Saying Goodbye to Yellowstone

Ed note: We were in Yellowstone without internet access the past few days (no access anywhere in the park... something silly about wanting visitors to enjoy the wildlife and scenery and whatnot... whatever!). So in addition to today, I've just posted the last few days too.

Today we hiked along the south rim of the Yellowstone Canyon. Pretty much vista, vista, vista.



We then followed another trail down though an active geothermic field – the stinkiest yet. We learned from a film at a visitor’s center this morning that more stink = more acidic elements, which = bubbling mud (vs. water), because the acidic stuff breaks down the clay in the soil.



After that, we wandered through an open meadow and walked right past a grazing buffalo. He turned his butt to us just as we were going by, so no photos.

Before leaving the park, we stopped by the Mud Volcano area. (It erupted long ago and is just a gurgling pool of mud now.) I have a video of this, but I'm struggling with You Tube from this connection. I actually plan on putting up a lot more videos when I have a better connection and will provide links in a future post.

Leaving the East gate of the park we then went to Cody, Wyoming and stopped at the Old Trail Town Museum where they have relocated many original old west buildings, including the Hole-in-the-Wall Cabin. (Will doesn’t look much like an outlaw.)





Note to self: Rent Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid when you get home.