Dunraven pass on the way to Lamar valley to look for wolves.
Thursday, June 12, 2014
Wednesday, June 11, 2014
Old Faithful
Tuesday we headed out to see Old Faithful which lived up to its name, erupting just as we arrived and again 90 minutes later after we had a chance to explore the Inn and have some lunch.
We took our seats to wait along with hundreds of others on the benches around the geyser. It was a most impressive sight, with water shooting dozens of feet into the air.
The weather became a little less perfect as we watched the storms roll in across the mountains. Patrick found National Park Monopoly at the visitor center which became a perfect rainy day activity.
Later Dad grilled up some delicious steaks and potatoes between the raindrops.
Have we mentioned the patches and piles of unmelted snow everywhere? It's still quite cold at night, and snow is in the forecast for Saturday!
Pics to follow.
Tuesday, June 10, 2014
Yellowstone
We arrived Monday afternoon.
I don't have the words to describe this beauty. Everywhere you look is another vista: mountains with and without snow, lake, river, waterfall, tall pine trees, and hillsides recovering from wildfires. The various shades of green and blue and white along the mountain, water, hill, and sky.
And there is wildlife. We were really that close to the bison (from the inside of our truck) which have been all along the side of the road. We have also seen elk, male and female, swans, and bear tracks. Patrick thinks he saw a mountain goat. And we've only been here one afternoon!
The weather has been perfect so far. Sunny and warm but not hot. Cold at night but we have electricity (and therefore heat) at our campsite.
What we don't have is cell service, so while this is being written Tuesday morning, we're not sure when it will get posted.
There is also a glitch with the phone on which these posts are written. Trying to add more than one picture per post makes the app shut down. So there will be multiple posts just with a picture.
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