Yelleestone

We went back to Yellowstone yesterday. Had a wonderful time. We spent most of our time in Grand Teton Nat Park. We started at the new visitors center there. It’s really a nice place. They have a video floor that shows rivers and fires and things like that. Pretty cool. We went next to the old General Store and Ferry. We got to take a guided tour from a park ranger. An old couple from Pennsylvania mans the store, where you can still buy stuff and browse through the 1897 Sears Roebuck catalogue. The old store keeper baked us some ginger snaps in the original oven there. They were great. The Ranger gave a great little tour. It usually includes a trip across the river on the ferry, but the river is too low, so the ferry was docked for the season. Still, it was a fascinating insight into the origins of the park. We went on to the old chapel. Gorgeous! Then we traveled on, ate lunch at the base of the Tetons and hiked a little bit. We took our time driving and stopped frequently to take in the view. And what a view! Jenny’s Lake is so amazing! I don’t know if I’ve ever been there. We went on to Yellowstone. On the way, we saw a red fox. He was on an old episode of Sanford & Son. Seriously, the fox was pretty cool. We stopped at the West Thumb Paint Pots. Then we went on to Fishing Bridge. Just before the junction, we spotted a Grey Wolf just off the road. He was hunting mice. We watched him for a while. Then on the bridge, we stopped for a minute to watch a couple of river otters. We went on to the Dragons Mouth and Mud Volcano. I haven’t been there since I was a kid. ElGirlo had never been there. A big herd of Buffalo was blocking the trail to the other features. We went down the road and saw another wolf! Amazing. We also saw a lot of Elk, Trumpeter Swans, a couple of deer, and other things. Our favorite site was The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Again, I hadn’t seen it in ages, and ElGirlo had never been there. Absolutely incredible! What a beautiful area. We went to the Lower Falls, and both sides of the Upper Falls. By then, it was dark. We ate and went home. Fantastic trip!