Yellowstone

On Wednesday we arrived at Yellowstone for our three-day visit there.  With no internet connection, the posts from there are delayed until we re-enter electronic civilization.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone was our first stop.  The yellow and ochre canyon walls are the obvious source of the Yellowstone name.  But, the canyon is so dominated by the two great waterfalls, Upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls that one could be forgiven for not noticing the coloration.

Lower Falls from Artists’ Point.

As we left the Canyon and headed toward our Grant Village campground, we first began to encounter the Yellowstone bison.  It is truly the land “where the buffalo roam” as their numbers seemed to multiply around each curve in the road.  It is lovely to see this growing and healthy herd after the devastation of nineteenth-century slaughter.

Since they were here first, it is right for the, to still have the right of way.

Camp was made in the afternoon with big plans for the following day.  It was a great campfire and early to bed as we look forward to tomorrow.

The highlight of each day is our campfire evening.