Yellowstone

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Today we explored Yellowstone. It is split up into 5 countries: geyser, hot springs, canyon, Roosevelt, and lake. Unfortunately, it rained all day, so we had to do a condensed version with short hikes. We were able to see three of the countries. We started at Mammoth Hot Springs in the northern part of the park. Sadly, a lot of the hot springs were dry, but there were still some very cool ones. We wanted to touch them...but realized it would be a bad idea!

One view of some hot springs

Check out the crazy step-like formations the springs made

A pretty hot spring, don't you want to jump in?

Next, we headed to canyon country. We were planning on skipping this part of the park because of our short stay there. However, the park ranger really pushed it because the waterfalls are amazing this time of year. We did the Uncle Tom's hike which is 328 metal stairs down into the canyon. It ended with great views of the Lower Falls and the canyon.

The Lower Falls

 View of the canyon from our hike

 Part of the trail we took

Finally, we drove to geyser country and saw Old Faithful erupt. We also took a quick look around the rest of the basin and saw numerous other geysers starting to burst.

Old Faithful

Along the way, we were fortunate enough to see a lot of wildlife. This included herds of bison and elk. The weirdest sight? A bison strolling along the street as if out for a walk.

Some bison that were grazing close to the road