Okie Derby, Yellowstone : September 10-24, 2025
Part 4
September 23: Old Faithful area
Our cabin
A resting bull elk
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A mule deer buck
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Pumice Point
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Bluebell Pool
Winter Spring
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Lakeshore Geyser
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Fishing Cone
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Little Cone
Big Cone
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Black Pool
Abyss Pool
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Mimulus Pool
Crossing the Continental Divide
Crossing the Continental Divide again
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Chinese Spring
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Blue Star Spring
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Old Faithful
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Lion Geyser erupting in the distance
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Now Beehive Geyser is erupting
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Finally, Old Faithful erupts, 13 min later than predicted
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All done
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Infant Geyser
Pump Geyser
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Sponge Geyser
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Doublet Pool
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Aurum Geyser
Beach Spring
Ear Spring
Lion Geyser
Heart Spring
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Depression Geyser
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Anemone Geyser
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Brewer's Blackbird (?)
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Excelsior Geyser
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Grand Prismatic Spring
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Opal Pool
Turquoise Pool
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September 24: WYS - EVW - SGU - MYF
The flight home to San Diego, with stops at Evanston WY and St. George UT. Lots of fall colors in the mountainous areas!
West Yellowstone
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Lewis Lake
Moran Canyon
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Mt. Wister, Snowdrift Lake, and South Teton
Rendezvous Mountain
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Star Valley
Salt River
Gannett Hills
Sublette Range
Bear River south of Woodruff Narrows Reservoir
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Park City, UT
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Sundance Mountain Resort
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Sevier Bridge Reservoir
Lava beds near Fillmore, UT
nr. Kanosh, where I watched the 2023 annular eclipse
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The Creamery in Beaver, UT
Beaver Municipal Airport
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Cedar Breaks National Monument
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Below Kanarra Mountain
Kolob Reservoir
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Hurricane Mesa Test Facility
Sand Hollow Reservoir
Over Lake Mead (Temple Basin)
Cadiz Dunes