Two remaining lodgepole pines succumb slowly to the power of Grand Prismatic Spring’s superheated runoff over long periods of time. Felled logs mark the advancing perimeter of the spring. I spent a couple of afternoons and sunsets watching the spring’s plumes rise, dance and change colors in the sunlight || Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020
A lonely pine shrouded in mist and fog along the bank of the Yellowstone River west of Hayden Valley on a frosty early Fall morning || Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, September 2020
A lonely pine clings to a secluded spot on Carrington Island within Yellowstone Lake under a brilliant Yellowstone sunrise bursting from pink to orange glows in late Summer || Carrington Island, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, August 2020