Wednesday Near Wyoming - August 26, 2020

Instead of telling you something about this picture, I have a question. I've told you before that I'm not a farmer, so while I know these are silos, I don't know much else.

What is the infrastructure above the silos, and why is it so high?

Wednesday in Wyoming - August 19, 2020

Sagebrush prairies, limestone outcroppings, a few stray clouds -- this is another quintessential Wyoming scene.

Wednesday in Wyoming - August 12, 2020

What is this?

You can tell I'm not a farmer, because when I saw it, I thought of R2-D2 from Star Wars. A much more savvy woman told me it's a pump for irrigating crops.

Whichever explanation you prefer, I hope the picture made you smile. The R2-D2 wannabee certainly caught my attention and made me smile.

Wednesday in Wyoming - August 5, 2020

Quintessential Wyoming!

You probably know that cattle raising is a major industry in Wyoming, but did you expect to see "cattlewomen" on a sign? Why not, when Wyoming's nickname is the Equality State? After all, this was the first state to give women the right to vote, to serve on juries, and to be judges.

Wednesday in Wyoming - July 29, 2020

Have you noticed that there's been a secondary theme to this month's posts? Not only are they all about Yellowstone, but each one features water in some form.

Since Yellowstone's waterfalls are one of its major attractions, I knew I'd include a photo of one this month, but I have to admit that I smiled when I realized I could show a different kind of water -- snow! -- in the same picture as the falls.

Yes, it snowed only two days after the elk were taking their cooling stroll through a stream. That's Yellowstone for you -- beautiful and oh, so varied.

Wednesday in Wyoming - July 22, 2020

One of the things I love most about Yellowstone is the variety of thermal features, including hot pools.

Unlike the hot spring I showed you at the beginning of the month, this pool doesn't bubble. Instead, its heat is most visible on a cool day, when the water vapor looks like a cloud emerging from the depths of the pool.

How deep do you think the pool is? I have no idea, but I suspect it's quite deep.

Wednesday in Wyoming - July 15, 2020

Whether hot or cold, water is one of the dominant features of Yellowstone.

As you can see, these elk are taking advantage of a cool stream on a hot late-summer day.