Yellowstone Day #2

We spent most of today in the more classically scenic parts of Yellowstone, including checking out the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, several mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and meadows. There were still some interesting Geothermal areas, but nothing to the extent we saw yesterday. We spent most of our day on the northern loop of the park, turning our eyes away from Mammoth Hot Springs which we will visit tomorrow.

View of Lower Falls from the south rim of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone:

View from the brink of Lower Falls..it was much scarier and more intense in person:

View of Tower Falls..the trail to its base is closed this summer:


View from a little hike along the Yellowstone River:

A few more geysers for good measure:

A few more colorful pools:

The more scenic, mountainous areas of the park were absolutely gorgeous. Every square foot of space was taken up by a river, a tree, or some type of colorful wildflower. It was busy again today, but the crowds really seemed to thin out around 5:00 in the evening. We are packing up tomorrow morning, driving through the park to the northern entrance, and heading north to Montana where we will eventually head to Glacier Nat'l Park.

We're almost out of laptop battery, so tonight is going to have to be a quick post! More tomorrow from a warm, cozy hotel.