June 23 – June 27
Got a last minute reservation at Grant Campground. Planned only 3 nights but we’re enjoying ourselves we asked for another night and they could give it to us! Amazing because most recommend planning your Yellowstone trip at least 8 months in advance!!! Not 1 week!
June 24 – woke up early and made it to Old Faithful for the 9:30ish eruption. Awesome, even Benat was mesmerized. Then we walked around the boardwalks surrounding other geothermal spots. They were all different and exciting. The blues and yellows, boiling, spewing and steaming water, smells of sulfer and wildflowers. Got in the car and drove out to some mud pots which were also very interesting. Drove the long way back to the campsite (Grant Campground) and saw a lot of Bison around some fields and the huge Yellowstone River.
June 25 – Went on a boat tour of Yellowstone Lake. Informative and interesting but not too exciting. Still nice to be on the water and look around. After we hiked the “Elephants Back” trail so Benat would nap. Nice hike up a hill (old lava flow) with good views of the lake. Saw some moose while driving.
June 26 – woke up early in order to get to the “Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.” The rocks and cliffs were amazing and so yellow. We drove to Artists Point and enjoyed the view of the waterfall. We also hiked to “sublime point”…. it was less than sublime. On our way home we stopped at Mud Volcano. My favorite thermal feature was there: dragons lair.
Dragons Lair! Loud sound from the gasses escaping which also caused waves to come from inside the cave!!
Dexter enjoyed the sunrise and sunset views from the campground.
June 27 – We tow out of the park but was quite exciting! We got the truck hooked up and a hail storm started! So much hail we didn’t know if we would make it out! Luckily, the northern part of the park only received rain…
Clark Family Adventures 