Day Nine-Sat, July 12

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We have been so busy!



On Saturday, I got up early because my dad and I were supposed to go and explore the park. For some reason he didn't feel like getting up, so I just went out and walked around the RV park. I took some pictures of flowers and these cute birds living in a bird house.


After my dad got up, we went into the park. Everyone else wanted to sleep in. Right off the bat we saw a bald eagle. It was so cool! About half a mile down the road is a bald eagle management area where there is a nest. There is no stopping in this area, so it was cool that the eagle was right next to a pull out area so we could take pics. We made our way further into the park and turned onto Fountain Flat Drive. We were about to turn around when we spotted a herd of bison down near a river. After taking a few pics we went to the Fountain Paint Pot trail. Here we saw more geysers, thermal vents, and hot springs.



Next we took Firehole Lake Drive to see what it offered There were more thermal pools and geysers. The largest geyser in the park is located here, but it was not erupting when we were around. There was one geyser erupting, White Dome Geyser, but by the time we got over there it stopped.



After going back to the RV for lunch and to get everyone else we went to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. The Yellowstone River runs through it and there are a couple waterfalls. We saw the falls from a couple view points, including Artist's Point. We then went to Uncle Tom's Trail to get a close up view. After walking down a path we went down 328 steps. Descending wasn't so bad, but ascending was a little more difficult. The view from the bottom was well worth it though.


We had a little ice cream break we made our way to Lamar Valley in the evening to see some more animals. We ended up seeing a bear (from very far away, through a scope), a pronghorn, a a golden eagle's nest with chicks on the side of a mountain, more bison, and elk.


After about a two hour drive back to the RV, arriving around 11pm, I had cereal for dinner and went to bed.