Yellowstone Midway area

On our third day in Yellowstone National Park we visited the Midway area, specifically Fountain Paint Pots and Grand Prismatic Spring, with a spot of shopping in Canyon and a picnic dinner at the Firehole River Picnic Area beforehand. Here’s our route, going around the lower loop counter-clockwise:

Bison jam:

Bison jam

Bison

Bison

Bison

Fountain Paint Pots:

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

We were standing around the junction of the boardwalk when Jenn spotted a bison approaching, grazing the grass, so we retreated to a safe distance (unlike those people, who are a bit too close):

Bison

Rather old and scrawny:

Bison

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

Fountain Paint Pots

Midway Geyser Basin:

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Rather too misty to get a good view:

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin

Midway Geyser Basin