A snow and ice shrouded Lower Falls of the Yellowstone. In late February 2017 the ice cone in front of the falls was nearly half as tall as the waterfall. A brisk wind blowing loose snow helped to create the soft lighting in the canyon.
The Mammoth Terraces are constantly changing. This feature, called Jupiter Terrace, has been growing this spill over for months and will eventually break off and, and the change will continue.
This little black bear bounded across the road a car in front of us so it could feast on these rose hips. The bear was right off the side of the road so I was able to shoot from my vehicle as we crawled slowly by (I wasn't driving). In the fall, bears are in what is called hyperphagia where they are almost constantly eating to build up their calorie stores for the winter months when food sources are scarce.
