Our 2009 2 week Adventure travel blog

Old Faithful

The eruption begins

Climbs to the sky

And starts to ebb

The Yellowstone River

Chemicals from the Calcite Springs' hot water vents are slowly turning the...

Note the fissures in the cliffs along the river

Elk along the road

Looking at Mammoth Hot Springs from the Upper Terraces

Even an old guy

Mamma eagle and her baby in the eagle's nest along the road...

A very long buffalo jam

Mount Moran

Undine Falls on Lava Creek

There's snow in them thar hills at Dunraven Pass

Surprise pool on Firehole Lake Dr

Steaming meadow looking toward White Dome geyser

White Dome geyser spouting off

Up close and personal

Firehole River steams where the buffalo roam

Roaring Mountain doesn't roar as loud as it used to. The roar...

Our Lady of the Pines Catholic Church in West Yellowstone

The altar area

The lovely stained glass windows


Yellowstone National Park is a truly great place to visit. We watched Old Faithful, saw our favorite Firehole Road geysers, enjoyed lunch at the Old Faithful Inn. We drove over Dunraven Pass where there still was a lot of snow.

We went to Roosevelt Lodge, visited the hot springs at Mammoth, gazed at the Yellowstone River. And of course saw wildlife everywhere, except bears.

We attended Mass at Our Lady of the Pines in West Yellowstone twice, a lovely little church with no permanently assigned priests in attendance and mostly supported by the tourists. It was full each Sunday and the two priests were great.

One Sunday we had a wonderful breakfast at the Running Bear Pancake House. We could tell it would be good because it was packed.

Sometimes the weather was cold and gray, sometimes it was sunny and warm. Always we had a great time.

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