Day Eight

We were in Yellowstone Park by 7:30 this morning.  First off we stopped at the Yellowstone Post Office to mail postcards.  And we saw this handsome fellow along with perhaps some of his family that were sitting in the shadows.

They were just hanging around.  Didn't seem a pit concerned about me taking their pictures.  :)

We took a different route through the park today.  Our main focus was seeing Old Faithful.  When we got to that area it was about a 35 to 40 minute wait.  The geologists, scientists, or maybe geyser specialists post an approximate time for the next eruption.  We wanted to be able to see and it was nice out so we went and got a front row seat and waited.

This is how it looks "resting".

And here is when it erupted.

 

Before it got to it's full force, it did a couple smaller little spurts and bubbles.  Everyone sort of went "awwwwww" and wondered if that was it, but I don't think anyone left.  It was definitely worth the wait.

 

As we drove along we saw steam coming up out of the ground in many places.  We stopped at one of the larger spots called Beryl Spring.  The water was actually boiling as it came up out of the ground.

 

 

We also saw the Yellowstone Lake.  Huge and lovely!

 

 

We saw more bison today, too!  Here is an especially handsome fellow.

 

 

We are having a great time.  Tomorrow morning we head for Coeur d'Alene, Idaho.  Stay safe and God Bless America!