For more pictures, click HEREWe decided to eat breakfast in our room since the cost of food in the park is so outrageous. Using the coffee maker to boil water, we fixed our instant oatmeal (adding walnuts and fruit) and hot chocolate which filled us up. Then we headed for the Mystic Falls hike with the ranger.
We started out first thing seeing a snake! Then we hiked to the falls and then the ranger turned back but encouraged us to continue up the mountain to the overlook. It was pretty steep but well worth the view. By the time we got back to our car, it was lunch time. We drove to West Yellowstone, MT out of the west entrance to the park (14 miles from Madison) where we ate lunch, found a supermarket to refill some supplies and filled up with gas for 3.89 a gallon (it was 3.99 a gallon in the park.)
After lunch we headed up to Norris and did some hiking around the geysers and waterfalls. About 5pm it started to rain so we headed back to Old Faithful in time to get settled and then attend the ranger program on Yellowstone Art.
What I Learned Today:
· There are no poisonous snakes in Yellowstone.
· There are 900 geysers in the world and 500 of them are in Yellowstone.
· A 10 year old fell into one of the geysers and died one year.
· Big birds build their nests in the top of old snags.
· Mosquitoes are bad in Yellowstone this time of year.
Posted on the Successful Teaching Blog by loonyhiker (successfulteaching at gmail dot com).
Original Photo: by Pat Hensley
6 comments:
Pat--
Your picture labeled "Inspiration Point" is beautiful. It makes me think about writing. It sometimes may be a thin river, but nonetheless powerful.
I would like to know what that pool of water is in the picture. Didn't see a label, but it looks very interesting.
@Mike - That was one of the geyser hot springs on the way to Mystic Falls.
I've loved reading your posts as I always enjoy Wyoming and LOVED being in Yellowstone a few years back.
If you will tolerate a correction...there are no "venomous" snakes in Yellowstone. Something is poisonous when you eat it; venomous when it bites you.
Hey! Can I get your permission to send this pic to one of my ranger-peeps? She's doing a program on the parks reptiles and amphibians, and is looking for better pics~~your's is a beauty. She'll put your name on the pic whenever she uses it. If this is okay, send the original to my park edress. Cool!
By all means, I'd be glad to share my photo. I don't have your email address so I will kind to friend you on facebook so I can send you a message.
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