Today we started out by going to Mammouth Hot Springs, and Tower Falls. We also decided to stop on the South rim of the Upper and Lower Falls that we visited Tuesday. Mammouth was pretty neat. Lots of calcified rock from springs and geysers (I learned how to spell the word:D) It was pretty smelly but way neat. Riley liked to reach down off the walkway and try to see how warm the water was. Kaylynn was just glad to be out of her carseat. We stopped at the little town called Mammouth Hot Springs as well. There were tons of cow elk in just hanging out eating grass. A small spike and lots of cows and calves. We stopped off at Tower Falls after that and saw the waterfall. Not nearly as good as the Upper and Lower Falls in the Canyons but neat still the same. Then on our way to the South rim of the Falls, we got stuck in a line and we asked a woman walking down the road what is was, cause we'd been stopped for forever for COW ELK. Boring! She told us it was a Grizzley Bear and her 2 cubs!! Lucky us! It was so neat! I got some good pictures! It was neat. Once we got to the Falls we got more pictures and then hiked down a trail and then down the mountain side of 328 steps too see the Lower falls. It was easier coming down then going up that I can tell you! But it was SO SO worth the view!
Mama Bear
Mama Bear and 1 cub
Mama bear and cub
Mama bear and both cubs, look above her slightly.
Me and Isaiah at the falls. Ignore my fatness.
All of us that went down the stairs to the lower falls!
Lower Falls
Tower Falls
Kaylynn at Mammouth Hot Springs
Riley at Mammouth Hot Springs
Elk in the middle of town at Mammouth
Mammouth Hot Springs
Family at Mammouth, the wind has blown every day!
A Random waterfall on the way to Mammouth.
Raging Moutain. Isaiah loves these signs.
Yesterday we started out at Old Faithful and made our way around there to see all the smaller geysers as well. We just saw tons of geysers yesterday I can't even remember half of them! LOL But It was neat to see them shoot up and spray all that water. The color of the water in alot of them is so neat. The color variations is from bacteria. Its neat. And the brighter blue the hot spring or geysers the HOTTER the water. It was pretty cool. We did end the day at a place called FireHole River. It's called that cause water from a geyser pours into the river making it warmer then normal. We went to a swimming hole and I forgot the camera, but it was way neat. We went swimming at like 6 pm and it was nice and warm. You can swim, well swim isn't the right word, you can hold on to the rocks and climb and make your way to a spot were you can jump in the current and float all the way back down to the pool. It was fun. Scary but fun!
Family at a geyser, wind blowing again!
A geyser, notice how blue? It was VERY hot!
This hot spring was right by the river, we were able to get right down by it and take picctures. No one else went that far down the trail. Isaiah said it was so hot he could barely touch it! Look at it BOIL!
Geyser Water Pouring into Firehole River.
We stopped for a rest and it happened to be at a picnic table. This little chipmunk wouldn't leave us alone. It was so cute. We knew what it wanted. :D But alas we had no food with us. But we got some really close up pictures of him.
Isaiah and another one of his signs.
This geyser was called Morning Glory. It used to be bright bright blue, but the sign said it has not been blue that blue anymore because of people throwing things into it and clogging up the hole at the bottom with the sulfer and hot water coming thru it. It was still neat to see.
Another geyser that used to shoot almost 250-300 feet high but it is not unpredictable.
A hot spring at the Old Faithful walk around.
Another geyser. Notice the color difference?
Family infront of a cone shaped geyser.
Another geyser/hot spring.
Isaiah and I infront of a geyser.
OLD FAITHFUL! She doesn't blow as high or as often as she used to.
Old Faithful
2 comments:
Awesomeness! Curtis tells me all the time that we should go to yellowstone and now I can see why from all of your pictures. You think I would have gone there since I lived in Rexburg for four years...! Enjoy the rest of your trip!
PS: You are your own worst critic - you look just great :)
You have some beautiful pictures! Looks like a lot of family fun!
Post a Comment