Yesterday we had a look around the northern half of the park, and today we wandered out to look at the southern half.
First stop along the way was the Paint Pot Fountains, basically a field of steam and hot mud where water, superheated by lava, breaks through the ground.
Next stop was West Thumb, geothermal vents on the banks of Yellowstone Lake:
Our last stop in Yellowstone is probably the best known: Old Faithfull. This geyser goes off about every 90 minutes or so, and we were around to see it go off twice.
Even the buildings (Visitor Centre and lodges) were impressive in their scale:
On the way home we came across some more of the wildlife:
While we saw a black bear (well, a dark smudge in the distance) we’ve not seen hide nor hair of Yogi or Boo Boo, even though this is the time of year bears are out and about fattening up before winter hibernation.
Our next leg begins tomorrow, taking us through the Tetons (highest mountains in the US) to overnight in the capital of Utah – Salt Lake City.
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