Gray Wolf Inn & Suites West Yellowstone

... Die Suche nach einem Baeren haben wir noch nicht aufgegeben...

Der Yellowstone National Park ist ganz klar das landschaftliche Highlight unserer bisherigen Reise. Das muss man den Amis lassen, sie haben zwar komische Politiker und finden die Schweiz nicht auf der Weltkarte, aber die Landschaft ist super geil. Wir werden ganz sicher nicht das letzte Mal hier sein (naechstes Mal aber mit Feldstecher und einer Kamera mit 300mm Objektiv) :-)

... und das in wenigen Tagen...von wegen Kulturschock auf einer Weltreise, bei uns ist es ein Temperaturschock :-)

Jedenfalls dachten wir, unser California Rental Car hat sowieso nur Sommerpneus. Heute morgen haben wir aber festgestellt, dass alle anderen nur Sommerpneus haben und unser California Auto sogar bereit ist fuer die Passfahrten im Schnee :-)

Und da alle finden, wir sollten mehr Videos drehen, haben wir heute eine ganze Ladung gemacht :-)

I did stay another night, not that it could possibly let me see a park this immense, but I decided to go north to Mammoth Hot Springs. Now it could have been a relatively short ride, however the road through Norris is under construction so guess what? I need to drive back around the Loop Rd and remember we're driving 25, 35 or 45 mph depending on the area and the animal population. Temps stayed in the 60s riding at elevation ...

... There are still quite large patches of snow around which serve as a reminder that much of Yellowstone is at least 2000m above sea level – the same as some of the higher European ski resorts.   On our way out of the park to West Yellowstone, traffic was halted for a bald eagle posing on a dead tree – He probably settles there at about 6 o’clock every evening! 

... highlights of the Yellowstone thermal areas. A very big let down. Much of the colour has gone. What was a brilliant blue twelve years ago has faded to a mottled blue with a bit of brown tossed in for good measure. Quite sad. Zac struggles to understand what all the fuss was about and makes sure that we all know the hike out here was "a waste of time". Thanks Zac. One of the locals says the pool was black in January, completely devoid of ...

... highly active hydrothermal spots in Yellowstone. We walked along a wooden boardwalk and up over a small hill to look at each of the features, one by one, getting stuck at one point because we had to wait for a small herd of bison to move along out of our path! They seemed much more interested in grazing on the golden grass alongside the hot springs and pools than in engaging with us in any way, so we were soon able to overtake them and continue ...

... see alot more this way than with the tour bus. there is also an overwhellming bookstore in town for a guy like me that loves books.We drive kind of slow though 35 or so to be on the look out. We back up traffic alot so we pull over frequently to let everyone pass but it is very rewarding. Our first day animal count: -Elk (cow) -Osprey -Bald Eagle -coyote -Canadian Geese -losts of western wildflowers and trees We headed ...

... I called Mullett Lake while Michael waked around taking pictures. We walked around the Old Faithful geyser basin and saw many springs and geysers. We also walked around the Old Faithful Inn, a historic building. The lobby was 4 floors high with balconies looking down to it. We walked to the second floor and out onto the balcony where people were watching Old Faithful. We'll have to come back in the winter. We ...

After two days of desert rock formations, we decided to change our plans and, instead of going to the Craters of the Moon National Park in Idaho, we chose to come east a little bit to hit the Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks. So we drove the scenic byway (route 89) from Logan Utah up into Idaho and Wyoming , spending the night in Alpine, Wyoming (where we had fabulous Greek food!). That road is incredible. Bear Lake is ...

... in my head that everything will be fine between us. I'm just setting myself up to be let down. My plan is to call her Saturday, just once if I get her or not, and ask her how it's going, I'm doing well, and I would like to see her on that Friday night or Saturday when she comes back, and if she would like to call me I'll be home Aug. 6th. Something short and to the point and the chance to see her face-to-face. 12:36 - We saw a group of elk. Brett got out of the car and ...