Day 10: Last Day in Yellowstone.

Today was our last day in Yellowstone so we made sure to see everything we hadn't seen yet. It was pretty much the day we rode the entire loop! We didn't have to stop at Old Faithful or any of the other geysers we had already seen but the large loop of Yellowstone takes an entire day to see! We drove over the Continental Divide a few times and took some pictures naturally. We had 2 ultimate destinations today: West Thumb Geyser Basin on Yellowstone Lake and Mammoth Hot Springs. If you know anything about Yellowstone you know these two places are on th eopposite corners of the park and Yellowstone is a lot bigger than I thought once we started driving it! Fortunately, West Thumb Geyser Basin was right on the shore of Yellowstone Lake so we were able to see both things at one time.There were a few geysers in the shallow water of the lake, they looked like mini volcanos under water!

The next major stop was Mammoth Hot Springs in North Yellowstone. It took a couple hours to get there with a few minor stops. One stop was lunch. We went to a picnic area on the Yellowstone river, but the water was so high some of the tables were under water. Across the river a Buffalo was layin in the sun. I never thought I would sit and eat lunch so close to a wild animal! After lunch we finally made it to Mammoth. There we shopped at the gift shop longer than we saw the springs. We were about geysered out!

Along the route we also stopped at the Mud Volcano and Dragon's Mouth Spring. Originally we stopped for the Mud Volcano but Dragon's Mouth was much cooler. It really sounded like a dragon blowing smoke. These were just a few extra stops we took. On our way back to the camp 3 wolves ran across the road in front of us! This was the only wild animal we hadn't seen, but we were told we wouldn't see them! After seeing them we went in a store and told some of the locals what we saw and they had a fit. The girl said she had lived there 24 years and never saw a single wolf. She was very upset and said she was going to have to search out that area. Apparently, it isn't normal to see a wolf, much less up close and during the day, and we saw 3 really up close! It was an awesome end to Yellowstone. We leave in the morning headed south towards Las Vegas!!

Funny Comments:

Austin- (after spotting a mule deer)"Deer, Duck, Beer, Bo.. HORNS! Worth turning around for!"

Dad- "Sheepeater Cliff!" Mom, Britt, Austin-"She peed her cliff?"