Fish Creek Ponds - Adirondack Park

A swarm of blue jays descended on our camp site when we threw bread to the ducks...here's one for the birds...

Canyon Village - Yellowstone National Park

The Canyon area of Yellowstone contains the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone".  The colors of this canyon and its waterfall is beyond what the camera can capture.  The upper falls are 109 feet high and the lower falls are 308 feet high.   The area itself is 8000 feet in elevation.  The mountains themselves are yellow and rose colored and the water is an emerald green which in pictures, looks "fake" but that is the actual color.  My pictures never do the place justice but here's a few from the area anyway.

Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Hot Springs is in the northern section of Yellowstone National Park.  It is 6200 feet in elevation and is just inside the North Entrance.  The thermal features here are quite different than elsewhere in the park.   The area consists of many hot springs and when the hot water comes up through the limestone, large amounts of the rock is dissolved by the hot water and limestone deposits are left.  There are numerous travertine terraces that are just beautiful to see.  We were disappointed to see that many of the springs were dried up since the last time we visited in 2009.  I read recently that the activity at the springs varies from 'day-to-day' and that a spring that appears "dried up" can begin flowing again.  Overall, the water flow is pretty consistent.

YELLOWSTONE & GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARKS