Our 2019 Adventures

Friday 13 th , 2016 Usually we view Friday the 13 th as an unlucky day.  However, in this case, it turned out to be a fantastic day for us during our visit to the park. First, it was the day that many previously closed roads were open to the public.  This allowed us to access roads that took us to new areas of the park.  The Canyon Village (7918 ft.) road provided some spectacular views.  Views such as “Grand Canyon of Yellowstone”.  This is a part of the park that sometimes gets overshadowed when thinking about Yellowstone National Park.  One of the prominent features is waterfalls from the Yellowstone River.    Another interesting finding is the size of Yellowstone Lake.  This road that was newly opened also takes you through a drive by the lake providing views that pictures do not do it justice.  On this day, although the warmest to date (60sF), also had winds caus...

Yesterday we took the north loop drive to Mammoth Hot Springs .  A 49 mile ride from the West Gate entrance to the park.  We took the ride slowly, making sure to enjoy the vistas provided by Mother Nature.  Along the way we saw falls,   Gibbon Falls Coyote ,    Buffalo    in different areas of the park, and Elk making themselves at home within the town of Mammoth Springs.   Roaring Mountain was a very interesting site.  Steam can be seen escaping from multiple vents: In Norris, Steamboat Geyser, has the title of "World's Tallest Active Geyser, with Unpredictable, Infrequent Major Eruptions of more than 300 ft.  Last Major Eruption was September 3, 2014." Also in Norris, is the Emerald Hot Spring Notice bubbling water on t...

Sunday May 8 th , 2016 The entire drive in Wyoming is beautiful.  The interesting part for us was seeing Pronghorns throughout the drive right next to the interstate.  This made the drive interesting since it kept us busy looking for herds on both sides of the road.  We also saw 3 elk, hanging out with a herd of cows! We arrived late in the afternoon in Jackson Hole, WY a beautiful city in a valley.  We stayed at the Virginian RV Park, located in town surrounded by mountains with great views all around.  The late arrival was due to weather and strong winds in Rawlins, WY.  These were steady at 25 mph and gusting to 43 mph.  When the opportunity presented itself around 10:40am, we broke camp and headed west with a tail-wind helping a bit. The ride from Jackson WY to West Yellowstone MT, was beautiful.  With 10% incline and another 10% on the downward side; crossing the Tetons Mountains was a white-knuckle ride.  The...