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The boiling water was SO blue. It's hard to tell since it was an overcast day.
Rabbit ears. :)
After this we went to see Old Faithful. Something everyone has heard about since childhood, and something I've always wanted to see.
We got there right before it erupted. It goes off about every 90 minutes or so.
There were a lot of people there.
All the clouds in the sky kinda took away from it, but it was still so neat to see.
It erupts for 2-5 minutes, depending on how much pressure has built up.
Our lasted about 3 minutes.
The ones I love.
Next we went to Geyser Basin. Another interesting place on this earth.
See that little dot? Guess what it is...
Snicker.
There was some great driftwood out there. Some people took pictures of their families in it...
That's going to be a great shot!
Next we went to see the Paint Pots. They bubble and boil and are very muddy.
Kinda hard to catch the bubbling action with a still camera. lol
We left here and headed toward the Montana State Line and guess what we saw!
Bison and their babies.
More dangerous, unpredictable, and aggressive than bears people get too close to these all the time and get injured. Just a few weeks ago a woman got tossed 15 feet into the air when one came after her when she got too close to try to get some video. The camera was still on and caught the whole thing. If I were her I think I would have kept that video to myself. It kinda tells people how DUMB you were, right?
This one kept looking at Ken and Ken stayed WAY back. lol Simon too.
We made it to Montana! Crossing a state line in a truck is not as much fun as doing it on the trikes, but still, this makes our 9th state! Hard to believe! Thanks for the ride Dad! We appreciate it!
You're seeing so many great things!
ReplyDeleteWe took our dogs on a drive through Custer State Park in SD when we were moving cross country and they have all kinds of wild animals including bison. We thought for sure the dogs would go crazy and bark like they do at all the animals around the neighborhod (squirells, birds, cows, horses, etc.) but they just watched intently and never barked once, even when they were right outside the window. I guess they figured they had met their match! ;o)
Yellowstone is one of those places you have to see once...only once. The land is awesome but there are so many people. Visit it with blinders on and imagine what it was like 100 years ago. Unlike Yosemite where you can avoid the crowds by going during the winter, Yellowstone winters mean snow mobiles.
ReplyDeleteThe most beautiful sights are the simplest ones that few have discovered. It can be has simple as a flower that, against all odds, grows from a crack in a paved road.
LOL Tiff. Not Simon. He barked at em.
ReplyDeleteMark, you are absolutely correct. Once is enough, and I feel really good about our decision to get a ride through it. I did just what you said, and imagined what it must have been like for people back then to come up over a ridge and see all the steam and geysers. Wow! But for us, I just felt like a sheep while we were there. Still glad I went - Once.
I hope the camera I sold you two works wonders on your trip! Keep it up and enjoy my beautiful state!
ReplyDeleteThe camera has already taken some exceptional photos! We love it! THANK YOU!
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