Day 3 - In and around Yellowstone

Neither of us had ever been to Yellowstone before so, naturally, it was high on our list of "must sees". We left the trailer in Moran and spent the day driving around Yellowstone. News flash - it's very, very big.

This late in the year it wasn't at all crowded - in fact the vast majority of the visitor facilities were closed for the winter. We didn't bring much food with us so we were starving by late afternoon until we found a "general store" that was open and had chili (and brownies) available. Sweet!

Being a geology nut and a little obsessive about hot springs, Demi loved Yellowstone. Our timing was great at "Old Faithful" as it erupted within 5 minutes of our arrival.

We didn't see any bears or wolves, but we did score a couple of moose, lots of elk and bison, and a river otter.

Here are a few of the many, many pictures we took with descriptions of each photo: The Grand Tetons, Vents at the edge of Yellowstone Lake, thermophiles (micro-organisms that live in the hot, chemically active water), Old Faithful, the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, and a moose.