Today we started from our campground in Gardiner, MT with the plan to see whatever we could see between Mammoth Hot Springs and the northeast exit of Yellowstone and between Tower-Roosevelt and Canyon Village. There really aren’t a ton of attractions along that route, so we figured we would have more than enough time, turns […]
Bunsen Peak and Mammoth Springs
The title really indicates our planned agenda for the day, but there was an extraordinary surprise in store for us as we were traveling from Madison Campground up to the Bunsen Peak trail head. As we approached the Norris Geyser Basin area, we noticed an enormous plume of steam rising from the area, and we […]
Great Fountain Geyser and Norris Geyser Basin
The eruption of Great Fountain Geyser last night was so awesome, even though it was really dark, that we decided to see it again this morning. The eruptions are on a nearly 12-hour schedule, and since it erupted last night at 9 PM, we figured it would be possible to see it erupt again in […]
Grand Prismatic Pool and Surrounding Thermal Features
Our initial plan for the day was to go see the Grand Prismatic Pool before the crowds got heavy, since we had trouble getting through this area yesterday and figured it was going to be tough. It turned out that was a bad plan, because the fog was so terrible you really couldn’t see anything. […]
Old Faithful – Upper Geyser Basin
Today we packed up the camper and headed to the Old Faithful area known as the Upper Geyser Basin. We got there just in time to see a whole series of geyser eruptions, starting with the namesake, shown above. After the Old Faithful Eruption, we saw the Daisy Geyser, but we only managed to capture […]
Mount Washburn and West Thumb Geyser Basin
This day started early with a focus on hiking to the summit of Mount Washburn. There are two trails that lead up, both being roads, only one of which is still used as a road. We took the trail up from Dunraven Pass, which we learned from some random guy on the way down used […]
Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone
Today’s main activity was to explore the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone in Yellowstone National Park. Being that this was our first day, we enjoyed some of the sights along the way. We were nearly immediately graced with a herd of bison, which luckily stayed out of the road and didn’t cause any traffic delays. […]
Cascade Canyon to Lake Solitude
In looking over our last day in Grand Teton National Park, we ended up making some changes to the itinerary. What was originally going to be a light hike followed by travel ended up being a 14+ miles round trip hike, up 2,400+ feet in elevation gain, through Cascade Canyon to Lake Solitude. Boy was […]
Phelps Lake, Hidden Falls & Inspiration Point
Today we got up at 5 a.m. to go to the Laurance S. Rockefeller Preserve in Grand Teton National Park. (There is limited parking so we wanted to make sure to get in before the lot filled up.) We hiked through forest and meadow around Phelps Lake. This is a very peaceful and pretty place, […]
Bradley and Taggart Lakes and Menor’s Ferry
Today was our first day in Grand Teton National Park, as seen here: But, before we headed into the park, we stopped off in Jackson, Wyoming to acquire some refreshments: We started off our visit to this magnificent park by hiking up to Bradley Lake (the featured image of this post), which was one of […]