Yellowstone, Day 5

At some of these overlooks, you can feel the cool  mist rising from the water below.  It's a gentle and refreshing breeze, like a little gift from mother earth.  During these scalding hot days of summer, even the memory of cool can help a little bit.  Most of you probably know that if you double click on the picture, it will fill your screen.  Who knows, maybe triple clicking will also help you feel the breeze!

Officially this critter is known as a Yellow-bellied Marmot.  But it looks so much like its' cousin, the wood chuck, that I prefer its other name, the rock chuck. 

This thermal flat has more colors than I can name and it's big.  That's a person sitting on a bench along the boardwalk part way across.    The hues are so subtle and seem to flow from one to another with such ease. 

This is probably the most unique thing I've seen on this trip or maybe ever.  I call it gurgling rock because water gurgles from the top like a fountain.  Being on the Burg with such a wide range of vision helped me spot it as I was going down the road.  The deep red caught my eye so I turned around and took many pics.  None captured it very well, but this is one of the better ones.  I guess it to be about 8 or 9 feet high. 

This guy was about 10 feet away, so close I could smell him. 

Just another pretty river valley view. 

And finally, a steamed buffalo. All my relations!