The Missing Son – A Faroe Island SagaEarly in the morning of Day 3, we crossed into Wyoming to spend the day in Yellowstone National Park. The temperature was below freezing, and fog and mist followed the river and the road. We visited many hydrothermal areas and saw countless geysers, bubbling mud pots, steam vents, and mineral deposits in a rainbow of colors. We also saw several herds of buffalo – and
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- Early morning fog beside the river
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- Madison River
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- Madison River
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- First buffalo
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- Buffalo trying to cross the road
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- Bubbling mud
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- Hot steam isn’t good for trees
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- Me
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- Shadows in the steam and mist
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- Pond with interesting formations
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- Steam vent opened in middle of the road
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- Hydrothermal activity beside the river
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- Bubbling water
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- Many steam vents
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- Valley filled with hydrothermal steam
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- Aqua-blue water
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- Old Faithful geyser
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- Old Faithful geyser
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- Old Faithful
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- Raven
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- Lobby of Old Faithful Lodge
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- The road behind us
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- Yellowstone Lake
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- Yellowstone Lake
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- The road through the forest
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- Buffalo
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- Buffalo, mother and child
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- Three geese
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- More buffalo
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- Waterfall in Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
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- Yellowstone River
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- Yellowstone River
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- Yellowstone River
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- Forest of dead trees
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- Leaving Yellowstone
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- Leaving the park
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- Stunning red rock formations
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- Sunset behind us, again
one walked right by the car and was bigger than the car. We drove east along the southern road, and then north as far as the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Leaving the park, we drove east and spent the night in Cody, Wyoming.
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