No TV, radio, computer or clock in the cabins so I didn’t worry about wake up time.
I left about nine for the area called the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. First stop was Artists Point, it was beautiful there, the waterfalls are so full of water and the noise is loud. I did a hike along the river edge it was one great view after another. The maps and signs are really good here, even on my own I can find the turn offs. Seven official stops, but there are always animals to stop for or another perfect view. The painter Thomas Moran was inspired here and so was I, but he wouldn’t have the cars and buses full of people to contend with. There was nowhere to be away from people.
This afternoon I drove to Fishing Bridge, I wanted to paint by the river. It kept raining off and on and when I started a watercolor it looked good with a few raindrops but when the paint started to wash down the page I decided to stop. Then the sun came out but I was headed towards the canyon cabin.
On the way back I viewed some more thermal wonders, stopped where I saw the grizzly yesterday, but no sign of one today. I shared the road with some buffalos. Dinner at the cafeteria and now I need to pack for an early start tomorrow. Eighty miles to the Grand Tetons, then the park is only about 43 miles long so I plan to go through and meet a friend for dinner, he is from the tennis center at Vallco, Dave Luebbe, and he lives around Jackson Hole. I will stay the night at Dave’s and then head to Provo. About a four hour drive. I am tired and will enjoy a sort of rest with the kids.
I left about nine for the area called the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. First stop was Artists Point, it was beautiful there, the waterfalls are so full of water and the noise is loud. I did a hike along the river edge it was one great view after another. The maps and signs are really good here, even on my own I can find the turn offs. Seven official stops, but there are always animals to stop for or another perfect view. The painter Thomas Moran was inspired here and so was I, but he wouldn’t have the cars and buses full of people to contend with. There was nowhere to be away from people.
This afternoon I drove to Fishing Bridge, I wanted to paint by the river. It kept raining off and on and when I started a watercolor it looked good with a few raindrops but when the paint started to wash down the page I decided to stop. Then the sun came out but I was headed towards the canyon cabin.
On the way back I viewed some more thermal wonders, stopped where I saw the grizzly yesterday, but no sign of one today. I shared the road with some buffalos. Dinner at the cafeteria and now I need to pack for an early start tomorrow. Eighty miles to the Grand Tetons, then the park is only about 43 miles long so I plan to go through and meet a friend for dinner, he is from the tennis center at Vallco, Dave Luebbe, and he lives around Jackson Hole. I will stay the night at Dave’s and then head to Provo. About a four hour drive. I am tired and will enjoy a sort of rest with the kids.
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