Having trouble uploading my pics with limited internet so I'll blog and then add pics when I can.
Geyser Day started of course at Old Faithful. We got there at about 9 and it went off soon after. Then we went on the hike around Old Faithful to look at all the small geysers, springs, and furmoles. The smell to me is just awful. It almost make one gag. Since we had been to the visitor center and then the trail, Old Faithful erupted again for us. This time it was much more explosive!
The Castle geyser also erupted while we were there---lasted about 30 minutes.
In the afternoon we hiked 2.5 miles to see the Lonestar geyser. When you are hiking in the mountains, it takes at least an hour to go 2 miles. Lonestar geyser went off about 10 minutes after we got there. There were 10 people there to see it. It was so spectacular! We had to move because we were getting sprayed by the geyser. The sounds it made were fierce! It lasted about 30 minutes.
I didn't know that Yellowstone was formed from a volcano that erupted and then sank into itself. That's why there are so many geysers, mud pots and hot springs there. In fact 2/3 of all the geysers in the world are found in Yellowstone.
We came back and ate dinner at the Old Faithful Inn, It is a lodge that was built in the early 1900's. A storm blew up just before we were entering the Inn. This was significant as we had left the awning up on the RV.... luckily the awning was ok.
We saw some elk on our way back home.
No comments:
Post a Comment