One of the office workers told Kate that there were goslings at Madison, so Kate needed to go see the goslings. It had nothing to do with getting a Madison Cancel Stamp. Really, nothing.

When we got to Madison, the primary wildlife was fly fisherman. There were a few small birds, butterflies, and a scenic view.

We talked to the park ranger at the information booth and a few other tourists. One of them had a Great Pyrenees that she was taking to all of the national parks to get Bark Ranger tags. We found out why all the trees are missing bark on the lower trunks. Apparently, Bison have fur like sand paper.

After leaving Madison, we drove through Firehole Canyon Road to see the Osprey nest. The nest was 15 ft from the road, so the shoulder of the road was blockaded off to keep people away from the nest. Not surprisingly, we got to watch some people get lectured and possibly ticketed for violating the blockade.

Sadly, the Osprey was not home, but at least there was a water fall and some weird … baby pine cones … maybe?

From Firehole Canyon Road, we headed north towards the Museum of the National Park Ranger. That destination was not for a cancel stamp either. Nope. On the way back, we stopped at Terrace Spring. John noted that it was really pretty from the road view. Sadly, it was not as pretty from the boardwalk view, due to the sun glare. The side springs were pretty through. At the top of the hill was a spring with bright orange edges and a border of yellow flowers. The yellow flowers seem to thrive here and at one of the hot springs in West Thumb.

A smaller spring flowed lower on the hill.

Terrace Spring was at the bottom. The actually spring was very active, but the colors and terraces of the main pool were not visible, due to the sun glare.

Further up the road, John saw what he thought was a deer. It turned out to be two Sandhill Cranes standing together. While we were there taking pictures and watching them, a green dragonfly joined the photo shoot. We talked to a guy from Germany that is visiting for a month. This is his fifth visit to the United States, and Yellowstone is his first stop.

The Green Dragonfly posed on a rock near where I was photographing the Sandhill Cranes.

When we got to the Museum of the National Park Ranger, it was closed. Not because we were late, but it does not open until June 29th – the day we leave.