Incredible Yellowstone

5/25/21- Paul, Harley and I made it to Yellowstone in good time, passing through northern Utah, Idaho and then Montana. Did you know there are lava fields in Idaho?!? Paul looked all around us and said “ That looks like lava”… hello google, it’s Hell’s Half Acre! Such a smart man 😉

  • Hell’s Half Acre Lava

We arrived at West Yellowstone this afternoon and did a quick set up then headed into the park…we made it… to Yellowstone! YAY!

True for much of our travel so far, it started to rain when we got in the car but we just had to go in the park and explore a little before Kim and Danni joined us tomorrow. We stopped at the visitor center just before it closed and grabbed a map, quickly chatted with the ranger and off we went! We drove west, promising not to see much before family joined us. We explored Madison Campground where we were thinking of staying and it’s quite nice. As we circled the camp, we are thankful we are not tenting tonight since it is supposed to go down to freezing…yes it’s almost June! ❄️

We traveled further west then south, then took some side roads to see the landscape up close. It was recommended for us to take as many side roads that were open to get a better appreciation of the park. One of the prettiest roads was the Firehole Canyon Drive. We followed the Madison River along the rushing waters and came across two water falls.

  • Sunset in Yellowstone
  • sleeping bison
  • bubbling pool
  • Firehole Falls
  • Madison River
  • Harley hogging the space heater!

Home to warm up and get some dinner then two quick games of backgammon (I won one and Paul won one…tied up tonight).

5/26/21, Tidying up and making preparations for guests for the next 6 days. It’s fun to share our adventures. When Kim and Danni arrived, it was a quick unpack their car and prepped to go to Yellowstone. We packed a lunch and giddy upped to the park. Once there, we went south to see the Great Prismatic Pool and Old Faithful. It started as a beautiful day but was cold. The heated water from the pools and geysers were creating a lot of steam so it was not optimal to see them, but we forged on anyway. First stop Firehole Canyon then to the bubbling Paint Pots!

  • Lower Firehole Falls
  • Paul at Firehole Canyon
  • Fountain Paint Pots
  • Bubbling paint pots
  • Mud pots bubbling

As we pulled into the parking lot of Old Faithful, it started to rain, then sleet, then as we decided bag it and come back tomorrow to see this historic geyser, it started snowing! Danni drove through the mountain pass in the snow and we did see some wildlife and landscapes.

  • Fountain Geyser
  • Warm water flowing from prismatic pool into the River
  • Prismatic Pool
  • Turquoise Pool
  • Snow!
  • Elk hunkered down
  • Yellowstone Lake
  • Traffic Jam! Bison on the road!
  • Boiled forest
The last 2 pictures are of a new geyser..this used to be a Forest and in 1978, an earthquake opened the geyser and the roots of all the trees were boiled 😳

And then there is the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone! So beautiful! It did get sunny again!

  • Lower falls
  • Upper falls
  • They are everywhere ❤️

    5/27/21- We made it back to Old Faithful today in the glorious sun…and there she blows…


    After Old Faithful, next stop Biscuit Basin…

    Biscuit Basin
    • Grand Prismatic Spring in the sun 😎

    After biscuit basin we went back to the Grand Prismatic Spring on a sunny day, amazing!

    As we rode back to the RV, the bison made their appearance right on the road. So cute as the calves trotted behind mom to keep up.

    We headed into the town of West Yellowstone for dinner, huckleberry ice cream (a must) and some shopping for souvenirs. We ate at Bullwinkle’s (as in Rocky and Bullwinkle) and returned to the RV park for a community campfire, ending the evening with laughter and meeting new friends. Tomorrow (Friday 5/28) is wildlife hunting in the Lamar Valley.

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