Mel & Trinity

I am speechless! I expected to see a few amazing things but I have seen so many that my senses are overwhelmed. All I can say is WOW, WOW, WOW!

I was so excited about finding coffee at 25c (well 26c with tax which was actually pretty good) and the funniest postcard – I had no idea what the day would have to offer.

Our first stop yesterday was Mammoth Hot Springs. I could write a blog post about this hot spring alone. It is one of the most fascinating places I’ve ever seen. The hot springs deposit calcium carbonate in a way that creates step like formations, ranging in colour from white, beige, yellow, orange to pink. The steps / terraces are amazing! Hopefully I captured a bit of their beauty in my photos.

The day was certainly a day for seeing the local wildlife. The first thing we saw were elk alongside the road in Mammoth.

We also saw a lot of bison! The best was one walking along the road. I was on the wrong side of the car (I was travelling with the rest of the family in the car today) but you’ll get a feel for how how close he was to the car.

The best spot of the day was by far seeing two grizzly bears about 200m from us. The first thing we noticed were all the parked cars and a lot of rangers. I’m not surprised about the number of rangers as people were camped out on chairs watching the bears. Personally I thought they were nuts! I want a quick exit route if a grizzly bear decides to come my way. I caught the tail end of the one chasing the other one. At this point I was really sorry I didn’t have a decent camera with me.

The other thing we saw a lot of was waterfalls. There are numerous in Yellowstone National Park. The most stunning stop and waterfall, in my view, was in the ‘Grand Canyon’ of the park. This you cannot miss if you go to the park. It is breathtaking!

There are a lot of motorcycles in the park. I captured this at one of our stops. Again, mostly Harley’s.

What an amazing day! I could not have asked for more.