Monday, June 26, 2023

Yellowstone National Park June 2023

 Photos and comments from a quick trip through
Yellowstone National Park in June 2023


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This is in Paradise Valley just north of the Park.
It is ready for a postcard.



Mammoth Hot Springs



This was a first for me. 
That is a cinnamon colored black bear. 
There is a cub hidden in the tall grass. 
I have seen a number of bears over the years
but the cinnamon coat was a first.


Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone




Lower Falls of the Yellowstone



Hot Mud

This is known as the Dragon's Mouth Spring


Despite incredibly lush vegetation throughout the park,
there was a very noticable lack of elk.
I had never been to the Gardiner and Mammoth
entrance area previously without seeing elk. 
There were NONE.   
The elk in the photo was near Yellowstone Lake in the
southern half of the park. 
There were no elk in the meadows between
Mammoth, Tower, Canyon and Lake. 


Old Faithful.  Just in time!



There was a large herd (~150 head) of buffalo
just south of the Madison junction.




Sunday, April 30, 2023

Thailand April 2023







 Photos from my trip to Thailand in April 2023. 
All photos with depictions of the Buddha are presented in respect.
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Temples

This is the reclining Buddha at Wat Pho in Bangkok.  This was a real "oh wow" moment.  The statue is 150 feet long and 50 feet high.  It is difficult to capture the entire statue with a single photo.



At Wat Pho

Monday, March 20, 2023

Cabo San Lucas

Sights from Cabo San Lucas March 2023
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No trip to Cabo is complete without a short trip to the arch.


I went on a whale watching tour with Whale Watch Cabo
(you can find them on facebook)
I highly recommend them. 
They were great.




Photo credit Payo from Whale Watch Cabo
(the other whale photos are from my camera)

Top of the hill overlooking the marina



Night time view from the house looking
towards the marina.




View from bedroom I stayed in.


You don't always need to see the sun
to enjoy the sunset.