Here is a quick summary of our last days in Yellowstone.
It is impossible to recount it all, a revisitation may be in order once I cover the rest of these travels.
Mammoth springs, travertine terraces
"bobby sock" trees
A short hike to Harlequin lake - bear spray in hand
We met up with a friendly park ranger on the trail - we bonded over
our travels, and got to bird watch with her. Dream date! haha
Got this whole picnic area to ourselves for dinner one evening.
We were sitting on the edge of the Yellowstone caldera.
This was our view of the edge - LAVA - we are sitting inside of a super volcano.
We like to spend time in, on, and around trees and geek out over geology.
Paintpots
We made a mad dash to see as much as possible in our last few hours at the park.
It was an unforgettable geyser-sunset-tour.
I'd like take a moment to plug the Ken Burns documentary NATIONAL PARKS: America's Best Idea.
It is on Netflix (originally aired on PBS).
PLEASE at least have a listen to ranger Shelton Johnson speak about a single moment in Yellowstone - the first 2 minutes of this video. These moments are the reason we left home, these are the moments
John Muir calls "true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality."
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