early mornings in yellowstone national park are unlike any other place i’ve been. combine the geothermal features, potential for moody, foggy mornings, wildlife and scenery and you have a recipe bound to appeal to anyone.

on this morning, at an area within the park with geothermal features, the early morning fog intertwined with the geothermal smoke provided for a beautiful setting for this lone pine tree. the blue colors of night fading to day were evident in the image through the fog.