Here's the Madison river with some elk and bison in the background.
This day we drove up to Mammoth, with a couple stops on the way, and then back down again with a stop at Norris. It was lucky that we did the loop around Canyon the day before because the snowfall was enough to close the road the next day.
A little stop at a spring whose name I don't recall brought us face to face with some buffalo. The kids stayed in the car this time. Hudson was napping and Kaylee was way into her Blues Clues. Also, I didn't want my kids so near these big guys with nothing between them and us!
See? This is the boardwalk. Nothing to stop them if they get upset at you.
I did not edit the picture below. I snapped this picture real quick and got back to the car. I didn't like the way he was lookin at me!
Gibbon Falls:
Roaring Mountain:
In Mammoth:
It was very cold and windy here. In about a half hour it starts to get really warm. The weather there is CRAZY!
At Norris:This is Emerald Spring... so beautiful.
Steamboat Geyser
I love this sign too.
Look really closely at the picture. See the man on the left running for his life? I don't expect too many people look closely enough to notice it. I thought it was hilarious!
Look really closely at the picture. See the man on the left running for his life? I don't expect too many people look closely enough to notice it. I thought it was hilarious! Steamboat Geyser erupts infrequently, but it's a lot bigger than Old Faithful. Wouldn't it be neat to be there when it erupted? I'm guessing that picture above may have been taken on the date below:
Kaylee was wiped out by the time we got to Norris. As soon as we put her in the stroller she curled up on her side (with George of course) and went to sleep.
When I see the picture below I can smell the sulfur.
It was hard to get a picture of those guys. One second it'd be clear and the next moment we'd be enveloped by steam. I used to gag at that smell, but now I LOVE IT! It reminds me of my favorite getaway that has relaxing geothermal heated pools. There was a crisp wind blowing here at Norris. One moment it'd be cold and the next moment it'd be all warm and sulfury. That mineral mist is so good for your skin!
Kaylee was wiped out by the time we got to Norris. As soon as we put her in the stroller she curled up on her side (with George of course) and went to sleep.
When I see the picture below I can smell the sulfur.
It was hard to get a picture of those guys. One second it'd be clear and the next moment we'd be enveloped by steam. I used to gag at that smell, but now I LOVE IT! It reminds me of my favorite getaway that has relaxing geothermal heated pools. There was a crisp wind blowing here at Norris. One moment it'd be cold and the next moment it'd be all warm and sulfury. That mineral mist is so good for your skin!One of my biggest questions that I still have to research is how in the world did they lay down all the infrastructure throughout the park? How many people were injured or killed in this land with such a thin crust everywhere? Looking out over this valley of geysers and hotsprings I have to wonder - who had to go out and lay down this boardwalk? How did they figure out the best and safest way to go? Anyone know?? It'd be interesting to read up on that.
On the way back "home" I spotted two of these guys along the roadside. After much confusion and debate we have concluded that they are not wolves, but coyotes. I happened to catch a special on PBS about Yellowstone the other night. They showed the coyotes and then the wolves and that cleared it up really easily for me.
Basically after this we went back and used the pool facilities again. We packed up in the morning and took a wrong turn in Ennis, MT. We passed through an authentic old west town called Virginia City and went a very back way into Butte. It probrably put an extra hour on our time, but it was a neat drive. I really like the rocks around Butte and we got to see them up close and personal!
On the way back "home" I spotted two of these guys along the roadside. After much confusion and debate we have concluded that they are not wolves, but coyotes. I happened to catch a special on PBS about Yellowstone the other night. They showed the coyotes and then the wolves and that cleared it up really easily for me.
Basically after this we went back and used the pool facilities again. We packed up in the morning and took a wrong turn in Ennis, MT. We passed through an authentic old west town called Virginia City and went a very back way into Butte. It probrably put an extra hour on our time, but it was a neat drive. I really like the rocks around Butte and we got to see them up close and personal!Back in Coeur d'Alene we stayed one more night at our timeshare and then drove home the next day. Hudson woke us up early that morning and we just decided to get up and get it over with. We got home around 1 pm safe and sound, thankful to have all the rest of that day to relax before life started up again the next day.
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