Mining buildings in Butte Montana and white statue of Mary high on the hill in back.
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More of Butte.
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Mining site.
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Lucy and Oscar in a tunnel leading out to a viewing area overlooking the mining pit.
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Looking down into the pit.
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The murky brown water in the pit and scarred hillside.
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A small building with a deck floating near the edge of the pit (likely housed monitoring equipment).
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Piles of sand and minerals.
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Close-up of the terraced hillside.
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Beautiful clouds and hillside reflected in Rainbow Lake where we camped our first night near West Yellowstone.
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Another view of Rainbow Lake and mountain in back.
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More wonderful reflections in the lake.
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Lucy at Rainbow campground.
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The forest is coming back in the areas burned in 1988.
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A sign explaining the effects of the fire and showing a nearby hike, and buffalo across the river in background.
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Close-up of the sign.
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A boardwalk gives people a closer look at the buffalo across the river.
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Close-up shot of a buffalo munching grass.
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His nearby, very large friends.
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A few more off relaxing and grazing with a calf in the middle.
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A closer view of the calf.
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A steaming pool of very blue water.
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Silex Spring.
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The earth is very crater-like and white due to the chemicals in the water of this spring.
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A close-up of the bubbling water.
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Some smaller, milky/muddy looking geyser pools.
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Geyser pools erupting.
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Dean in front of some geyser craters.
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Colorful soil near this erupting geyser.
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Boiling geyser.
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Lucy in front of an erupting geyser.
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More geysers.
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More geysers.
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Fountain Paint Pot Geyser.
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Firehole Geyser.
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Firehole Geyser.
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More geysers.
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Lucy standing on one of the "manufactured" wood boardwalks.
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More geysers.
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Lucy in front of a geyser surrounded by yellow flowers.
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Another Oregonian walking near the Great Fountain Geyser.
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Water flowing away from the Great Fountain Geyser.
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Dean in front of the Great Fountain Geyser.
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Burned hillside above the Firehole River.
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The Upper Geyser Basin.
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The Upper Geyser Basin.
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The Upper Geyser Basin.
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Sapphire Pool.
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Sapphire Pool.
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Dean in front of some geysers and a fire scorched hillside.
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Sponge-like interior of a geyser.
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Geyser erupting.
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Beautiful crystal-blue water.
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The earth looks scorched surrounding this geyser.
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Fairly deep blue water in this geyser.
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Beautiful colors flow from a well-named "Paint Pot" Geyser.
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Paint Pot Geyser.
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The Firehole River.
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Spectators watch as Old Faithful erupts.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Old Faithful erupting.
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Wonderful log rafters of Old Faithful Lodge.
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Wonderful logs and wood railings at each floor within the lodge.
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Enormous rock chimney.
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Another view of the different floors and ceiling.
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A closer shot of the logs and ceiling.
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This view looks like a treehouse.
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Old Faithful Inn.
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Looking toward Old Faithful and a scorched hillside beyond.
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Enormous fireplace in Old Faithful Inn.
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Dean found a squirrel in this tree.
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Squirrel.
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Squirrel.
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Who could resist this face.
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Steaming geyser.
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Boardwalk and distant geyser.
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Hillside showing new growth since the fire.
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Canyon walls are white from minerals.
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Water flowing through the canyon.
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Water flowing through the canyon.
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Lucy in front of the canyon.
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Close-up of canyon wall.
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A crowded viewpoint on the other side of the canyon.
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Looking toward a distant geyser.
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Lucy giving Oscar some water.
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Rainbow and snow hanging near the edge of Upper Falls.
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Upper falls and the Yellowstone River.
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Amazing canyon walls above the Yellowstone.
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The Yellowstone River.
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We walked down to a lookout for a closer shot of the falls.
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Lucy in front a smaller waterfall along the path.
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Another closer view of the falls.
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A tiny waterfall winds down the canyon wall.
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Dean at the lookout near the falls.
