We survived.
Although, last night was somewhat unnerving, hearing crashing through the bushes, rocks tumbling, and other weird noises just outside of our flimsy tent; I’m convinced it was a bear. Anyway, we got up and went for a morning swim in the Yellowstone river which was very refreshing. Then we packed up our gear and began the 5 mile trek back.
We encountered some hikers a mile in, who informed us that there had been a
grizzly sighting just a half mile up the trail. So we proceeded trying to make as much noise as possible. We did not spot any bears
but we did see a pair of elk who seemed to be staring us down.
We made it back to the truck, and found a man who needed to
hitchhike back to his car, some ten miles down the road. So we gave him a lift.
We then drove down to the Old Faithful geyser area to get
lunch and check out the sights.
It was a very nice
rustic area, which gave us a feel of how the national park must have seemed to
people visiting over 50 years ago. We saw Old Faithful erupt, which was very
neat.
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| The visitor center posts predictions as to Old Faithful's next eruption, and as the time approaches people gather in a huge arc around the geyser. |
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| Old Faithful! Up to 200 feet high. Other geysers in the park can go much higher but they aren't as regular. |
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| Even the inside hallways are log-lined. |
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| Imagine that fireplace in action during winter... |
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| Planning the next blog entry at this old writing desk. |
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| The lodge restaurant. |
We then headed back to the truck and left Yellowstone Park. Yellowstone exceeded its reputation and is a must-visit that we hope to come back to some day.
Our drive out took us south towards the Tetons. The drive was beautiful. We found a campsite just outside of Moran Junction and settled down for the night. More on the Tetons tomorrow…
Random Fact of the Day: At this point we had been without electric, water, or internet hookups for several days, or what RVers call "boondocking."