We left Cody and headed for Yellowstone this morning. First we stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam which was awesome. A shuttle took us to the visitor center that had been blocked off to cars since 9/11. We were amazed how much water was being dropped from the dam.
After the dam, we drove to the park. It seemed like a long ride, maybe because we didn’t get much sleep last night. Don had bad leg cramps and I was miserably hot and too lazy to get up to turn on the air condition.
We arrived at the Old Faithful Inn and checked in. Our room was very nice but a little over priced at $170 per night. There is a bed that they claim is a Queen size but it seems like a Full size bed to us. There is no TV but it does have a private bath.
We saw Old Faithful erupt about 3 times while we checked out all the lodges, restaurants, and the visitor center. We checked out the ice cream shops at all 3 places in this area but the lines were ridiculous! They need to add more ice cream shops. We walked the geyser loop trail and it was pretty. After dinner we went to the ranger evening program. Then we sat outside on the upper porch to watch Old Faithful erupt one last time.
What I Learned Today:
· The colors of the mud pots are caused by iron sulfites, iron sulfates, and iron oxides.
· There are about 100 wolves in the park.
· The park was not as crowded as we expected.
· There are plenty of eating establishments available.
· There are plenty of ranger led activities each day all over the park.
Posted on the Successful Teaching Blog by loonyhiker (successfulteaching at gmail dot com).
Original Photo: Steam by Pat Hensley
1 comment:
I spent part of a summer working at a gift shop in Yellowstone. A beautiful place. We went camping, and had to take "bear bells" with us---bells that we shook as we hiked to our campground. To make sure the bears heard us and stayed away, we also sang and clapped our hands and stomped loudly.
It sounds like your trip is continuing to be a marvelous one...
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