Day 11 - (8-31-12) Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone National Park

MaryAnn Here

Please Note:  We have been without WiFi, phone and TV for the last three days so I will be posting two more blogs on Yellowstone NP in the next couple of days. 

Today (Aug. 31) we said farewell to the Grand Tetons by watching several skydivers jump off the mountain top only to land within 25 feet of us. Not something I would want to do at all.

Double Riders - Not for Me

The drive to Yellowstone took just a few hours so naturally we arrived to early to check in.  But not to early to see yet another moose.

One lazy Moose

I bet he was thinking how dumb all those people were, hustling around their cars, so they can snap pictures.

 Once we parked our cars we decided to walk around the boardwalks (4 miles) to see all the geysers near the Old Faithful Inn. The pictures I’ve attached are of that walk which as you can see are just beyond anything imaginable.

This is not Old Faithful

Run off into a river

Looks like a snow angel to me

This geyser had what looked like a log edge to it....but of course it was not logs

Notice how deep the hole is

A small geyser spewing water

This particular geyser did not have any water that we could see but was a beautiful color blue.

All of these pictures were taking right close to the Old Faithful Inn and everything was within walking distance.  The colors were gorgeous.

When we did check in we were assigned a room and wouldn’t you know it, that Old Faithful geyser was right outside our window. Darn thing shoots all that white smoke and water almost every hour and a half. It’s speculator to watch but the sky had such a angry darkness to it that the pictures did not turn out well. Maybe tomorrow as it looked like rain most of today.

The Inn is just a beautiful place to stay as it has such a rustic cozy appearance and is so inviting you automatically feel at home. Our room is small but very nice with wood walls with carpet on the floor. I asked at the front desk where we could get coffee for tomorrow and this wonderful man named Dan gave us a Keurig coffee maker and coffee for the morning. Will be a great start to the day.

The Old Faithfull Inn

Jim and Mary's Room

Tonight we walked down our corridor because there was a huge sitting area at the end. Music was provided and we just sat listening to the music, watching the fire in the fireplace and chatting with a couple from Texas. What a nice way to end a really nice day.