We left Boise, hours later we drove through Montana and into Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming (7 hours). We headed straight for Old Faithful and only had to wait 30 minutes to see her erupt. She averages 130 feet every 1 ½ hours and the water gets to 204 degrees just before it erupts….wow. We saw lots of buffalo, which got the children’s attention. One was casually walking on the road (holding up traffic) and came very close to the car.
At 7:30 we got to Madison Camp ground within the park and set up the tent. The kids are now familiar with the set up and have become very helpful. We grilled hamburgers and ate chips and fruit and them cocoa and cookies for dessert. It got pretty cold – 35 degrees – as we were climbing into our sleeping bags.
Monday, June 14, 2010
Today we drove through Yellowstone. Absolutely amazing! We hiked the upper and lower falls for a spectacular view of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. It was definitely easier going down. We had to take several breaks coming up…it was hot, we were tired and I am sure the altitude didn’t help…I didn’t see too many people doing the hike 8 months pregnant. We celebrated making it back to the top by eating lunch and drinking lots of Gatorade. Next, we drove to Mammoth Hot Springs looking for wildlife. We spied lots of buffalo and some mule deer (one with big antlers).
We got back to the campsite late afternoon. After resting and playing cards, we started on a spaghetti dinner. We tried to get into bed early (9:00) because we needed to get up early (6:00) the following morning but it was tough with it being so light until 10:00ish and the people next to and behind us were loud.
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