Yellowstone National Park in the Winter
We just got back from spending a night at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. (By the way I would LOVE to shoot a wedding there! The lobby has this great wooden map of the Unites States that I would love to take portraits in front of!) Two men took five months to make this map, it is complete with various cities around the country including our gateway to the park Livingston, MT! (It is HUGE by the way! Maybe 30' across!!!!)
We spent one night with our friends the O'Connor's and had a relaxing and fun mini vacation! They have a small ice skating rink in the back, complete with a little cabin with ice skates and a fire pit for warming up and Christmas music! It was really lovely!
Yesterday morning Karen and I did a short cross country ski on the Upper Terrace Trail above Mammoth Hot Springs. I finally understood what draws people to ski in the park. It is embarrassing to say but I have lived in the area for almost 20 years and this is the first time I have ventured into the park on skis. Karen and I will be back to ski a longer trail soon.
Crae gave me a book by the Photographer Tom Murphey called Silence and Solitude. A BEAUTIFUL picture book of his favorite photos of Yellowstone in the winter. He has some amazing images in the book and some interesting comments that make me want to explore the park more.
A short bit of history about America's first national park from Wikipedia.org....In 1871, eleven years after his failed first effort, F.V. Hayden was finally able to make another attempt to explore the region. With government sponsorship, Hayden returned to Yellowstone with a second, larger expedition. He compiled a comprehensive report on Yellowstone, which included large-format photographs by William Henry Jackson, as well as paintings by Thomas Moran. His report helped to convince the U.S. Congress to withdraw this region from public auction; on March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication into law that created Yellowstone National Park.
A detail shot of the sink faucet.
We spent one night with our friends the O'Connor's and had a relaxing and fun mini vacation! They have a small ice skating rink in the back, complete with a little cabin with ice skates and a fire pit for warming up and Christmas music! It was really lovely!
Yesterday morning Karen and I did a short cross country ski on the Upper Terrace Trail above Mammoth Hot Springs. I finally understood what draws people to ski in the park. It is embarrassing to say but I have lived in the area for almost 20 years and this is the first time I have ventured into the park on skis. Karen and I will be back to ski a longer trail soon.
Crae gave me a book by the Photographer Tom Murphey called Silence and Solitude. A BEAUTIFUL picture book of his favorite photos of Yellowstone in the winter. He has some amazing images in the book and some interesting comments that make me want to explore the park more.
A short bit of history about America's first national park from Wikipedia.org....In 1871, eleven years after his failed first effort, F.V. Hayden was finally able to make another attempt to explore the region. With government sponsorship, Hayden returned to Yellowstone with a second, larger expedition. He compiled a comprehensive report on Yellowstone, which included large-format photographs by William Henry Jackson, as well as paintings by Thomas Moran. His report helped to convince the U.S. Congress to withdraw this region from public auction; on March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed The Act of Dedication into law that created Yellowstone National Park.
A detail shot of the sink faucet.
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