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Saturday, May 23, 2015

Yellowstone NP Before the Rush

After our first full week here, we took a three day weekend trip to Yellowstone National Park. West Yellowstone, Montana, is about 110 miles northeast of Camas NWR.
On our way to the Park, we followed the Mesa Falls Scenic Bypass (SH-47) that parallels US 20.  

Upper Mesa Falls
Geysers Everywhere
Mammoth Hot Springs 
Home for Two Nights in Mammoth Hot Springs Village
Church Volunteers Tending the Lawn
Grand Prismatic Spring
Old Faithful Inn
Where we Enjoyed Lunch Each Day
It was very nice and reasonably priced.
Crested Pool in Upper Geyser Basin
There She Blows
Old Faithful
Erupts Approximately Every 90 Minutes
Yellowstone Canyon
and the Lower Falls
We did see three black bears, a cub and one grizzly.
We only got a good picture of this one.
The last morning we awoke to seven inches of fresh snow.
What a treat to see the Park in its winter coat.
Who would have thought a snowball fight in mid-May.
We enjoyed watching them melt in the hot pools.
Norris Geyser Basin trails were beautiful but not busy.

3 comments:

Mark & Teri said...

We've been to Yellowstone a couple of times and just love it. You got some great shots, and I'll bet that throwing snowballs into the hot springs was a hoot.

Going in May is a great way to miss the crowds. We went one in May, and once in July. July was a tad bit crowded, to say the least!!

Virginia said...

The two other times we were here was during the summer. Loved May so much better.

Wallace and Carolyn Sternberg said...

We enjoyed Yellowstone as well, and yes, the food was great and reasonably priced.