It's Thursday and I took Wednesday off as a me-collapsed/rest day. It was a very active vacation coupled with the Travel-Day-From-Hell and I was exhausted. Overall, the trip lived up to the hype. There were moments when there were way too many people, (more then a few of those moments) but overall I really enjoyed … Continue reading Back home

1st day on the road leaving Yellowstone was blissfully uneventful. I arrived at Angel Creek CG and other than a brief windstorm last night it was great. I got an early start on the day trying to get home at a decent hour. Its a 10+ hour drive. I wasn’t on the road more than … Continue reading Nightmare Travel Day

For my last day in the park, I headed north to Mammoth. Stopped by Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace. A whole hillside covered in calcium terraces. Terraces More Terraces Stopped outside the park at Gardiner, MT. It’s pretty much 30 gift/t-shirt shops with 10 eateries. Yeah, I bought a t-shirt and had lunch. Gotta support the … Continue reading Last day, northern loop

I’ve spent three days in Yellowstone now and comparisons with Grand Tetons are easy. The GT’s took the concept of a park and focused on making it accessible but doing it smart. Like bicycle paths. There are many miles of paths that parallel the highways. Like they want people to leave the cars parked. The … Continue reading A tale of two parks

There are the old adages for wasting time, ‘Watching paint dry’, ‘Watching grass grow’, etc. My new one is: ‘Waiting on Geysers to Gey’. Guy. Erupt. Whatever. Strolling around Norris Geyser Basin for 2 hours was boring. I did finally see one eruption! Vixen Geyser. https://videopress.com/v/T94ngsEX?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Vixen Geyser There were dozens of Mud Pots, Steam … Continue reading Geysers & Bears, oh my!

Cruising around Yellowstone at dawn is simply delightful and amazing. You can see hot spots everywhere. Meadows will have sections pumping out steam, or there’s a hot spring feeding a tiny hot stream in a meadow, or on the side of a hill. It can be hard not to stop 20 times when going somewhere. … Continue reading Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Got up early to a brisk morning, (mid-30’s) to beat the crowds. Tried the trail to Fairy Falls with a side trail to the Prismatic Hot Spring overlook. With the cold morning, all the hot water pools were smok’in. Lots of action There was actually parking! Risky parking, but what are you gonna do? You … Continue reading Yellowstone 1st day

Left the Grand Tetons and headed north to Yellowstone. The three hour drive was nice with lots to see. I stopped at Moose Falls, which was very near the hwy. https://videopress.com/v/YQeLtElm?resizeToParent=true&cover=true&preloadContent=metadata&useAverageColor=true Moose falls The hwy here parallels the Continental Divide, the imaginary line between both coasts.  The Divide I’ll be in Madison CG until … Continue reading Travel day

My final day I chose the Taggart & Bradley Lakes loop. Nice lakes, but it was windy in the morning and I was cheated out of some awesome reflections in the still waters. Taggart Lake I’m glad started early. At 7am the TH lot had over 30 cars. It’s a large lot (maybe 50?) and … Continue reading Lake loop and stuff

I wanted a west looking view for today’s hike, so I did the 3mi RT walk to Grand View Point. After a 700ft climb, I was underwhelmed. There was a slight view Eastward towards Two Ocean Lake. Two Ocean Lake But just trees looking Westward. Dropping down 1/4mi had an open space and I got … Continue reading Disappointment Point