Sunny Days: Wyoming--Yellowstone National Park

Took off Thursday morning for Cody, Wyoming, Walmart so we can go into Yellowstone Bridge Bay Campground for a couple of nights. Oh my, did we find some fabulous scenery. We traveled through Devil's Tower and Big Horn National Forrest and really enjoyed the beautiful drive. We started to go up in elevation and the ups and downs challenged to RV--she took it like a champ.

Devil's Tower

Canyons

Old Faithful

Bring out the long sleeves and sweats

We crossed this several times

Friday, around noon we pulled into Bridge Bay Campground and Marina on Lake Yellowstone in the middle of Yellowstone National Park. The huge, deep lake is where the mountains and canyons meet the water. After getting set up for rustic camping (a lot of aged hippies with bandanas here), we set took off for Old Faithful and the 76 mile southerly loop of Yellowstone. Fabulous! Around every curve there is an artist's dream--the first day we took over a hundred pictures. The crowd here is very international with a heavy emphasis of Asians -- English was not the most common language among the tourist. We saw a lot of Bison--along Canyon Rd. they were actually at the road. That evening we went to the Amphitheater and listened to a talk by one of the park rangers about the history and culture of Yellowstone--he was so good (and funny) that we have been quoting him all day. Saturday brought The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, 300 foot clear waterfalls, and Norris Basin Geysers where we got a thorough education on thermodynamics. Mammoth So neat.