Yellowstone

Next on our whirlwind cross country tour was Yellowstone.

I definitely want to go back & spend more time there. I'm thinking this fall would be perfect.

And we could tour the Grand Teton National Park at the same time.

I didn't get overly many pictures when we were in Yellowstone & most of them are of wild flowers.
(yes, I drove a 1000 miles to take pictures of wildflowers. You have a problem with that?)

This is Bridge Bay Marina.

Some of the gorgeous wild flowers.

This is right near Fishing bridge on the Yellowstone River. So pretty & peaceful.

More flowers.

Old Faithful.

It just sits there and smokes (steams really)...

Until you get close to time for it to erupt & then it starts to tease you...

There was a group of kids next to us & one little girl kept saying it was "getting ready to ekrupt" 

(so cute)

And then it starts. It get's bigger...

and bigger...

and BOOM!!! Thar she blows!

and then it just kind of winds down...

It was so cool to actually witness Old Faithful. Something you only read about!

This big guy was along the side of the road.

Not long after we saw this guy we saw another HUGE bison, lying down between a creek & the side of the road. And  multiple cars stopping and people getting out & walking RIGHT UP to the huge, potentially deadly animal & snapping photos. Are you freaking kidding me???? Can these people not read? There are signs posted everywhere about the LEGAL distance they must keep not to mention the rash of deadly encounters that have been all over social media.

So, needless to say we just kept right on driving passed that bison...

We were almost out of the park when there was a collision on a bridge & it closed the road down for 2 1/2 hours. We spent the first hour gaping at the tourists running down to see what happened with their cameras & selfie sticks (no really)

The second hour we blasted Christian rock & Maccabeats  songs as loud as we could & sang along & played air drums with licorice.

You should have seen some of the looks we got...

We saw a huge combined herd of bison & elk but it was too dark for the cameras to focus by then.

So I definitely want to go back. Get more pictures. Spend more time. See more.

Yes.

Next stop Montana & home.

Blessings.