June 4 - 2018 West Yellowstone, Montana

Yellowstone – day 2:

Monday, June 4, we did the north loop in Yellowstone (70 miles/110 km). We got started early in the morning, hoping to see some of the park’s wildlife. We were hoping to see more, but we did see a mule deer, a pika (small rabbit like amnimal), a grizzly bear, a pair of trumpeter swans, and more bison. Most of the animals were a little too far away to capture on camera, but we did get these.


Mule deer

This time we got real close to a calf.

 

Again, we saw:

Mountains and lakes

 

Waterfalls

And lots of hydrothermal activity:

Mammoth Hot Springs (where the hot water carries minerals to the surface, creating incredible shapes and colors)

Porcelain Basin (where silica creates milky colored water, and thermophiles and minerals create all the colors of the rainbow)

This place was like “no place we have every been before”. It was hard to believe that we were in nature.
It looked artificial, with all the different colors. (You might be able to tell, that this was my favorite place)

Steamboat Geyser

This geyser sounded like a large steam engine roaring!

Aside from all the hypothermic things we saw, we also experienced them with our other senses. We heard lots of sizzling, bubbling, gurgling, hissing, roaring. We felt the heat from the steam and the earth. We also felt the mist coming off some of the geysers. And most of all, we smelled sulfur everywhere (even when we got home!). We could even taste it on our lips.

We were both very impressed with Yellowstone National Park. We would recommend anyone to visit it.
We are so happy we could. It will DEFINITELY be on our top ten list!

Written by Mary