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Maple in backlight
Old barn
Montana had a few Aspen groves still in color. I enjoy these in that I was able to use
the yellow of leaves as the background.
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Maple in backlight
Old barn
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Overview of Norris Gyser Basin. This is why the Native Americans
called it "Land of 10,000 smokes". 
Same area, just before sunrise.The "clouds" are steam from
the guysers. 
A hot spring with bubble of steam just bursting out. 
The Splash
Spectrum of colors exist in the hot springs due to both mineral
deposits and various bacteria mats.
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Burned and spared forest, morning fog clearing. 
Frozen pond, before sunrise.
Even 10 years after the fire, some areas remain barren. The Fire
sterilized the dirt to depth of nearly a foot, thus removing any organic matter from it
Creek from a warm spring supports multible types of grass. Done
as a soft focus image.
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Rutting season. This 6 point Elk was wearing himself out trying
to keep his harem of ~20 females together, and chasing off competition.
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As soon as an animal is visible from the road, a crowd gathers,
and usually a traffic jam also.
Coyote; Had to photograph this guy through the windshield. As
soon as one gets out of car, they run off, fast. The re-introduction of wolves has cut
into the coyote population severely. They are becoming rare in yellowstone. 
Saw one Pronghorn Antelope, but he wouldn't let me get close. was in a hurry
to get to the other side of the hill.
Buffalo are nearly everwhere, though total population about 25% of
what it was before the 1992? fires.They were getting to be a dangerous pest.
Buffalo are difficult to photograph. One can see how dark they are
compared with the landscape. Have yet to make a "good" image using them; one
that is more than "this is what buffalo look like".
Ground Squirrl. ( "chipmunks" have short tails)
This fellow found someone's dropped lunch; took 3 bites, then
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