Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is so massive….we were too busy and tired after running around to blog! And we met 5 other couples here so there was lots of evening fun too!

Yellowstone:

  • The First National Park (est. 1872)

  • It’s 2.2 million acres with a very diverse landscape ….so there is a lot of driving to see everything.

  • 4 million people visit each year…..by the bus loads…. so it’s crowded (and we were here AFTER school was back in session!) We were up at the crack of dawn to beat the rush and to try and see animals. Each morning it was in the 30s….Brrrrrr!

  • Much of the park is a caldera (crater) from a giant supervolcano (the last eruption was 630,00 years ago). It’s still active and it’s what feeds all the hot springs, geysers, mudpots and travertine terraces in the park.


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Old Faithful!

The granddaddy of the 500 geysers in Yellowstone.

A sample of the other 10,000 thermal features (geysers, hot springs, fumeroles, mud pots and travertine terraces).

Canyons and Waterfalls

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone with it’s upper and lower falls, Gibbon Falls, Tower Falls

THE WILDLIFE!

We loved the “bison or elk jams” on the roads. We all stop in our cars to see them and just block traffic even though all the signs say DO NOT STOP IN THE ROAD! You just can’t help it!!!

The Beautiful Park Lodges

Sam looking out the RV front window waiting for us to get home at night!

Grand Tetons next!