A visual tour of some of Yellowstone National Park‘s wonders and features from a visit in September 2012:
A black wolf stalks a cow elk in the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 20, 2012. LINDA MARTIN/Contributed photo
Four river otters luxuriate in the morning sun after fishing in Yellowstone Lake Sept. 22, 2012. LINDA MARTIN/Contributed photo
A 6-by-6 bull elk watches over his harem in the Pelican Valley at Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 22, 2012. LINDA MARTIN/Contributed photo
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in September 2012. LINDA MARTIN/Contributed
Old Faithful erupts at Yellowstone National Park.
The sun sets over the Pelican Valley of Yellowstone National Park through the haze of smoke from a distant wildfire in September 2012.
Fishing Cone on the Yellowstone Lake shoreline at West Thumb Geyser Basin. Early tales suggested anglers could catch a fish and swing it into the cone to cook it. LINDA MARTIN/Contributed
The Pelican Creek meadow in Yellowstone National Park is a great place to see elk, wolves, bears, waterfowl and raptors. LINDA MARTIN/contributed
Abyss Pool in the West Thumb Geyser Basin at Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 22, 2012.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
Rust-colored bacterial mats surround Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park's Midway Geyser Basin. At 250 feet by 300 feet it is the largest hot spring in the park and the third largest in the world.
