June 14, 2015
Yellowstone National Park
We decided to spend our entire day 7 at Yellowstone National Park. Josh plotted out the most popular sites to see around Yellowstone before heading out for the day. The ones he planned were the must sees and the other stops along the way were a phenomenal bonus! The drive through Yellowstone is beautiful even if you don't plan on getting out of the car. I spent some of the trip staring at Josh as he drove around the Park due to extreme road drop off that scared me to death. I'm not a big baby, just have a little HEIGHT FRIGHT! The sites we stopped at starting at The North Entrance were Mammoth Hot Springs, Norris Geyser Basin, Firehole River, Midway Geyser Basin Grand Prismatic Spring, Old Faithful, Picnic lunch at Gull Point Drive, Mud Volcano, Canyon Village Artist Point, Hayden Valley, Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and Tower Falls. If I had to choose a favorite spot I would choose Artist Point. It was located on a wrong turn we took through Canyon Village which turned out to be a beautiful gem. I also loved Prismatic Spring because it was fascinating to see all the colors, flow and steam rising. I will do my best to label the photos according to site but I may not identify them correctly, so please forgive me.
View from North Entrance Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone Post Office
MAMMOTH HOT SPRINGS
Mammoth Hot Springs Elev 6239
Mammoth Hot Springs from a distance
Chandler, Charlie, Mom, Colin, Carmen
Josh and Kim
Kissy face
(Eeewwww... Carmen said while taking this picture)
Chandler, Charlie, Josh, Colin
Father, Daughter
Father throwing Daughter over edge
(I'm kidding)
Cupid Spring
Beautiful drive
NORRIS GEYSER BASIN
Josh explaining the Geyser to the kids
Carmen and Charlie buddy up
Carmen, Colin, Charlie, Chandler
are all looking forward to the hike.
We chose the Porcelain Basin
Carmen
Where the Buffalo Roam
FIREHOLE RIVER
Midway Geyser Basin Grand Prismatic Spring
View of Prismatic Spring from main road
Fairy Falls
Fairy Falls
Walkway to Prismatic Spring
The Grand Prismatic Spring steam displayed beautiful colors into the air
The Family
Grand Prismatic Spring View
Information about the Spring
OLD FAITHFUL
Old Faithful Geyser
Predicting Old Faithful
We were really lucky to show up just 5 minutes before the eruption.
Steam is a good indicator that eruption is coming
Eruption of OLD FAITHFUL
Carmen and Charlie at Old Faithful
Picnic lunch at Gull Point Drive
Mud Volcano
Mud Geyser
Churning Caldron
Dragon's Mouth Spring
It really seems like a dragon's mouth when smoke billows
and even sounds like a dragon
Josh entertaining the kids doing the Bernie dance down the trail
Canyon Village Artist Point
The amazing Artist Point
The family enjoying the falls
My favorite place to be, with my man
Hayden Valley
The valley is full of wildlife and breathtaking scenery
Grand Canyon of Yellowstone
It was crazy to see snow along the road in June
Tower Falls
The kids relieved that this would be our last stop for the day.
When we returned to the RV Park after a full 10 hours at Yellowstone, Carmen stayed home with the little boys. Josh, Chandler and I went to "Cowboys Grill" a local restaurant just down the street for dinner. They serve traditional "American" food which I really enjoyed to top off a great day.
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