After spending a night in a church parking lot because we wanted to drive late through the night (and it was too rainy and cold to set up a tent) we entered Yellowstone NP. We saw the Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, some crazy geysers (I named one Josh - Josh Geyser), 2 wolves, many bison and mule deer and overpriced groceries. My favorite spot on the trip out was on a cliff we climbed out on at the lower falls. It started to snow big, fat, soft snowflakes though the sun was still shining through the clouds on the yellow and red cliffs. That coupled with the green of the conifers, the roar of the falls and the accomplishment of the climb was just gorgeous.
If you want to see pictures google "Yellowstone" because my camera ran out of batteries. They do look very much the same. I was disappointed I missed some pictures, but really, what makes a trip to a scenic spot like the ones we saw is the little things that supplement the trip and make it individually yours. Old faithful looks very similar on you tube as it does in person, however, the surprises, challenges and people we encountered made the trip.
For example, that night, we met Earl and Lynda of Manhattan, MT. Joe’s brother met them when he worked on a dude ranch a few summers ago and recommended we stay with them. They gave us a great meal and an even better conversation. Earl was a genuine Montana cowboy and told us all sorts of ranch stories from his life. Earl gave Joe a genuine Montana cowboy hat. They even sent us off with some food for the next day. They were absolutely wonderful. A bed and shower were absolutely wonderful too.
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