Bob showed up at 7:50am to replace our toilet. By 9:00 we were on our way back into YS this time to do the south loop. From Madison Junction we headed south toward Old Faithful. We stopped at Fountain Paint Pots where there are 4 types of thermal activity: geysers, hot springs, mudpots, and fumaroles. There are areas of brown, green, yellow, orange, and, gold bacteria. Today’s quiz – what is a fumaroles? 5 points for a correct answer.
From there we went to Old Faithful. Perfect timing! We arrived just in time for the eruption! After that we walked to the Visitor’s Center where we watched an informative film. We bought a YS medallion for my hiking stick and the boys bought a YS sticker for their Passport Books and got an OF cancellation. Ray bought some postcards. He is sending one a day to someone in his office.
We continued on the south loop through West Thumb, Bridge Bay and Fishing Bridge stopping at each Visitor’s Center for the boys to get cancellations in their Passport books.
Ray really wanted to see the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. We started at the Brink of Upper Falls and then walked to Artist Point to see Lower Falls in the distance. Just amazing! This is the site of the famous YS photo and is the most popular photographed site in YS.
Ice cream and coffee at Canyon Village. Then headed to West YS to return the rental car, due by 6pm or we would be charged for another day. You can feel it coming, can’t you?? We had 2 hours to drive 33 miles, shouldn’t be a problem. Unless, of course, some bison decide to camp out in the road. 6 miles into the drive we came to a dead stop. We crept along for the next hour and a half covering about 4 miles. Finally the bison
moved on but by now it is almost 6pm. About 5 miles later we stop again. This time 2 more bison are in the road. This delay is about 20 minutes.
We finally get back to the RV near 7pm. The boys are wiped out and need a break. They went off to the Game Room while Ray and I started 3 loads of laundry. We had a spaghetti dinner. Ray made a grocery run while I went to get the laundry. Everyone was in bed by 10pm. Tomorrow is an early day. We have a long drive ahead of us. Glacier is about 9 hours away. Our plan is to secure everything tonight so we can pull out as early as possible. We’ll just let the boys sleep.
Thus ends week one of our trip. We have been blessed by friendly, helpful people. And we are continually awed by God’s grandeur.
Good bye Yellowstone.
From there we went to Old Faithful. Perfect timing! We arrived just in time for the eruption! After that we walked to the Visitor’s Center where we watched an informative film. We bought a YS medallion for my hiking stick and the boys bought a YS sticker for their Passport Books and got an OF cancellation. Ray bought some postcards. He is sending one a day to someone in his office.We continued on the south loop through West Thumb, Bridge Bay and Fishing Bridge stopping at each Visitor’s Center for the boys to get cancellations in their Passport books.
Ray really wanted to see the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. We started at the Brink of Upper Falls and then walked to Artist Point to see Lower Falls in the distance. Just amazing! This is the site of the famous YS photo and is the most popular photographed site in YS.
Ice cream and coffee at Canyon Village. Then headed to West YS to return the rental car, due by 6pm or we would be charged for another day. You can feel it coming, can’t you?? We had 2 hours to drive 33 miles, shouldn’t be a problem. Unless, of course, some bison decide to camp out in the road. 6 miles into the drive we came to a dead stop. We crept along for the next hour and a half covering about 4 miles. Finally the bison
moved on but by now it is almost 6pm. About 5 miles later we stop again. This time 2 more bison are in the road. This delay is about 20 minutes.We finally get back to the RV near 7pm. The boys are wiped out and need a break. They went off to the Game Room while Ray and I started 3 loads of laundry. We had a spaghetti dinner. Ray made a grocery run while I went to get the laundry. Everyone was in bed by 10pm. Tomorrow is an early day. We have a long drive ahead of us. Glacier is about 9 hours away. Our plan is to secure everything tonight so we can pull out as early as possible. We’ll just let the boys sleep.
Thus ends week one of our trip. We have been blessed by friendly, helpful people. And we are continually awed by God’s grandeur.
Good bye Yellowstone.
3 comments:
So I cheated and googled it...
A fumarole is an opening in Earth's crust, often in the neighborhood of volcanoes, which emits steam and gases such as carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, hydrochloric acid, and hydrogen sulfide.
I also learned that there are an estimated four thousand fumaroles within the boundaries of Yellowstone National Park.
I would like dollars...not "points"...a fumarole is where the steam/stuff from the hot earth comes "up" through a hole....
I am in "AWE" of how beautiful the pictures are that you have been taking! WOW!!
Can't wait to see more!
Kelly
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