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Dean at the lookout with the falls in back.
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Another nice view of the falls.
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Lucy on the winding stairs that led down to the lookout.
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Looking down at Lower Falls.
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Lower Falls.
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Looking out towards the snow-covered Absaroka Mountains.
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The Absaroka Mountains in the distance.
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A sign describing the eruption of a volcano 600,000 years ago and the formation of the caldera.
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More distant mountains.
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The Yellowstone River.
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The Yellowstone surrounded by unusual rock formations.
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A deep valley formed by the Yellowstone.
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Scenery near the Yellowstone.
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Scenery near the Yellowstone.
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A narrow Yellowstone rages through the canyon.
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The Yellowstone.
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A steep wall rises up from the road.
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Looking across the valley to the rim rock (column-like rock).
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Rim rock.
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The Yellowstone leaving the canyon and opening up into the valley.
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The Yellowstone and the rim rock along the steep canyon wall.
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The Yellowstone.
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Some dams on the Yellowstone.
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A sign explaining the volcanic formation of rim rock.
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The rim rock forms a retaining wall along this hill.
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Valley and mountains.
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Valley and mountains.
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Valley and mountains.
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Mountains.
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Yellowstone and mountains.
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More snow-covered mountains.
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Lucy surrounded by some amazing scenery.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Dean in front of the mountains.
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Lucy and some really tall snow poles at the top of the Beartooth Highway.
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A snow plow helps keep the road clear.
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The "Top of the World Store" at the top of the Beartooth Highway.
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More snow plows.
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The snow is still fairly deep at the edge of the road.
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A snowboard trail (at right).
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Skiers/snowboarders climb the hill for another run.
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Trails run all the way down this steep peak.
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More trails.
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Steep mountains.
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More tracks.
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More tracks.
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Lucy trying not to blow off the edge.
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Another skier.
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Oscar with ears, eyebrows, and nose blowing in the stiff wind near the top of Beartooth.
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More amazing mountains.
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More mountains.
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The top of the world.
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The edge of the top of the world.
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Deep snow between the hills.
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A glacial lake.
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Snow info. & avalanche warning for back country travelers
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Snow removal equipment.
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Side of a mountain.
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A typical shot of the winding Beartooth Mt. highway.
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Another shot of the road high on the hill above us.
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Enormous mountains and the winding road below.
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Lucy and Oscar with huge mountains in back and road far below (right corner).
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Mountains with the road and Yellowstone River running far below.
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Girl Scout camp in Red Lodge, MT all set up for Nicole's wedding.
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Beautiful mountains provided a breathtaking backdrop for the wedding.
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Another view of the mountains.
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_____ creek.
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Hungry Horse Dam.
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Hungry Horse Dam.
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Hungry Horse Dam.
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Hungry Horse Dam.
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Hungry Horse Dam.
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The dam with huge mountains in back.
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The dam with huge mountains in back.
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Lucy in front of the dam.
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A beautiful waterfall.
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Another view of the dam.
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Sign at the dam.
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The enormous wall of the dam.
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The power station at the base of the dam.
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Dean and Oscar in front of a waterfall.
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Dean and Oscar.
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Lucy at the waterfall.
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The Flathead River and railroad trestle in back.
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The Flathead River.
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Mountain goat on the wall at the Goat Lick Overlook.
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Mountain goat on the wall at the Goat Lick Overlook.
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Mountain goat on the wall at the Goat Lick Overlook.
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The lodge at Glacier.
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A restored "old red bus" now back in service at Glacier Park.
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A different model bus also recently restored.
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A golf putting green at Glacier.
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A beautiful view behind the Glacier Lodge.
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The view behind the lodge.
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The view off in another direction from the lodge.
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Lucy at Glacier.
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Dean at Glacier.
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Enormous bark-covered logs from OR and WA inside Glacier Lodge.
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Glacier Lodge.
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Stuffed mountain goat in Glacier Lodge.
