Yellowstone Poems

Park & Pic
Yellowstone NP
is the ideal for the
social media devotee

although it has wild

untold depths,

isolated crooks and crannies,

roaming beats

and wondering paths

it also

has a system of roads

that directly abut

it's most majestic offerings

where one can easily

diminish Nature's glory

through the dull narcissistic ease

of instagram

the goal is not experience

but the performance of experience

and at Yellowstone NP

it's ease of use is exploited.

Wolves

The wolf 

trotted down the road

oblivious 

to the gawking humans

intent

one has to assume

on blood

or

a nap.

The Hanging Spine

Hiking out to Cascade Lake

we came upon a flat white spine

affixed upon a fallen tree

and besides the power of the image

two thoughts struck

first, who hung it

what hiker spotted

this series of cartilage and bone

either on the path or beside it

and decided 'this must be displayed

for my fellow travelers!'

second, what or who killed this creature

was it bear of wolf or disease

if killed and consumed

which seems most likely

what a primordial clash 

it must have been.

But from the silent bones

one can only guess.

Continent

I need to poop

but can't.

Oh god.

Just The Hits

Drove up to the northern boarder today and worked our way down going to the big features of the park. Mammoth Hot Springs, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Grand Prismatic Spring, and finished it up with Old Faithful(not pictured).  As these are main attractions had to navigate some people but stayed safe and distant and these are popular for a reason, really stunning.

Road Trip: Yellowstone

First full day in Yellowstone and we got up early to see some geysers before hiking out to cascade lake and then up to observation peak. Beautiful rolling fog and steam in the morning and then a really challenging but rewarding climb. Great day in the park!