Frozen Waterfalls

 This has been the craziest winter I have ever had in Wyoming! There is virtually NO snow and we haven't even had any. It is also super warm for January and February. I am used to the high's being in the single digits and this year we have had days in the 50F's and one day hit 60F! Just insane. Due to this craziness I did notice these amazing frozen waterfalls being created in the Wind River Canyon- I finally drove through and had my camera on a day when the sun hit the canyon wall. They remind me of melted ice cream and if you didn't know it was frozen, the higher waterfall looks pretty intense! 

I hope you enjoy! What has your winter been like?

Yellowstone Hidden Colors

While looking at the waterfalls in Yellowstone it was amazing to find this moss that almost glowed! It looked like someone have just splatter neon green paint on the rocks.

I also found this hidden orange leaf, pretending to be a rock.

Yellowstone Waterfalls

We entered from the East Enterance so we were able to see some amazing little waterfalls! It was incredible to see all the different greens in the plant life and moss that grew around them. 

Yellowstone Lake

Before school started, literally the day before, we finally took the family trip to Yellowstone that we promised the boys we would. I had never been even thought I have lived in Wyoming for over 15 years now!!! It was beautiful and thanks to Covid-19 and a Monday, we enjoyed little traffic other than a pile up of bison. :) The lake was just gorgeous, crystal clear and serene. It made think how it must have felt to be the first people to adventure out west and find all these treasures, untouched all those 100s years ago.

Patriotic Bridge

Thermopolis, Wyoming has it's fair share of gorgeous sites! I took pics of this bridge a few years ago and this year they changed the colors for the summer. Beautiful Red, White and Blue! 

The reflection on the water makes a flag and it couldn't be prettier. I also learned a lesson, I need to wear tennis shoes when I go on these nightly excursions- I ran across a four foot bull snake! Now I added the extremely blurry photo at the bottom (my camera battery was dying and wouldn't focus). He sure gave me a start! 

Sinks Canyon Spring Runoff 2017

I love Sink's Canyon- it is one of the most wonderful natural occurrences! The water disappears under ground for two hours and then re-appears at the rise just a quarter mile down stream. No one knows where the water disappears too or how MORE water comes out then goes in! I love natural mysteries that still are not solved!

So.... this spring we are having a very unusually high run off and the overflow is just filled with water! Not a normal thing- I haven't seen it in the 13 years since I moved to Wyoming! Anyway, I had a great time hiking around the area and took some pictures of the creek. One week later this same creek was OVERFLOWING and the hiking trail was flooded over! They estimate that the river will rise even more over the next week or so.