My cell phone roamed on these guys a lot. Their coverage sucks.

Get your custom cut hog parts! Man dang!

Madison River and Tobacco Root Mountains.

It was a nice day for fishing!

Looking stylish in my $5 Wal-Mart shades!

Approaching the summit of the Tobacco Root Mountains.

Self-portrait near the Tobacco Root Summit. Yeah, it's bad, but you try it! :)

Earthquake Lake. This lake was formed by a major earthquake that caused a massive landslide.

Remnants of the landslide that created Earthquake Lake.

First look inside the west entrance of Yellowstone.

By this point, I'd squashed an outrageous number of bugs on the car.

Incredible Yellowstone sunset.

A spectacular Yellowstone twilight.

Buffalo grazing at roadside.

The young buffalo stay to the rear of the herd.

Large male buffalo give passers-by a wary look.

The Madison River passes through a steep valley while moose cool off in the water.

Trees are sparse in this volcanically active area.

Need I say more?

Geyser field. Old Faithful is only one of several geysers here.

Prepare for blast-off!

It starts out slowly...

Quickly building to climax.

A massive eruption of steam occurred.

Reach into the sunrise...

Put your geyser into the big sky!

The experts claim that Old Faithful blasts up to 180 feet. It didn't seem that tall to me, though.

Most of the park is at uncomfortably high elevation.

I met a newlywed couple who were kind enough to take my picture.

Moose graze in a field.

YOU MUST NOT DO ANYTHING FUN!

It was a pretty warm day--the ground is actually boiling!

Boiling mud pits. They call these "paint pots" because they are different colors.

I stopped some guy from putting his hand in here. Evidently he didn't notice from the smell that it was boiling over with hydrogen sulfide.

Spectacular view of Lake Yellowstone.

A steaming hot spring winds its way to the lake.

Elevated walkways keep visitors safe.

I couldn't tell what these birds were eating, but there were a lot of them!

Trees avoid the volcanically active areas.

Another spectacular view of Lake Yellowstone.

My new car on the shores of Lake Yellowstone.

It wanted to swim, but I wouldn't let it!

Buffalo love this wide valley.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The yellow rock here is how Yellowstone got its name.

It's beautiful!

A shot of the surrounding countryside.

It's a long way down!

Waterfall view from a slightly different angle.

Ranger Bob gave a talk on how the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone was created. It had something to do with the Earth being a peach.

It was hard to stop taking pictures of the waterfall!

Upper falls. This is less commonly photographed than the lower falls.

Buffalo taking an afternoon nap.

You need to watch out not only for other cars, but buffalo on the roadway. SUV drivers from California seemed confused and distressed by this reality.

See the car? See the buffalo? Yeah, they're big!

Moose grazing in a field. The fallen tree provides habitat for furry woodland critters.

Close-up of a grazing doe moose.

A big bull moose grazes in a grassy field.

Approaching Mammoth Hot Springs.

Down the hill from Mammoth Hot Springs. The road is a remarkable feat of engineering!

A sunbreak kisses the mountainside near Mammoth Hot Springs.