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Okie Derby, Yellowstone : September 10-24, 2025

Part 2

September 18: JAC - COD

It was a short scenic flight to Cody to explore the east side of Yellowstone.

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Grand Teton, Mt. Owen, and Teewinot Mountain

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Mt. Moran

Beula Lake

Shoshone Geyser Basin

Upper Geyser Basin

Old Faithful

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Biscuit Basin is closed

Fairy Falls Trailhead

Midway Geyser Basin

Grand Prismatic Spring

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Firehole Lake Drive (Great Fountain Geyser)

Rabbit Creek

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Sapphire Pool and Black Opal Pool

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Black Sand Pool

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Lion Geyser erupting

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Grotto Geyser

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Black Sand Basin

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Lake Yellowstone Hotel

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Lake Lodge Cabins

Pelican Creek bridge

Ridge east of Silvertip Peak

Cody Peak

Giant Castle Mountain in foreground

Sleeping Giant Mountain

Ptarmigan Mountain

Buffalo Bill Reservoir

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September 18: Chief Joseph Scenic Highway and Lamar Valley

I got a tip to check out the Sunlight Creek Falls, which were hidden in a narrow gorge a short drive from the main road. I also found a black bear was browsing on the hillside near the road.

On Chief Joseph Scenic Highway

Uinta Chipmunk

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Grasshopper hitching a ride

White Mountain

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Sunlight Creek

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Sunlight Creek Falls

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Sunlight Bridge

Clark's Nutcracker

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Antelope Mountain

Swamp Lake

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Mountain goats

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Common Raven

Coyote

Bison and pronghorn

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September 19: Lamar Valley

I booked a morning guided wildlife tour with Silver Gate Guides. It served as an orientation, after which I returned on my own in the afternoon and the next morning.

The Moon, Venus, and Regulus

Orion

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Grizzly Bear

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Wolf pack (Junction Butte pack) bedded down

Ungrazed stand of aspen

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Elk on a distant hill

Two of them are sparring

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Golden Eagle

Antler on the hillside

Wolf survey plane

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Canada Geese

Wolf pack moving out

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The pronghorn moving away

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The wolves reportedly brought down a bison calf in this area

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Wolves still in the valley

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American Dipper

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Osprey

Wolf pups hanging out near Slough Creek

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September 20: Lamar Valley


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Wolves in the valley

Wolf pup hangout

The paparazzi line

Bald Eagle

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A bear wanders nearby

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Bison calf chases some pronghorn

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September 20: COD - WYS

Another short flight to the west side of Yellowstone to meet a friend flying in commercially from San Diego.

Buffalo Bill Dam

Rattlesnake Creek

Shoshone River

Stevenson Island

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Castle Geyser and Crested Pool

Old Faithful erupting

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Grand Prismatic Spring

West Yellowstone

Madison River