Depending when you read this, Yellowstone National Park is either about to re-open or has reopened for the summer season again! On June 22, at 8am, the lower loop of Yellowstone re-opened providing tourists with access to all the geyser basins as well as Yellowstone Lake, Fishing Bridge, Hayden Valley, and the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. Additionally, park officials believe they will have a modified upper loop re-opened within a couple of weeks that will provide access over Dunraven Pass from Canyon to Tower and over to Mammoth Hot Springs and then down to Norris, essentially providing access to over 80 percent of the park’s roads. The road out through Lamar Valley to Cooke City, Montana will remain closed as will the north entrance from Gardiner, Montana to Mammoth Hot Springs. The image above was taken at Biscuit Basin and is the runoff from Sapphire Pool as it snakes its way under the boardwalk. I prefer this scene in foggy conditions because then the clutter of dead trees in the background become haunting silhouettes.