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 tinkle of water as it flows almost lazily down this section of the Mammoth Terraces to disappear into unknown depths.
Rustic Falls on the road south of Mammoth Hot Springs is a nice, short stop as one heads into the park.
