Katja and boys running to avoid sprays from a small geyser close to Old Faithful in Yellowstone NP.








Finnish and other European people might have difficulties in believing that we took this photo in the middle of a NP. Most European NPs do not have major roads.














Yellowstone had huge forest fires in 1988. These fallen contorta pines trunks are from trees killed in those fires.

The night temperature in the Yellowstone backcountry was well below freezing and we were pretty cold with our equipment more suitable for summer camping.

Bisons.

After a long day in the car Otso was the most energetic animal of Glacier NP.

Otso enjoying the scenery.

Mountains of Glacier NP.

Dense stand of contorta pines regenerated straight after a fire.

Somebody got a new home in two pieces (this is something one can never see in Finland).

The dryer side of the Cascades in Washington state.

Katja carrying Aaro to a backcountry campsite in North Cascades NP. This was the first area where we saw really tall trees during our trip. The douglas fir under which we slept was 81 m tall.