sobota, 13 lipca 2013

Yellowstone is great !!!


I’m writing this sitting in my tent, just before my last night here in Yellowstone (I’ll publish once I reach place with interente access). I spend 2,5 days here and can say it was worth to make such long stop in this area. I manager to see almost all key atractions of the park and in addition I made some hikes as well.


Number 1 on my top list f for sure the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Views are amazing (from both sides) and the river looks really dangerous.



View from north side
 

South side - the lowest level

South side - way back thru 352 steps...


 
 
 
Second place is for Norris Geyser– it is so colourful and has so big variety of shapes and behaviours, that only here I understood the huge power of forces of nature that are present here.







 

Last place on the podium is for Lamar Valley – super environment, fantastic views and … less people then in main attractions.



Lamar Valley

 
Trout Lake

 You could see trout going against the flow to the lake !


Moreover I saw following geysers: Old Faithful (where erruption is time is reallly being predicted within +/- 10 minutes !), Mammoth Hot Springs (and its amazing terrace) ,  West Thumb (being connected directly with Yellowstone lake) and any more (that are stored in pictures and movies)


A lot of people waiting for the geyser to wake up

Old Faithful show starts
 



Panorama of Yellowston Lake, west side

Dack Lake - very small lake and I was there alone !
 
 
Beside these main Yellowstone attrations I saw wildlife which is present here all the time. I haven’t seen bear nor wof – which is maybe good – while I saw bisons, elks and even spleeing moose. I also manager to capture praierie dog – in previous parks they run away just for click of camera.


Bison in the morning
Elks in lunch time 
Bison in the afternoon
 
 
Interesting experience is staying in the campground – one of the things is that eerything with odour (food, cosmetis etc.) has to be locked in „bear box”, which is not possible for bear to open.

"Bear box"

On the camping
Drop check in card when leaving.
 

 
Tomorrow my next attraction - Grand Teton National Park, and afterwards I turn north and rive towards Glacier National Park.
 
 
 
Ps. Thank you for comments and ideas, hereby I add one of them.
Kilometers:
thursday July 11th: 188 miles / 301 km, from start 2128 miles / 3405 km
friday July 12th: 138 miles / 221 km, from start 2266 miles / 3626 km
saturday July 13th: 84 miles / 134 km, from start 2350 miles / 3760 km
 

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