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It can snow any time of the year in Yellowstone National Park. No matter how cold the temperature, however, the Firehole River does not freeze and can be seen steaming in the coldest of weather, beckoning geese and trumpeter swans and other wildlife toward its warmth.
The landscape between Tower and Lamar Valley is jaw-dropping in its beauty and ruggedness. All along the way, you might also see large and small herds of bison grazing and sunning themselves.
In addition to vast landscape vistas, Hayden Valley is another location for wildlife watching in Yellowstone National Park. "Bison live year-round in the Hayden Valley. Winters are often severe, with deep snows and temperatures reaching -44 degrees F (-42 degrees C)."
The Artist Paint Pots area gets its name from the colorful hues of the geothermal springs and bubbling mud pots. There's a little more topographic relief to this area than the Fountain Paint Pots area, but the views are definitely worth the extra energy expended.
"Elk are the most abundant large mammal found in Yellowstone and are an important species within the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem. Yellowstone provides summer range for an estimated 10,000–20,000 elk (Cervus canadensis) from six to seven herds, most of which winter at lower elevations outside the park.
The milky white and blue colors of the highly acidic thermal pools in Porcelain Basin are from high concentrations of silica (the highest concentrations in Yellowstone) and bring to mind the delicate colors and texture of fine ceramics.
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