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Old Faithful, Yellowstone Park. |
The Canyon. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (9/93). |
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The Grand Teton's rise 2000m from the surrounding plains, what a sight ! This trip way back in 1993 was my first ever long road-trip and still one of the best. Yellowstone/Grand Teton is one of the my favourite places in all North America. Grand Teton National Park (9/93). |
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Sunrise on the north side of Mt Rainier, Washington (8/94). |
Garden of the Gods, Colorado (7/96). |
Unnamed mesa along a lonely country road, Utah (7/96). |
Delicate Arch, Arches National Park, Utah (7/96). |
Islands in the Sky, Canyonlands National Park, Utah (7/96). |
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6 AM, the start of an 8 hour climb to base camp. I will summit Mt Rainier (4392m) the next morning. Its the 3rd highest point in North America outside of Alaska/Yukon. Paradise, Mt Rainier National Park, Washington (8/98). |
Chilly, May and I on a weekend trip to Mt St Helens. All its glaciers and the top 1300 ft of the mountain were blown away in the 1980 eruption. Mt St Helen's smoking crater viewed from Johnson Ridge. Washington State (8/98). |
Strolling about the strange volcanic landscape of Mt St. Helens with May. I especially like going on trips with her because more so than anybody else, she really enjoys and appreciates them. Mt St Helens, Washington State (8/98). |
Hiking with the folks. That's my mum with the weird hat and my dad leaning on the rock. Mt Baker, Washington (9/98). |
Summit of Mt St Helens (2600m). Its not very high anymore after the top 400m blew off in 1980 but it is probably the most interesting of all my Cascade volcano climbs. Washington (7/98) |
Jan, Greg and I on Acsension Peak (2000m). Kenai Fjords Natl Park, Alaska (6/97) |
Approaching the summit of Mt Baker. Normally climbed in 2 days, we did it in just 1 day, alpine style. We left Vancouver at 4AM, started climbing at 6AM, reached the summit at 1 PM, back down by 6PM and back home at 8PM. A rough 16 hour day. No wonder I was feeling pretty bad at work the next day ! Washington (8/97) |
Base Camp at 3300m on Mt Rainier is a 9 hour climb from the parking lot. The next day we will wake up at 1AM and climb through the night to reach the summit. Washington (7/98) |
Summit of Mt Rainier (4392m) is the 3rd highest point in North America south of Alaska. After 2 hours of sleep, we climb through the night for this moment, 15 mins on the summit. Steve, Paul and I are happy but hurting. Another rough Monday at work ! (7/98) |
Ever wonder what the summit of Mt Baker looks like ? Imagine the roof of BC Place stadium with a small pile of dirt dumped on the top. Steve and I enjoy the views from that pile of dirt at 3285m. Washington (8/97) |
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Yellowstone trip #2, 10 years after my first visit there. National Parks don't change very much and I still recognized a lot of it. NW entrance near Gardiner, Montana (6/03). |
9700 ft campsite on the Teton Crest trail. Most of the route is above the tree-line in the spectacular alpine zone. This is one of the best back-country routes I've ever done. Grand Teton National Park (6/03). |
There's always a good view out of your window in the Teton high country. |
The Teton Crest trail is the most popular backcountry route in the park but you can have it to yourself in late-June. |
Marion Lake (2960m) still has a way to go before it thaws out. The high country still had a lot of snow in late-June which was a pain in the butt at times. On the plus side, the mosquitoes were not out yet and we had in all to ourselves. 3 day backpack on the Teton Crest trail from Jackson Hole tram to Death Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming (6/03). |
36% of Yellowstone was burnt in the fire of 1988. 15 years later, the evidence is still very visible. |
Castle geyser spews out boiling hot water for over 60 minutes twice a day. Upper Geyser Basin. |
Norris Geyser basin looks like a moonscape. Its hot and acidic thermal water does not allow anything to grow. |
The world largest natural hot spring is Grand Prismatic spring (viewed from a nearby ridge-top). The orange and yellow comes from bacteria growing at a certain water temperature. The Yellowstone Basin contains 80% of all the world's thermal features. Rotorua in New Zealand, Kamchatka in Russia and Iceland have the remaining 20%. |
Boiling hot water pours from Excelsior Spring into the Firehole River. Yellowstone has many beautiful warm rivers to take a dip in. Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (6/03). |
Different coloured bacteria grows in different water temperatures. Yellowstone is full of weird and wacky natural features which you won't find anywhere else. |
Yellowstone/Grand Teton is probably the most beautiful and diverse region in all the lower 48 of the USA. There is prolific wildlife, towering peaks, thermal features and geysers and beautiful scenery all over. Inspite of the crowds, the mid-summer (16 daylight hours) is the ideal time to visit. I have never been so bagged ever after our intense hyper-active 10 day visit. Dave, May and myself in the Lamar River Valley, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming (6/03). |
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