Yellowstone

Sunday we decided to take a trip to Yellowstone. It was the first time Hannah has been there, so it has been a while since I have been there last. We decided to make a huge day out of it. We started at the West entrance and headed south to Old Faithful. From there we curved around the lake, eventually stopping at Upper and Lower Falls, and finally Tower Falls. Did you know you can no longer sit at the base of the waterfall at Tower Falls! After 15 years, we get my mom to hike to the bottom with us to only find that the trail is closed 50 yds from the base of the waterfall. Apparently the trail was washed away (so they say). So...we got some nice river pictures!!! It's just not the same! We then made our way up to Mammoth. It is sad to look at Mammoth the way it is now. It used to be so colorful, but it seems to be drying up. It was all grey and white crust rather than the oranges and yellows that it used to be. Lastly, we rushed to the car to avoid being carried away by mosquitos! VISCIOUS! All-in-all we had a great day. We saw a bald eagle, many buffalo, lots of elk, a deer, geysers, beautiful waterfalls, oh and the always interesting chipmunks. I am still waiting to see my Yellowstone bear. I still haven't seen one and I have been going there almost yearly for 15 years. I guess we need to go at a different time of year.