Elkhorn, MT ghost town

Elkhorn, MT is an old mining town nestled in the Elkhorn mountains. While it is a State Park it is not really maintained so the building are in a very raw condition which lends to a true ghost town feel. Elkhorn still has some current dwellers with homes mixed among the old buildings. Several old houses and the ruins of the large mine still exist. About a mile hike along a dirt road takes you to the old cemetery in the timber above the town. Many stones of young children are there from a Diphtheria outbreak in late 188 through summer 1889. This is the forth ghost town i have visited in Montana and it is the most rustic and original I have seen.

Mammoth Hot Springs is a unique area of the park with a wonderful wooned walkway taking you all through the ever changing features of the springs.

More Yellowstone

Bison are numerous throughout the park. They are at times uncomfortably close as they hang out near restrooms and trail heads in areas. We had the great fortune of seeing a mother grizzly with her cubs in a floow meadow, a real treat for any visitor to the park.

Yellowstone National Park 2007

Some shots taken on a couple day road trip through Yellowstone in 2007. Gyser Basin has many small spouts spraying endless mists of heated water. A beautiful colored pool near Mammoth hot springs made for a great shot. Udine falls is nestled in a timber covered area and stair steps downward while the Lower Falls are breath taking in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

Natural Bridge Falls

Natural Bridge Falls nestled in the Absaroka Mountains south of Big Timber, MT. This was a really nice park with a cool gorge with look out spots on both sides of the falls.