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| We had read that there was still snow
in the Yellowstone National Park, but we
did not expect this. The campsite was open, but
they had still so much snow that they cleared
only the paved roads. |
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| We put our tent up on the paved
parking in front of our campsite. After we
borrowed a shovel we started to look for the
camping table and fire pit which had to be
somewhere under the snow. When we
finally found them we started the excavation,
and after one hour of shoveling we ended up
having a nice snow cave with table, benches
and a fire pit. It actually was fun. |
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| On day one we decided to take the
southern ring of the 8-shaped ring road. Along
the road are several places where one can watch
geysers and other geothermal
activities. |
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| At the geyser 'Old Faithful'
we were not alone, of course, but after the
'show' the crowd disappeared quickly in the
large area. The geyser erupts about every 45
minutes and is absolutely worth the wait. |
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| The area around Old Faithful is
very active and has lots of small and large geysers.
A 2 mile walkway, mostly on wooden planks, leads
along many geysers. |
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| This walkway is really
amazing, but many tourists only visit Old
Faithful and then drive on. And that's good so,
because this way there are not that many
tourists on this short hike. |
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| A Grizzly Bear! In the
distance, but I wouldn't want to see one much
closer, especially not near the campsite.
Buffalo/Bison on the
road are not seldom, but as a motorcycle rider
or pedestrian one should keep a distance,
because these animals can be mean.
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