Hey, it's a nice day, let's do 150 miles! But wait, I'm ahead of myself. It was dark and cold (43.5 degrees inside, 23 degrees F outside) at 0500 hours. It's time to get up, we have a lot planned.
After breakfast, we joined Marje and Ed in their motorhome for a ride around the Grand Loop, 157 miles round trip and all within Park boundaries.
By the time we reached Hayden Valley, the temperature dipped to 17 degrees. Here's what we did and saw:
1. Sunrise. We stopped at several rest areas to photograph the sun raising over the mountains. With the lake in the foreground, the Absaroka Mountains in the background and fog in the middle, we got some excellent shots to capture the scene.
2. Bison! Lots and lots of them. Now we have lots and lots of Bison photos. The first heard was in Hayden Valley. It was so cold the Bison had ice on their heads and backs.
3. Photographed the upper and lower falls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
4. Investigated and photographed Artists Point. A spot overlooking a portion of the canyon.
5. Enjoyed brunch in the dinning room of the Canyon Lands Inn.
6. Photographed several herd of Bison in the Lamar Valley region.
7. Visited the Mammouth Hot Springs visitor center.
8. Photographed Elk and a Magpie on the grounds of the village.
9. Viewed the terraces.
10. Photographed a coyote.
11. Visited the museum of the National Park Ranger.
12. Drove past several more geyser areas, cascades and waterfalls.
13. Noted that fly fishermen seemed to congregate on the streams on the western side
14. Returned back to camp at 1700 hours. The Grand Loop took 11 hours from start to finish.
15. Cooked dinner over the open fire again
16. Finished the day off with a hot chocolate and cookies while we planned
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