We traveled the Chief Joseph Scenic Highway to get to the Northeast Entrance and we stopped at Cooke City, MT, to have lunch on the way. We were surprised at the changing colors we saw along the way:
One of the prettiest areas in the Park is the Lamar Valley that is along the drive after you enter from the Northeast. We saw more buffalo on this trip than we have seen on any other trip this season. They appeared to be everywhere in this long valley:
After passing the Tower Roosevelt Junction, we came upon the Calcite Springs turnout which we have never taken before:
The gorge that was created along this stretch of the Yellowstone River was also spectacular as it was created several million years ago by hot lava flowing through the area:
Immediately down the road we came upon the Tower Falls:
While walking the long path to the viewing area of these falls, we saw these two fawns, resting under some small trees, probably waiting for their mother:
From the time we entered the Park, we could see what appeared to be a fire somewhere nearby. It turns out that there was a controlled burn, or managed burn, not too far from us:
As I said before, the buffalo (Bison) were just about everywhere we went on this drive. Below are several of the pictures we took, at various locations, along the drive south:
We drove south to the road that took us to the East Entrance and home. As we were driving home, Josie spotted a bear on the side of the road, but by the time I stopped the car, he had disappeared into the forest. We arrived home at around 8 PM.
We will miss our trips to this great location and will hope that we can return again next year. There may be a chance that we can squeeze in one more trip, but we're not sure at this point with all that we need to do to get ready to leave.
We still need to do our housekeeping, so we'll see if we can get some of that done today...
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