| Canyon Country is home to this breathtaking sight. This view
from Artist’s Point looks like a Hollywood set, because there couldn’t
be anything this spectacular for real. Plunging 109 feet from Yellowstone
Lake, Upper and Lower Falls bring the Yellowstone River through the golden
and white cliffs of the 24 mile grand canyon. On a Ranger nature
hike we walked the South Canyon Rim and saw the tremendous power of the
falls close up while gaining information on the plants and animals in the
park. An interesting note, bark missing from trees is caused by three
kinds of animals. We had already observed bison scratching themselves
against trees, so concluded they caused some of it. But, the Ranger
pointed out rings of missing bark higher up on trees are from porcupines.
Seems lots of porcupines make their home there, but because they are nocturnal
and very shy, they are seldom seen. Bear marks are distinctive also,
more like claws. |
