Tour of the Northwest & Alaska Cruise
August & September 2006

n the way to Seattle to take an Inside Passage cruise to Alaska, we also toured the Northwest. Here are some of our favorite photos:

Jacquie on a boulder overlooking a stream coming down from Hidden Falls
on our hike in Teton National Park.

View of the Grand Tetons from hike to Taggert Lake

We saw this moose on our way back to the campground after our Taggert Lake hike.

Unusual geyser at Biscuit Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park

Large geyser area in Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park.
Note the orange "bacterial mat" in the foreground and burnt trees on the ridge line from 1988.

Different view of bacterial mat and burnt trees at Midway Geyser Basin

This bison bull was only 20' from Jacquie's window!

ĘSteam vents at Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park

 The Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone

Artists Paint Pots, Yellowstone National Park

Castle Geyser with the Old Faithful Inn in the background
Here's short video/audio clip (21mb) of the steam venting.

Lion Geyser erupting with Castle Geyser in the background

Old Faithful Geyser from the north side

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