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The story behind the photo: Loree and I argue to this day who took this photograph. Each of us insists that we were the one to take it, but regardless, it is our favorite photograph of the park. The shot was taken at noon at the bottom of Uncle Tom's Trail nearly 3/4 of the way to the bottom of The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. The Lower Falls is 308 feet, which is over 100 feet higher than Niagara Falls and every bit as beautiful. You can see if you look very hard a group of people at the overlook of the falls on a precipice of land to the right of the falls. What you cannot see is the beautiful full rainbow visible against the canyon wall to the right of where the photograph's visual field ends nor the incredible multiplicity of colors of the canyon wall. And, the tree you see is no fluke. Trees grow up and down the sides of the wall even though the wall at places is quite steep. You cannot hear the roar of the water and cannot smell the freshness of the air. Another thing you cannot tell is that the walk down and up the steps of Uncle Tom's Trail is quite a little hike. Most shots you see of the Falls are taken from the top of the canyon walls, especially from Lookout Point or from Artist Point. You don't see too many from the bottom, although it is even more spectacular. One can really have an awesome sense of this grandeur. And, while many may disagree, this is the most beautiful spot on the Earth.
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