Monday, October 19, 2020

Saturday, October 10, 2020 - Day 7 - Moran, Wyoming (Yellowstone)

 

BRRR. Woke up to 32 degrees temps. and frost on the picnic table. I didn't sleep well last night as I was worried about the pipes freezing. Keep your fingers crossed. On the road just after 8:00. Yellowstone is about 30 miles from our campsite and we have all day to explore. MAJESTIC BREATHTAKING We, of course, park. We came in the South entrance and explored parts west as the eastern side was already closed. We wanted to make a full loop but the road was closed from Tower to Canyon Village so we had to back track a little. We saw Lewis Lake and old Faithful. She didn't disappoint either. We hiked to a higher viewing area where we were able to avoid the crowds. Then we stopped and had lunch at a pull off before continuing on to Norris and Mammoth Hot Springs, Canyon Village. We only had 1 bison sighting and I didn't get a good picture. We were driving and there wasn't room to pull over. But we did see 1. Later we saw a few in the distance and what we thought were a herd of elk and also a female moose by the side of the road. We stopped at the upper falls of the "Grand Canyon" of Yellowstone. Ron says it's more like the Letchworth of Yellowstone. Pretty awesome day now let's pray we don't get any white stuff tonight. - it is a real possibility. We are prepared though with winter coats, hats, gloves and boots. Stopped along the road in the Grand Tetons to have alittle cheese and crackers and then returned to t he campgrounds. We showered and had our left over spaghetti and red wine. On to bed to see what tomorrow brings.





Views along our hike

Views along our hike

Old Faithful - I took a video also but didn't include it.

Once again narrow windy roads!

Interesting landscape



The Upper Falls

Happy Hour!


No comments:

Post a Comment

Thursday, October 15, 2020 - Day 12 - Weaverville, California to Sacramento, California Almost there. Just 40 miles of this scenic but treac...