Mammaw and Phiddy's visit - Day 2

We spent the night in the Old Faithful Inn.

The next morning, we sat in the lobby with coffee and a mocha. Very relaxing place to start the day.

After driving up through the west side of the park, we stopped at Helen's in Gardiner for the best burger I think I've ever had. Then, we headed north to Chico Hot Springs where we soaked in the natural hot springs, ate a delicious meal, and spent the night.

Mammaw and Phiddy relaxing on the front porch. Perfect place to be!

Even though it is almost June, it looks more like Spring here in Montana. These flowers were blooming weeks ago in KY.

The next morning, I headed back to park for work and Mammaw and Phiddy headed to Bozeman to fly home. We had a great visit - it was so good to see them.

Mammaw and Phiddy's Visit - Day 1

Mammaw and Phiddy flew into Bozeman Sunday night. Monday morning, they drove into the park and met me for lunch at the Terrace Grill. After I got off work, I took them to Rosie's in Gardiner to meet some of my friends and c0-workers.

Tuesday morning began our tour of the park. The HooDoos:
We got a dusting of snow overnight:

Black bear:

Roaring Mountain:

It was a little on cool side:

I don't have much zoom on my camera, but this is a bald eagle sitting in a tree along the Yellowstone River.

Lake Yellowstone is just beginning to thaw:

A hot spring at the Fountain Paint Pots geyser basin:

Fountain Paint Pots:

Phiddy with the moon rising at Old Faithful Inn:

Silly

I apologize in advance for this post!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!Rebekah and I went to Old Faithful today to visit our friends Ginny and Megan. Rebekah worked the night before and had been up for 24 hours or so. Along the 1 1/2 hour drive there, Rebekah kept herself awake by snapping some simply silly pictures! I must say, it was a fun drive!

CAUTION!! Road construction between Norris and Madison:

Road construction between Norris and Madison

Ginny was hard at work:

We almost didn't get to visit Old Faithful because it snowed all morning....on June 7th!!

Old Faithful Snow Lodge lobby:

We visited the Old Faithful Inn and did the walking tour of the Inn.

The Inn is a great place to watch people:

The Inn from the front:

I must say, the lobby is pretty cool!

Open Roads

The West Entrance opened yesterday allowing traffic to Old Faithful and Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Since we were off this weekend, Denyse and I hit the roads:

We spotted this otter next to Madison River. He was soaking up the sunshine and was stopping traffic!

Here is the Old Faithful Snow Lodge area:

Old Faithful Geyser




Old Faithful Inn still covered in snow. It won't be open for another month.

We stopped at the Biscuit Basin thermal activity area and walked along the boardwalk:

Below is Jewel Geyser:

We stopped along this river and ate lunch. It was a peaceful and relaxing spot.



We had company on the road:

Not too far from this spot above, we spotted a big gray wolf walking off in the distance.

Gibbon Falls