Yellowstone for Five Months

That sounds like a dream come true. One of the things I like about seasonal working is that we get to stay in one vacation spot for several months and truly get to know the area. Yellowstone is 3,472 square miles of park. That is larger than Rhode Island and Delaware combined. Within its boundaries is over 300 geysers, 290 waterfalls, 1800 archaeological sites, and nearly 1000 miles of hiking trails. It is home to 67 species of mammals, 285 species of birds and has two endangers animals living here; the Canadian lynx and the Grizzly bear. How could you ever hope to experience even a majority of this park; in a one week vacation, or even two weeks for that matter?  I see why people come back year after year. We will try to share the major highlights and perhaps some of the more random sights as we work our way through the park.

Our first trip into the park we focused on geysers and springs. Most of our first excursion was to Midway basin geysers area. This is home to Grand Prismatic Hot Spring, Excelsior geyser, Opal pool to name a few. Traveling toward Old Faithful there is also Biscuit Basin, and Black Sand Basin before you reach the Upper Geyser Basin, which is home to Old Faithful. We did not get as far as Old Faithful this trip but we get there another day

Before heading out to see Grand Prismatic, I read that the beautiful colors were caused by bacteria and algae that changes colors with temperature. Being a Texas gal, I assumed it was floating on the surface like duck week. It is not. The spring are crystal clear water and the algae grows on the rocks that make up the bottom and side of the hot springs.

And of course, geysers do their geyser thing!

Thanks for check in on our adventures. Even though we are stationary for a few months, we have plenty of exploring to share. Hope you enjoy following along with us here.