The big loop!!

An early start was needed as we planned to spend the day seeing the entirety of Yellowstone Park! A big ask!! Anyway, we got to the West Entrance at 9:00am and entered the park without too much difficulty .... the queues can be fearsome!We headed for the geyser basin and Old Faithful, stopping off a couple of times to see the amazing steaming sites. Yellowstone is a truly amazing place, where else could you see such diversity of scenery and wild life? Answer .... nowhere!

Old Faithful performed, right on cue and thereafter, we walked along the boardwalk through the other bubbling geological performances. (Yellowstone has over half of the world's total geysers!)

Time slipped by and by midday we decided to move on, heading south on the lower loop road. We drove past rivers, the great lake, and through high mountain passes, some still bearing snow. But did we see wildlife? Well, yes we did. In fact, we saw a wolf, lots of Bison, Elks, and a Black Bear!

Yellowstone simply doesn't disappoint and today was no exception. The only downside of the day was those few people who simply 'don't get it' ..... those who stop traffic because they've 'seen something', those who can't keep up with the general traffic speed, and those who feel that they can simply step off the boardwalks and photograph geysers full-on! It has to be said that I would happily use bear spray on any of the aforementioned groups, to disperse them!


Today it has to be Duane Eddy and 'Forty Miles of Bad Road'!