Yellowstone National Park

We spent a few days in Yellowstone National Park.  We came into the park from the North Entrance which was the roughest and steepest way to come into the park.  We departed the park from the West Entrance which is the easiest way.

There are 7 campgrounds you can reserve up to a year in advance and 5 that are first come - first serve. Most of the non-reservable campgrounds are for smaller tents and RV's.  We believed if we arrived early we could get a spot.  We were correct !  We arrived about 09:30 from Billings, Montana. We stayed and dry camped in Mammoth Campgrounds.

I am not going to write much...I don't what to spoil anything...the pure beauty of Yellowstone National Park is breathtaking and just amazing !!

Old Faithful before she blew her top !  No, not Andy, the geyser !  Old Faithful is the worlds best known geyser.  Its eruption intervals have varied from 40 to 126 minutes.

New Zealand and Iceland are known for geysers, but nowhere are there as many as in Yellowstone.

It was a cool day, about 60 degrees, I think he was just taking a steam bath and a sauna

Above the Yellowstone River Falls

Yellowstone River Falls

I thought I would take a look over inspiration point!

Straight down !

Andy wasn't inspired...chicken...so scared of high places

Old Faithful Inn

I don't think there is a level or straight board in the place...have to see !

We decided to watch Old Faithful erupt again with a drink in our hand on the Inn terrace

Some of the wildlife we saw as we traveled through the park.

They are huge !  The top of their back is taller than me. OK, I am not that tall but still.

I think this is a coyote...it was in the open... trying to catch a goose.  It didn't get it !  Bummer !

Picture taken out our door

The real wildlife are these things.  The people are driving these all over the place and doing some real dumb things, and they were everywhere!! We saw more of these than bison...lol

See what I mean..this guy is really just a few feet away !  He ran from behind me, the car I was in for protection, with a Forest Ranger chasing him and telling him to stop.  Dang, it could have gotten very interesting !  I could have used my medical skills for the first time in years !  lol

Looks like this bison was just looking and thinking..." just a few feet more then I got ya"

Andy here...Once again the beauty and sheer awe of what this country has to offer....well it's just overwhelming!!! Honestly just when you think you can't see any thing more spectacular, we would drive around another bend. Yellowstone was amazing and so incredibly beautiful!


We are now in Boise, Idaho for a few days visiting with Michelle, Andy's daughter, then westward bound to Portland Oregon. Should be home this weekend !