We split up today. Marilyn, Gene, Jeff and Mary hiked Elephant Back Mountain, which we declined to do again so soon. Judy and Harris hiked the Storm Point 2.3 mile trail that started at Indian Pond, not far from Fishing Bridge. It was an easy, scenic hike that started in the meadows, moved through forests and ended on the shore of Yellowstone Lake. There were areas of deep sand, like you’d find at an ocean beach. There were huge boulders to clamber on. There were areas that smelled like sulphur although we didn’t see any active hot springs. We saw marmots among the rocks and enjoyed their scurrying antics. We stopped at Fishing Bridge on the way back to claim another geocache and watch the pelicans swimming and fishing.
Marilyn cooked a wonderful salmon dinner for us this night, with blueberry cobbler for dessert…gourmet camping at its best.
One of several waterfalls we saw or hiked to
Neat bridge hugging the side of a mountain
Thursday
Another drive day. We explored the geyser basin areas between Old Faithful and Norris. Black Sand Basin, Biscuit Basin, Fountain Paint Pot, and the Firehole Lake Drive were on the agenda. Beautiful deep hot pools, full of blues and greens and browns. We hiked to Mystic Falls from Biscuit Basin, which was a great falls to visit. While on the Firehole Lake Drive, we sat at the Great Fountain Geyser for almost an hour, waiting for it to erupt. People all around us said it was due any minute. Alas, our patience this time ran out, and we left without seeing anything but bubbles and steam. The White Dome Geyser erupted twice during this time, and we got some pictures the second time because we just happened to be driving by it when it spouted. Marilyn and Gene were in Jeff and Mary’s car, and they went back to camp the long way around through Norris and Canyon Village, but we went back the way we came to get another geocache. Harris took some leftover pasta from last night, added Mary and Jeff’s packaged pasta,our Costco chicken and made a marvelous meal for us all which also included salad with all remaining fixin’s, left over artisan bread from last night, and Lemon custard ice cream and cookies!
Dang…The Mariners lost.
Part of the Grand Loop road in Yellowstone
Some roadside geysers
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