Thursday, June 27, 2019

Seniors gone wild - Day 9

Yellowstone was about an hour and a 1/2 from our Inn. There is an "upper loop" which is closer to Montana and a "lower loop" which is what we were going to drive. It was about a 12 hour day, since we didn't venture out yesterday. We saw amazing, awesome, beautiful, unique and wondrous things! 

Next time I'm in a plane and we're passing through the clouds, I'm going to think,
I've been this high, on the ground! A

These pools didn't look real. The picture doesn't do it justice.

Hahahaha, a Beehive Geyser :-)

Everywhere you looked, out towards the horizon, you could see little puffs of steam. 
Even just driving down the roads! It was a little weird, being on top of a 
SUPER volcano!

(this is not my photo)

This is Old Faithful. Our expectations were apparently too high. Don't get me wrong,
it was pretty cool...but a little underwhelming.

The next 4 are from the Grand Prismatic Pool. Unfortunately, because it was still surprisingly 
chilly, there was so much steam you couldn't see it very well.


There are boardwalks for all the humans to stay on but every once in 
awhile, you saw hoof prints on the ground.





We took a lot of pictures on this part of our drive/walk/hike.
This is the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.
Incredibly beautiful.





This is Lake Yellowstone. The the largest freshwater lake above 7,000 feet in North America. It's a 136 square miles!


So much of the park looks like this though...

We saw a moose, lots of antelope, an elk, mule deer, prairie dogs, tons of bison and 
this BABY BISON!! But no bears. 

...and these are the Grand Tetons



It was a remarkable and unforgettable day!

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