We left Fishing Bridge RV Park at 9:48 (HA! Early for a
change) we both had a good night’s sleep and we are ready for more adventures.
10:03am – Two Bison on the side of the road startled me,
they were in the woods but probably no more than 50 feet away as we went
by. We headed North, loosely following
the Yellowstone River and passed the upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls – the
lower falls is 308 feet.
More bison, twos and threes then tens then many more. Some near the road and some across the
river. Just beautiful. About 11,
traffic slowed to a crawl as we came to a herd of perhaps 100 or more
right along the road, quite a site.
Continuing to the main geyser basin, we passed hot spot
after hot spot, many had bison roaming around them so we began to understand how
mystifying this place must have been to early settlers.
A little after 12, we arrived at the Old Faithful village
and watched the end of an eruption, the next was forecast for 13:50 so we had
an hour and a half until the next one.
Lunch at the Old Faithful Inn seemed as good a way to spend
our time as any. Bison burger,
hamburger, baked beans, snow peas and a couple of pints of craft brews hit the
spot. These burgers and sides were
absolutely perfect, far better than we expected but absolutely in keeping with
the aura of the inn.
13:50 – no eruption, 13:55 – no eruption, 13:59 Away we go! Water, steam and a most impressive plume burst
forth to entertain the thousand or so spectators. It definitely was worth the trip.
We drove slowly back up the valley enjoying further views of
bison and volcanic activity then turned West at Madison to follow the Madison
River of trout legend to West Yellowstone, Montana and the Grizzly RV
Park. Bought a few groceries, fondled
some trinkets at the General Store and returned to our RV for cheese and
crackers, wine and blog writing.
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