A River Runs Throuh It

We left Hardin, MT yesterday and arrived in the town of West Yellowstone in the afternoon. I didn't feel like cooking so we went in to town. It is a kitchy little town with lots of shops. We ate at Buckaroo Bill's. Mark had an elk burger. Apparently a must when in Montana. This morning we got up bright and early and headed for Yellowstone Park (hey, BoBo how bout a picanic basket). It was misty and foggy (and a balmy 27 degrees) on the way in but it cleared up and we saw a huge Elk buck in a meadow by the river. The river was really pretty with waterfalls and rapids. It is shallow and there were lots of guys trout fishing. As we rounded a curve there was a buffalo walking along the side of the rode. I think he drew the short straw for the donut run. As we snapped pics he looked like he was saying "Geez, give me a break. I haven't even had my coffee."

We walked up to Old Faithful  at just the right time for it to be, well, faithful. I was a little disappointed as it seemed like nothing but a bunch of steam. Later when the air temp had gotten a little warmer you could see it more clearly and I was more impressed. I have to say that what really impressed me was all of the other geysers and thermal pools there. Really primordial. Looking at the area I have to say that I was a little creeped out. Um, excuse me but are we standing on a volcano?

We drove up to Yellowstone lake. The views were fantastic.

notice the frost on his head

Driving into the park

Mist on the River

Old Faithful

So Cute!

This sort of freaked me out

Nice Hat

The water in this is so clear you can't tell it is there

My old faithful

Tomorrow we are headed out to Jackpot, Nevada. I think we are staying at a place called Cactus Pete's. Once again prayer would be appreciated!