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profdant139
Feb 18, 2015Explorer II
You probably already know about this trail, but if not -- it goes first to Fairy Falls (nice, but not Yosemite) and then to the Imperial Geyser area. The trail is maybe three miles each way, with very little elevation gain. Imperial is really great -- it goes off almost continuously. You can get as close as you dare -- no boardwalks. On a cold October day, we sat on the geothermally-warmed ground and took in the show -- and yes, this was a tripod shot with a timer:

We did not see anyone else on this trail, during an entire day of wandering around. By the way, instead of a big tripod, you could bring a mini-pod -- it works almost as well, if you don't mind bending down to set up the shot. Here is our blog post -- just scroll down to Imperial:
Yellowstone blog post, including Imperial Geyser trail
We did not see anyone else on this trail, during an entire day of wandering around. By the way, instead of a big tripod, you could bring a mini-pod -- it works almost as well, if you don't mind bending down to set up the shot. Here is our blog post -- just scroll down to Imperial:
Yellowstone blog post, including Imperial Geyser trail
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