Wednesday, Sept 13…
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| So many dead trees, each with a beauty all its own. These silver ones ones gleam like the sculptures we saw in St Louis & Kansas City. |
Today we did a southern loop drive that
included Old Faithful (which, fortunately, erupts about every 30 minutes - good
for crowd control). After that iconic display we covered 3+ miles of the
boardwalk maze, marveling at not only the number of thermal features but also
the variety and whimsy of their names. And, by sheer luck, we also witnessed
the (less frequent but even more impressive) eruption of Grand Geyser. What was
especially interesting about this was watching the small pools surrounding the
geyser go dry just before the eruption. (Nature sucking in before spewing out?)
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| Crowd assembled for Old Faithful |
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| ...and "thar she blows!" |
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| Grand Geyser... |
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| ...and the stream that began flowing as the geyser spewed. (It was small vents that went dry prior to eruption.) |
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| Infant Geyser. Other fun names: Catfish, Dilemma, Spasm, and Kaleidoscope. |
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| Firehole River |
Leaving this geyser basin, we drove though Firehole
Canyon, crossing the Continental Divide for a second time today. Yellowstone is
certainly one of the most fascinating and beautiful places I’ve ever been, and
I definitely want to come back.
By evening it’s raining, and the forecast for
the next few days isn’t terribly encouraging. Grand Teton Nat’l Park is our
next stop. I tent-camped in the Tetons 40 years ago and am really looking forward to
seeing them again. Rain would not be my first choice of companion.
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| Greg's lower extremities... one of the many, many unintentional photos I've taken. |
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