Visited: Tuesday, July 12, 2016-Thursday, July 14, 2016
One of my great disappointments when we visited Yellowstone in 2009 was in not seeing Old Faithful. Well, I _saw_ Old Faithful, but it didn't really fire - it burbled.
This time, it fired - which was very impressive - and quite a relief. Yellowstone is an impressive park, and the geysers are fascinating, but it's just not my favorite park - Glacier, for instance, I found much more interesting. And I think I know why - Yellowstone has many fascinating places, but they're spread all over. Glacier (and Acadia) pack their wonders into a much smaller footprint. So there's less driving around, and more appreciating the parks. And Yellowstone felt far busier than Glacier, which didn't help my appreciation any.
We did see elk and mule deer and two wolves - and herds of bison, which seem to be the most common animals in the park. A mule deer and a wolf passed right in front of our car, an elk just in front of the car in front of us, and a bison was within 5 feet of our car. Oh, and for the second time we ended our trip to Yellowstone with a drive over the Beartooth Scenic Byway, one of my favorite drives ever. I can't recommend the byway strongly enough - it's not a difficult drive, but one climbs to nearly 11,000 feet, and the views are just sensational.
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