Yellowstone Weekend

John and I decided to make a quick weekend camping trip to Yellowstone last week. We loaded up our little camper and headed to Mammoth CG, hoping there would be a campsite available. Well, we found all the campgrounds in the park full, so we backtracked to Gardiner, where we ended up at a Good Sams RV park. Not exactly what we had in mind, but it was better than nothing. We spent two full days in the park, fishing, hiking and wildlife watching. I caught a nice cutthroat trout at Slough Creek on a dry fly. We also hiked the Hellroaring Creek trail, which featured a big suspension bridge over the Yellowstone River. Along the trail, we also came upon a bull bison, who decided to lay down near where we needed to go. After watching him a while, we decided he wasn't a threat and continued around him.

Looking Back to Summer

As fall has arrived, and there is snow again in the mountains, I find myself looking back over this past summer. It was all too brief, but glorious. The wildflowers were the best ever, and lasted well into late August/early September. My new-found interest in six-legged creatures also created another great and challenging photography subject, butterflies.


Fall, of course, is also beautiful with the leaves turning into a blaze of red, orange & yellow. It has always been my favorite season. Since Montana doesn't have the colorful maples and oaks, we have to rely on the quaking aspen for our fall color. The bottom photo was taken just south of Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park.