The Beauty of Yellowstone

We got to Yellowstone late afternoon and although there was still camping available in the park, we were told that there were a lot of people in the park ahead of us looking for spots. We ended up getting a wonderful spot at the Indian Creek campground. There are lots of rules here to keep the bears out of the campground, it's just a little disconcerting!



We tried to see everything in Yellowstone in one day. Unlike Zion, it's a lot of driving, the speed limits are only 35-45 miles an hour and sometimes that feels too fast. You have to be completely vigilant so that you don't hit any of the wildlife wandering around the park, but we managed to see a lot. We saw a lot. This is Liberty Cap, a rock formation created from an inactive geiser, but we thought it looked like our own vacation Garden Gnome!


This is an active Hot spring bubbling in the rocks.

The creek below a beautiful waterfall - one of at least seven in the park. If you look in the upper left-hand corner, you'll see Pete comuning with nature.

What trip to Yellowstone would be complete without seeing Old Faithful. We learned that it is less faithful than it used to be and we were lucky enough to arrive just 15 minutes before it erupted. It's pretty cool.

The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Artists peak was one of the highlights of the day at Yellowstone. Pictures will never do justice to the beauty of this artist's point.

The final stop of the day was Tall Falls. Another very pretty waterfall in the park.