The great American roadtrip

Spent today in Yellowstone National Park. Mostly it was closed — we missed it by a couple of days, as it closed for the season November 5. Apologies to all in Seattle we failed to see (especially

bevsob

: I was really hoping to say bye before we left the country) but I came down with an awful cold in Olympia and spent four days on

goldfish42

‘s sofa.

We saw a bald eagle, stayed at Chico Hot Springs, saw bison and elk and muledeer and a coyote and we heard a pack of wolves howling the sun down. We saw — and smelled — mineral hot springs and the multicolored travertine years of flow have created.

Sunset was glorious: oranges and tangerines glowing on the underside of beautiful clouds. I love the way the trees here are outlined sharp against the sky.

Such alien landscapes

Elk at rest

Mammoth Springs

Rosanne’s first snow in about 15 years

Trees at sunset