Early start from my hotel in Gardiner, about 5.40am. The early bird catches the worm! It also sees more wildlife in the park. On my way to Canyon Lodge I saw elk, buffalo and a coyote. It included a high drive along a mountain road. Canyon Lodge is where I am staying for two nights. It was too early to get a key to the cabin. After a second breakfast I headed out towards Old Faithful.
Mammoth Lakes hot springs area is very impressive, but I didn’t stay there for long as I wanted to hunt for animals. There was a spring called Beryl that was very pretty with rocks and fast moving water. There were a lot of fly fishermen standing in the rivers, they must have been freezing.
It rained steadily for a while and I had to wait at a road work stop for almost half an hour. For lunch I had Jalapeño bread with tomatoes and Laughing cow cheese and cherries for dessert. I enjoyed this sitting by a raging river.
I stopped at several thermal areas before I got to Old Faithful, who performed very well for the large crowd. All the springs are very different and they are good to look and listen to. Yellowstone Lake completed the circle; it is very large and beautiful and the road runs along the edge for a long way.
Just as I thought the day was over with sights, I saw a grizzly bear swimming across a river, I didn’t see it get out as there were so many people who walked in front of my car, but what a treat to see. My cabin is okay, not the Ritz. When I was unloading my car it started to rain heavily, I got into the cabin quickly and then it hailed for quite a while. I didn’t want to go out again, so I had bread and cheese again for dinner.
Tomorrow I am not rushing out early, and I am doing things close to the cabins, I need a rest from driving. I have driven 3788 miles from home; I thought the trip total would be about 4000 so I was a bit off on that.
Mammoth Lakes hot springs area is very impressive, but I didn’t stay there for long as I wanted to hunt for animals. There was a spring called Beryl that was very pretty with rocks and fast moving water. There were a lot of fly fishermen standing in the rivers, they must have been freezing.
It rained steadily for a while and I had to wait at a road work stop for almost half an hour. For lunch I had Jalapeño bread with tomatoes and Laughing cow cheese and cherries for dessert. I enjoyed this sitting by a raging river.
I stopped at several thermal areas before I got to Old Faithful, who performed very well for the large crowd. All the springs are very different and they are good to look and listen to. Yellowstone Lake completed the circle; it is very large and beautiful and the road runs along the edge for a long way.
Just as I thought the day was over with sights, I saw a grizzly bear swimming across a river, I didn’t see it get out as there were so many people who walked in front of my car, but what a treat to see. My cabin is okay, not the Ritz. When I was unloading my car it started to rain heavily, I got into the cabin quickly and then it hailed for quite a while. I didn’t want to go out again, so I had bread and cheese again for dinner.
Tomorrow I am not rushing out early, and I am doing things close to the cabins, I need a rest from driving. I have driven 3788 miles from home; I thought the trip total would be about 4000 so I was a bit off on that.
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