We wanted a repeat of yesterday's experience and that's what we got....well almost. The weather gods continued to smile on us and we even managed to negotiate breakfast today! Our plan was to drive Yellowstone's lower loop road, bypassing the stops that we made yesterday. The Park was as scenic as ever and it was cool to get a head start on the other traffic. Lots of buffalo and deer on the way to our first stop "Biscuit Basin" where we hiked the extensive board-walk trail through steaming pools of every colour and shade....at times it felt like a sauna when the breeze turned and we were engulfed in steam...and all this so close by the babbling Madison River.
Then we drove to Old Faithful, managing to arrive before the masses, and walked an even longer board trail around mud pots, aqua pools, and the Castle Geyser. Simply amazing! Pulling out of the Visitor Centre we headed for Kepler Falls and spent several minutes gazing at the tumbling water and the deep gorge, so close to the nearby 'hot spring' landscape. Our final pull-out was the site of some spectacular deep aqua-blue (super-heated)pools on the shoreline of Lake Yellowstone.
A long, but stunning, walk during which the contrasting shades of blue, of sky, pools and lake, were unique.
Whilst there, we took advantage of the picnic area, sharing a table with a German couple who we spoke with for ages......what can I say......same story as the UK!! Then a long scenic drive back to base for 'laundry' and then dinner. Walking back, we took some photos and chatted with a really nice couple from Texas....the gentleman (for that is what he is!) is genuinely a "Good o'l Boy"!! (Incidentally, we saw that all the parked cars had fliers pushed under their windscreen wipers, advertising a local business which hires-out anything from a hand-gun to a heavy, and I do mean 'heavy', machine-gun! Presumably, they're only for supervised use!!)
I heard this golden oldie earlier and it felt 'right' for today.....
Then we drove to Old Faithful, managing to arrive before the masses, and walked an even longer board trail around mud pots, aqua pools, and the Castle Geyser. Simply amazing! Pulling out of the Visitor Centre we headed for Kepler Falls and spent several minutes gazing at the tumbling water and the deep gorge, so close to the nearby 'hot spring' landscape. Our final pull-out was the site of some spectacular deep aqua-blue (super-heated)pools on the shoreline of Lake Yellowstone. 
A long, but stunning, walk during which the contrasting shades of blue, of sky, pools and lake, were unique.
Whilst there, we took advantage of the picnic area, sharing a table with a German couple who we spoke with for ages......what can I say......same story as the UK!! Then a long scenic drive back to base for 'laundry' and then dinner. Walking back, we took some photos and chatted with a really nice couple from Texas....the gentleman (for that is what he is!) is genuinely a "Good o'l Boy"!! (Incidentally, we saw that all the parked cars had fliers pushed under their windscreen wipers, advertising a local business which hires-out anything from a hand-gun to a heavy, and I do mean 'heavy', machine-gun! Presumably, they're only for supervised use!!)
I heard this golden oldie earlier and it felt 'right' for today.....
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