Day 16: Saturday June 21

Saying goodbye to Grand Tetons with lattes and huckleberry lemonade. I want to stay here longer.
Hello Yellowstone National Park!

Yellowstone National Park South Entrance.

Moose Falls
Moments before a marmot runs out
West Thumb Geyser Basin
Joel and the kids in the steam… which is actually blue but photographed white.

Animal sightings today:

  • Black bear
  • 3 bison
  • Mommy and baby marmot
  • Bull moose
  • 2 trumpeter swans
First Bison spotting in Yellowstone (we saw two in Grand Tetons yesterday)
Old Faithful

It feels really good to be in Yellowstone National Park! I have flashes of memories of being here when I was younger. Mom – how old was I when we were here?

Junior Ranger swearing in at Yellowstone. Caleb made friends with Ranger Bob.
Old Faithful from the other side
We did an awesome Ranger hike around the upper geyser basin. Ranger Fay was so interesting!
We love a good ranger program
It’s very cold here…
Finishing up with Jr Scientist program
Junior Scientists program
Supper in the Old Faithful Inn Dining Room. It feels like we are in Chateau Montebello in Quebec.
Where we had supper
Waiting on the last eruption before we head back to camp
Old Faithful looking like a tornado!

Drive back to our campsite after supper added to our wildlife sightings:

  • 2 female moose
  • Coyote