Yellowstone National Park June 20,2010

We had a leisurely start this Father's Day morning, not leaving the RV park until 12:30 PM. The drive to Yellowstone is almost due west, passing through the little settlement of Wapiti,(pronounced, WAP-a-tee) in the valley of the North Fork of the Shoshone River. The valley is below the steep sides of red stone cliffs, every section showing a different formation. There were ranches and resorts along the way, mostly up in the cliffs and we could not see them from the road. Trail rides are advertised along with camping and dining.
Again the weather was clear and warm. The distance to reach the East Entrance of the park. is about 20 miles and at the end the road rose into the forested area. My Senior Pass again admitted our car with no fee.
Our goal was to see Old Faithful geyser, and to see it erupt. Now it is generally on a 90 minute cycle so we would need to be there as soon as possible in case we had to wait the full interval.
From the park entrance the road went up and up, around curves and turnouts about equal in number. We pulled over at a turnout that had a nice solid rock wall, some had no wall over the edge of the canyon. Other people were there looking over the edge. Down about 50 yards there was a corkscrew dam or bridge or something built at the bottom. On the other side of the wall was a little critter, probably a Marmot, they inhabit rocky areas.



Kay posed in front of one of the smaller patches of snow on the slopes.