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This Magical Place

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Mike Dunn

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
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
Mule Deer in marshy area in Lamar Valley
aspen grove
Aspen grove in Beartooths
Black Bear in creek
Black Bear in creek near Roosevelt
Yellow-headed Blackbird
Yellow-headed Blackbird male at Floating Island Lake
Bighorn Sheep lamb on cliff
Bighorn Sheep lamb on cliff in Gardiner Canyon
Bison swimming Lamar River
Bison swimming Lamar River near the Confluence
elk skull and antlers
Elk skull and antlers in Little America
Gray Wolf at Soda Butte Creek
Gray Wolf at Soda Butte Creek
Bison calf resting
Bison calf resting
Bison at pool in Little America
Bison at pool in Little America
Mountain Bluebird at nest cavity
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

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8 responses to “This Magical Place”

  1. Petra Avatar
    Petra

    Wow… Just beautiful….

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    1. roadsendnaturalist Avatar
      roadsendnaturalist

      Thanks, Petra, I can’t wait to go back.

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  2. Wendy Stanton Avatar
    Wendy Stanton

    Wonderful photos and information. I’m ready to head to Yellowstone NP!!

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    1. roadsendnaturalist Avatar
      roadsendnaturalist

      See you there!

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  3. Anne Runyon Avatar
    Anne Runyon

    I love your photos Mike. And that quote from Renee Askins that you have included at the end. Thanks, Annie

    http://www.annerunyon.com http://www.gnsi.org/profile/anne-marshall-runyon

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    1. roadsendnaturalist Avatar
      roadsendnaturalist

      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.

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  4. Tommie waters Avatar
    Tommie waters

    Thanks for sharing your beautiful pictures!!!

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  5. Cori Roth Avatar
    Cori Roth

    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!

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