Morning light tinges distant clouds over the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness. Low clouds have settled in the valleys near the community of Jardine, Montana just outside Yellowstone. A cool morning has come to the Mammoth Hot Springs area. The only sounds heard are the chirping of small birds and the soft babbling of water as it flows almost lazily down this section of the Mammoth Terraces to disappear into unknown depths.
Rustic Falls is a 47 foot tall waterfall along the road south of Mammoth. It is a nice, short stop as one heads deeper into the park.
This lovely little roadside waterfall can be easily missed, but is worth the stop. Is it a 109 foot triple plunge waterfall on Lava Creek set in a steep canyon. In the winter, Undine Falls can ice over so no flowing water is visible.
