Lost Lake Trail: YNP, Wyoming

Monday, September 29, 2014

The following fourteen photos are from Canyon Visitor Education Center.  

http://www.nps.gov/yell/planyourvisit/canyonvc.htm

                        

                         Volcanic Rocks from left to right: Obsidian, Ash, Rhyolite, Basalt 
                           

The following five photos are from the road side.

The following photos are from our hike on Lost Lake Trail.  Each trail has its' "awe moments": the  amazing view when you've reached the top, the desert flora, the bird songs...  This trail had me in awe many times.  I was ever mindful because I did not want to miss any of the ever-changing scenery. It was also interesting to experience humidity again!  During our forest hike, drops of rain fell from the canopy from a previous rainfall. Also, there was lots of scat on the trail so I was aware that I could be sharing the trail.  None of the scat looked fresh, and most importantly, none had steam rising from it!

http://www.americansouthwest.net/wyoming/yellowstone/lost-lake-trail.html

Buffalo Bill is a fungi!

This is a view of the trail we had hiked before our stop to view this petrified tree.

These photos were taken on our final stretch of the trail through sage meadows and forest.

The "lost lake" seemed to have a place in the forest, but this volcanic rock on the forest floor had us wondering. It had leaves under it so perhaps a recent transplant from ...

                              At times, dark clouds hovered over us, but they did not open!

                                                                Wyoming driftwood

After our hike, we visited Gibbon Falls.

Then, Calcite Springs, at the downstream end of the Grand Canyon:

 Yesterday, the smell reminded me of cooking kidney beans. Today, the smell seemed stronger, less culinary and more chem lab. Often, from inside the truck, I smelled the sulphur, then I saw steam to confirm we were near a vent.