This was taken at Mammoth Hot Springs in Yellowstone National Park. Most of the springs here are dried up, and it truly looks like the landscape of a different planet. The trees actually drink in the calcified water (the hot water percolates up through limestone and brings the calcium to the top, creating travertine), and turns white.
Yellowstone July 15-19, 2013
Monday: Norris Geyser Basin(saw hot springs, mud pots and geysers). Steamboat Geyser, is the tallest geyser in the world and it last blew in 2005. Kane wanted to stick around to wait for it to go again. We got to see it sputter a bit, but that was all.
Stopped at SheepEaters Cliff for a picnic and some unexpected rock climbing(if there are rocks, he will climb).
Mammoth Hot Springs
TUESDAY: We met the Embleton Family at the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. It was so wonderful seeing friends from home!
WEDNESDAY: Joffe Lake(fishing and saw Black Bear) and swimming at Firehole River.
THURSDAY: Old Faithful, Grand Prismatic, Yellowstone Lake
We arrived at Yellowstone!
Sunday, July 14th YELLOWSTONE
We arrived at Yellowstone Sunday afternoon. I was amazed by the size and beauty of Yellowstone Lake as we drove to our campground in Yellowstone. We stayed at Fishing Bridge RV park Loop B #61 on end. While we were getting settled, the kiddos were drawn to the woods where there was tons of sticks. They had a blast making a fort!
We attended a Ranger program, at Mud Volcano that was awesome. The ranger had been a seasonal ranger there since 1970, so he had great stories to share. We learned, we definitely do not want to fall into the water(it is boiling hot). Our favorite was Dragon’s Mouth, which is a hot spring. The mud pots were burping and belching which the kids loved!
