An opportunistic tree (in the pine family) takes root, adapts and makes a life alone on a narrow sand bar encircling a small cove within the rising mist from Yellowstone Lake seen during an early morning but smokey sunrise due to the Lonestar Fire ablaze || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020
A lodgepole pine corpse peeks through a rising mist which shrouds the shore of the Yellowstone River on a frosty early Fall morning while the sun pierces through the surrounding dense forest adding brilliant beams to illuminate the scene || Yellowstone National Park, September 2020
A closeup view of the swirling and colorful thermophile mat of Grand Prismatic Spring pluming in the distance as sunset approaches and featuring recently made bison tracks in the mat probably enjoying the spring’s warming effect on their hooves and bodies || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020