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Glacier Lodge.
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The grounds in front of the lodge.
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Glacier Lodge.
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Lucy at the back of the lodge.
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The back of the lodge.
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Mountains near Glacier.
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Mountains near Glacier.
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Mountains near Glacier.
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Mountains near Glacier.
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Mountains near Glacier.
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Some dead _____ trees near the roadside.
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Probably still snowing in this mountain.
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Wild lilly growing along side the road.
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Lilly flower up close.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Mountains.
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Looking across Middle Waterton Lake at Waterton Lakes Park with the Prince of Whales Hotel off the distance.
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The rough waters of Middle Waterton Lake.
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The rough waters of Middle Waterton Lake drive all the wood to this shore.
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Prince of Whales Hotel.
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Lucy at Middle Waterton Lake with wood lining the shore.
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Prince of Whales Hotel with enormous mountains rising up in back.
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Another view of Middle Waterton Lake and enormous mountains.
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"Aeroplane" map of Glacier and Waterton Lakes Parks.
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Three-tiered chandelier in the Prince of Whales Hotel.
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Hotel desk and gift shop on the first floor and two levels of rooms above.
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A magnificent view out the back of the hotel.
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Plaque describing the history of the hotel in both English and French.
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Closer view of the plaque.
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Enormous peaks near the hotel.
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The Prince of Whales Hotel.
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Cameron Falls.
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Plaque at Cameron Falls.
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Cameron Falls.
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Cameron Falls.
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A squirrel snacking in a tree near the falls.
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Bighorn Sheep in Waterton Townsite near the Townsite Campground.
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Grazing in the Townsite Campground.
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Three very photogenic sheep keep a close watch on Dean.
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They think that they own the road...
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With horns like these, I guess they do own the road...
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Mama bear walking behind the trees along this stream.
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Mama and her 3 cubs.
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Mama and her 3 cubs.
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Mama and her 3 cubs.
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Cub at the far right rolling around playing with a piece of tree bark.
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Very clear shot of bears.
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Mountains in Lake Waterton Park.
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A glacier dug deep trenches down this mountain.
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Mountains.
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A distant mountain and valley below.
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A buffalo in the paddock at Waterton.
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A treetop-level tram runs to the top of this hill at Banff National Park.
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Enormous peaks and the Bow River in the valley below at Banff.
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Huge mountain at Banff.
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Jagged peaks rise dramatically from this parking lot in Banff.
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Another view of the peaks.
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A close-up of an impressive jagged peak.
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A waterfall runs down the face of this peak.
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Looking across a lake at some distant mountains.
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More jagged peaks.
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Mountains reflected in the lake below.
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The temperature got colder as we went north.
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Steep mountains.
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Steep mountains.
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Some train tracks in the mountains.
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The tracks enter a tunnel allowing the train to make a more gradual climb up the mountains (former track was too steep causing runaway trains).
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A train running along the tracks.
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This sign describes the train route through the tunnels.
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A very long train entering one of the tunnels.
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A fogged-in mountain.
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Looking through the wet windshield toward more mountains.
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Glacial till give this stream a blue-grey color.
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Houses are dwarfed by the mountains.
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Lots of snow left on these mountains.
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More snowy mountains.
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Oscar wakes up for a few minutes when the road gets too windy.
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More tall jagged peaks.
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Mountains between Banff and Lake Louise.
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Mountains between Banff and Lake Louise.
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Mountains between Banff and Lake Louise.
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Mountains between Banff and Lake Louise.
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Oscar likes sleeping on all of our coats rather than on his blanket (the taller the pile, the better).
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This really doesn't look comfortable...
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We got stuck in a long traffic jam.
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It became a get-to-know-your-fellow-travelers event.
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At least there were good views of mountains...
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...and flowers.
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More mountains.
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Pretty dramatic scenery.
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Entering a grass-covered snow tunnel.
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Another snow tunnel.
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Oscar, still trying to get comfortable.
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