way to view your videos. One feels almost on board.
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I was very glad not to be driving – and not only because of the freedom to enjoy the views!
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