To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.
Terry Tempest Williams
Bison silhouette in Lamar Valley
I could blog for another week or two on the beauty and majesty of my recent trip to Yellowstone. But, I will be back, with more experiences and more stories, and so I post this one last blog from the trip with a few of my favorite images.
Mule Deer in marshy area in Lamar Valley
Aspen grove in Beartooths
Black Bear in creek near Roosevelt
Yellow-headed Blackbird male at Floating Island Lake
Bighorn Sheep lamb on cliff in Gardiner Canyon
Bison swimming Lamar River near the Confluence
Elk skull and antlers in Little America
Gray Wolf at Soda Butte Creek
Bison calf resting
Bison at pool in Little America
Mountain Bluebird at nest cavity in Little America
But if one steps off the road, even a few hundred feet, and listens, there is a calm to the land, a certain wild rhythm, that is closer to the surface than in most places.
Renee Askins
Roads End Naturalist 
Wow… Just beautiful….
Thanks, Petra, I can’t wait to go back.
Wonderful photos and information. I’m ready to head to Yellowstone NP!!
See you there!
I love your photos Mike. And that quote from Renee Askins that you have included at the end. Thanks, Annie
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Thanks Anne: That quote is so true about so many places, but especially Yellowstone. And yet so few people get off the road. I fear that many are missing the essence of the place.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!!!
I am mesmerized by your photos. I have never visited Yellowstone and can clearly see what I have been missing all these years. I am also enjoying the quotes you include Mike. Thank you!