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Early morning drive a few miles to the trailhead

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Taken from the trailhead, looking down on the road we had just traveled

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The Mammoth terraces are visible in the background

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These lodgepole pines are regenerating after the 1988 forest fires that burned about a third of the park

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A lone bison about a half-mile away. It was our first sighting. We were excited.

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Looking out from Bunsen Peak toward the Mammoth Hot Springs visitor area and terraces

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Descending toward Osprey Falls

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More bugling elk spotted on our descent. Honestly, if they weren't constantly calling out to each other, I'm not sure we would've spotted them on the next hill over.

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Osprey River - this view helped us realized that we had missed the turn-off to the falls!

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Back on track...

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Peeking through the trees for our first glimpse of the elusive falls

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Ta-da! It was more than worth it. (Actually, just getting to spend the entire day hiking outdoors made it worth it - but we really appreciated the waterfall too!)

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Note G on the right side (for scale)

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