In Yellowstone

 From Cody,  Trish and I drove into Yellowstone National Park for several days.  There is very sketchy internet here and I am having a hard time with photos and the blog in general. Still, we are having a very fine time.

It is very beautiful driving alongside both Yellowstone Lake and the river that flows from it.  We are staying beside the lake, so, each time we go somewhere we get the calming beauty of this drive.

One day we headed up to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and spent a lot of time exploring the waterfalls. One walk took up to the very brink of the upper falls where we could feel the earth rumble with the power of the confined rushing water.

We then walked to an

overview of the Lower Falls where we took photos of a young couple and they in turn took our picture.

After the floods earlier this year, it is not possible to drive to the northern part of the park.  There is so much to enjoy in the south half that this did not interfere with our visit. After going around the southern loop to the west side we stopped at the Norris Geyser Basin and then hiked to the Artists Paint Pots. Our last stop of the afternoon was at the magnificent and enormous Grand Prismatic Pool where the range of size and colors are unlike anything seen anywhere else in the world.  We made this a slow visit as we could not make ourselves hurry.  What a great finish to a wonderful day.