Yellowstone at Last!

We headed 60 miles North ans arived at the most amazing place I have seen/been to in my life Yellowstone National Forest. Yellowstone is the first national park in the world and I see why. As we arrived in the park 50 yards off the road a Grizzly Bear lumbering through the snow. Cool! The weather of couse it was cloudy and everything was covered in snow.  Our first stop was at the Thumb Basin an area of geothermal activity next to Lake Yellowstone. We checked into our 1930's cabin at the Lake Yellowstone Lodge. The cabin was better than we thought it actually had a bathroom and shower. We unloaded and decided to head out and see what we could see. First stop Old Faithful Geyser, after checking Old Faithful Geyser eruption schedule and hikes in the area we found there was time to hike to Observation Point above Old Faithful. It was a nice hike a mile and a half and up about 500 feet elevation. We made it in time to watch Old Faithful erupt almost exactly on time, every 94 minutes. We hiked down the other side of loop in a sprinkling rain and walked the gyser boardwalks around the entire Old Faithful basin. On the boardwalks there are geysers, steam vents, mudpots and hot springs of all sizes and shapes. The smells were another thing, I like the smell of  sulfur after shooting fireworks but this was so pungent the smell was incredible. Then there were the sounds too many to describe. We stayed and watched Old Faithful erupt from the benches next to the geyser. We then ate dinner a the Old Faithful Lodge a must if you any brochure or internet site, all I can say is have a drink and eat a bologne sandwitch or maybe peanut and jelly. :)   A great day and we could not wait for tomorrow.
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