Black Sand Basin and Yellowstone Canyon

July 25 

After breakfast at the grill we drove back to up to view Black 
Sands Basin and a tour by a very knowledgable lady ranger, highlight was the Emerald Pool. We next drove on the  Fire River road past the bubbling caldron.

Drove through Madison and down to Grand Canyon of Yellowstone to get a more extensive view of the river, lower and upper falls.

Travelled through Hayden Valley to view many Bison.

Back home to Grant for dinner at the grill. Wayne went to ranger presentation on bears. Interesting that up through 1974 the park service  provided waste food to the bears. No longer is feeding condoned and bears are less visible. Mothers with cubs are seen close to humans only as protection from males looking to mate. Half of new cubs only live through first year largely due to killings by the males.