Watching The Rivers Flow: Exploring Wild Rivers In Yellowstone National Park A trek into the backcountry of Yellowstone National Park provided a glimpse of the intricate water courses that beg exploration.

A light read for your Sunday afternoon, with links to (traditional) #videos and #virtualreality #VR for those who like such things.

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Fox Creek Trail I believe that's Mount Hancock sticking out from Big Game Ridge. (The Fox Creek Trail is labeled as part of the Snake River Trail on the National Geographic map.)

#MountHancock and #BigGameRidge, seen across a canyon of the #SnakeRiver, a #wild segment of the #SnakeRiverHeadwaters #NationalWildandScenicRiver in #Yellowstone.

Wild country indeed! I saw no people for three days.

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Tent at Basin Creek Our second morning of our five-day trip. The park had recently moved the Basin Creek site when we were there in 2016, and there was no spur to the camp. One you ascended a small hill to this large mea...

I didn't stay here this year, but the #BasinCreek campsite does offer some great views of #OverlookMountain and the highlands around #SnakeRiverHeadwaters.

It's not officially #wilderness, but it feels like it.

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Final Ford of the Snake River This would be my last ford of the Snake River. I had just met a large boar grizzly on the other side; fortunately he decided to move downstream without crossing the river.

My final ford of the #SnakeRiver, a little after another #grizzly encounter. This was an easy ford in September.

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Opening up - HSS! In the lower reaches of the unnamed canyon of the Snake River, both the canyon and the wider scenery open up. Sliding to strengthen the greens, enhance the blue sky, keep the colors of autumn grasses...

View of #MountSheridan and the #RedMountains from the unnamed canyon of the #SnakeRiver along the #SnakeRiverTrail in #Yellowstone. This is overlook about 20 mi (32 km) from nearest trailhead.

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Upper Group with Factory Hill Panorama view from Paycheck Pass, where I had elevensies. Heart Lake Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park.

View of #FactoryHill and the #UpperGroup of the #HeartLakeGeyserBasin from #PaycheckPass.

This was part of a #Yellowstone #backpacking trip to #HeartLake, #HeartRiver, and #SnakeRiverHeadwaters.

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