A Day in Yellowstone

Trip Start May 11, 2008
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Trip End May 24, 2008


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Best Western Mammoth Springs (Gardiner, MT)

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Monday, May 19, 2008

We got out of the hotel and on our way back into Yellowstone around 10 am, and spent the entire day in the park, getting back to Gardiner around 8:30 pm.  It was a great day!

We started off driving through Mammoth Springs heading towards Old Faithful. Our first stop was just south of Mammoth, at the Upper Terraces, where we checked out several hot springs.  Then we headed south once again towards Norris - a geyser basin 26 miles from Mammoth.  The drive there was spectacular. The road was narrow and winding. At times we were down to 25 mph. There are no shoulders to the road, and often drastic drops  ... if you dared to look off the side. There are many places where you can pull off the main road and take pictures of the spectacular scenery and wildlife.  We took advantage of that!

Finally, we reached Norris and walked through the basin taking many geyser pictures Mammoth Hot Springs [by N]
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 .  There are all kinds of geysers, bubbling and spraying away. In many of the geysers, the water is hotter than boiling. Steam rises from the various ponds, cracks, and crevices. There is a boardwalk to follow through the area. Truly amazing. We spent a good 1 1/2 hours there.

Back on the road, we continued our drive to Old Faithful... 21 more miles to go. Of course this portion was a repeat of the first leg. Beautiful scenery and plenty of wildlife ... and lots of stops and picture taking. 5 hours after leaving Gardiner, we finally got to Old Faithful.  I was as impressed , if not more so, with the Old Faithful Inn as I was with Old Faithful geyser. We got there about 3 pm, and the Park Rangers were estimating a 3:20 eruption. Just enough time for an ice cream cone! A few minutes after the estimate, Old Faithful erupted , spraying water and steam into the air. Cool to think I actually got to see it!

After Old Faithful's show, we walked over to the Old Faithful Inn and checked it out. I have read all about it and was thrilled to be there. We made reservations for dinner and went for a walk to see the hotel while we waited. At 5 pm we were seated in the dining room and N order a bison steak while I chose wild boar. There were other "safe" choices, but we decided to try something different. For dessert we shared a Yellowstone Sundae - Huckleberry ice cream with a huckleberry sauce. Very good.

The drive homeward was faster, but we still had to make some photo stops!

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