Yellowstone: Odds 'n Ends

This post just has pictures in no particular order.  Here are Peg, Sarah and the kids posing partway down a steep trail to an overlook of the upper Yellowstone Falls.  There are a couple of these trails on both sides of the river.

This is Uncle Tom's trail on the other side.  Down, down down and then up, up, up!  That's Peg and Cass leading the way.

More info on Uncle Tom's trail.  This was taken on the way out.  I'm too pooped to hold my gut in!

Tower Falls.  This is on Tower Creek located in the upper middle of the park.

One day, while the rest of the family went to Yellowstone, Peg, Cass, and I did a little local Island Park touring.  We went to Big Springs, the source of the Henry's Fork of the Snake River.  120 million gallons of water a day come out of this spring, making it one of the 40 largest springs in the United States.  It is also the side of Johnny Sack's Cabin, which has an interesting history.

Another view of the springs.  You can see Johnny Sack's Cabin in the backgrond, along with the little structure at water's edge that houses a water wheel and a generator for electricity.

The girls standing on the hearth at Johnny Sack's.

Sawtelle Peak, just northwest of Isand Park, is a 9875 foot summit home to a FAA traffic control radar.

 The view from on top is tremendous on all sides.  Henry's Lake can be seen on one side and Island Park Reservoir on the other.  The Tetons are easily visible to the southeast.

Waiting for Old Faithful.  It's almost a Disneyland like atmosphere!

One day we did a lazy float down a section of the Buffalo River, a short tributary of Henry's Fork.

The hot tub was a welcome retreat at day's end.

A wide angle view of the cabin we rented.

Another view of the falls in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.  In the foreground you can see the steps of the trail leading down to the observation deck and on the far side of the river is the green cut that Uncle Tom's Trail descends.  It ends near the patch of snow close to the edge of the falls.

I'm thinking it would be close to impossible to climb out of this canyon!  Not something I'll like to try, anyway.

 
Here's the two bears I wrote about in the previous Yellowstone post.  Never did see more of the black one than its butt!

Farewell, Yellostone.  Until we meet again!