Wild West Trip II: Old Faithful Area

 THURSDAY JUNE 27th

We got a later start this morning from Roosevelt to go to Lamar Valley, but it ended up working out great because we saw wolves!! This was one of the animals I really wanted to see this time around so I was so excited. 

They were very far away but we could see them with the scope we borrowed!

After our Lamar adventure we came back to gather our things from Roosevelt and we ate breakfast at the Lodge. It was really great!

Next stop was Old Faithful Inn. We stopped at pretty much all the turnouts and boardwalks along the way including the rest of Norris Geyser Basin (it was so crowded by midday!), Artist's Paint pots, Fountain Paint pots, and a drive along Firehole Canyone Drive. 

This is at Fountain Paint pot. We loved this one, it was super gurgley! 

Silex Spring-so vivid. 

Firehole Falls. 

After our tour along the eastern side of Yellowstone we made it to our lodging for the night. Our room wasn't ready yet so we wandered around, watched Old Faithful erupt once, and got some snacks. 

We loved the Inn, but the area itself was way too crowded. Definitely something to go to once, but we prefer the quieter side of Yellowstone! Our room was in the old section of the inn without bathrooms. 

We had some dinner then went to the Grand Prismatic Spring hoping the crowds had lessened by this time. It was a great play, much less crowded and we got a parking spot! We did the hike up to see it from above which was super cool. 

It was sooooo windy!

One last place to visit on this side of the park-Biscuit Basin. It is now closed because of a major eruption, crazy!

Once we got back to the Old Faithful area the kids and I went on a hunt to see more of the geysers. Grand Geyser hadn't gone off for a while so we decided to hang out there to see if we could see it. Dave didn't make it until the end but Ike and I stuck it out! It was so so cold and windy by this point. 

That evening Josh and I played cards while the kids used some precious internet that was available. A musician played until later in the evening so the kids came out to join us to listen to the music and hang out in this crazy cool space. 

Friday morning we were up early to check out Old Faithful under less crowded conditions and then moving on to eventually get back to the Canyon area for two nights!