We ventured off to take sunset pictures last night and by the time we got back and wanted dinner we found out the the restaurant was closed or had a two hour wait. Folks I can't imagine this place in the summer! It is not busy now and the hotels and restaurants are full! We had some lunch stuff in a cooler and a bottle of wine so we made that work for dinner. The old faithful lodging is very old but it is the most visited area of the park so it is a hot commodity. Rooms are barebones and as with the rest of the park - no internet or TV. But that was okay with us. We made it work.
We left the geyser basin for the canyon area. Checking into the new canyon lodge. Small rooms but clean and new which goes a long way! The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone is really interesting part of the park. The Yellowstone River slices through an ancient hydrothermal area. You see steam vents along with the rushing water. The water has eroded the lava and softer layers below the lava creating some beautiful colors.
Check out the stairs in the middle of the picture! Anyone interested in walking down the rusty metal stairs on the side of this rock? Definitely not me!
Found an area with small pools that they call paint pots and bubbling mud.
The elk have lost their antlers. Through Mark's telephoto lens you could see that one was a boy and one a girl.
And our obligatory selfie to prove we were here!
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