Friday, August 1, 2008

Geysers!

Today is Geo-Thermal day on our trip. Geysers, hot springs, etc. have filled the day.

Here is a quick snap of Grotto Geyser.

Tomorrow, we leave YNP for Grand Tetons National Park.

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Everything, we saw everything yesterday. Hot Springs, Geysers, Mud Pots. We swam in an area where icy river meets 130 degree hot spring. We walked down (and up) a path of 300-400 stairs to the base of a waterfall. We got stuck in a herd of bison that were so close we could have reached out of the car and touched them (we didn't). We saw: 2 elk with huge racks, a Grizzly bear, too many bison to count, and a bald eagle.

Pictures will come, but we must restart our adventure.

Happy Birthday to my wife and my friend ML's wife.

Fire on the Mountain

That huge cloud like thing is a plume of smoke from a large fire. This was about 20 miles outside of Yellowstone. We passed within 5-10 miles of the fire, but the prevailing wind was strong enough that we had no idea it was there at that time.

Mammoth Hot Springs

We saw Mammoth during twilight last night, these are some close-ups with long exposures.