Sunday in Yellowstone

Sunday morning we headed for Yellowstone to meet up with the mysterious Florida adventurers. On the way we saw a car wash and Poppa scrubbed the truck until he said "It's clean enough to wash now." At least now we're not embarrassed to be seen in it. Poppa stopped to get gas and a Prius backed into us at the gas pump. No damage - the guy looked very relieved.

Driving into Yellowstone we encountered our first traffic jam - people stopped to watch a small herd of elk. They were too far away to get a good picture - maybe we'll see some closer tomorrow. Our second traffic jam was because of some bison (some people say "buffalo"). Again, too far away for a good photo, but we've heard stories of them standing in the middle of the road.

We finally got to the Old Faithful visitors center and met Dan and Diane who are working here for the summer:




They were WAY nicer than that DD-BIV said. They took us on a walking tour to see some geysers and hot pools:
























Then we went on a tour of the Old Lodge, built in 1904. They are repairing the huge fireplace and chimney, and on old clock that hangs on the fireplace has been sent to Rochester to be repaired. (Hi, Rich and Bonnie)

Poppa's photos don't do the lodge justice, so you might look online for some. He did get some pictures of etched-glass windows that show how civilized some of my animal cousins can be:

















We thanked Dan and Diane and headed back to the campground. We'll drive through a different part of Yellowstone tomorrow.


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