Sunday 9/11/11
We entered Yellowstone through the South Gate. Jeff being a senior now has the wonderful advantage of free entrance into the parks and campsites for ten dollars. If it’s not free it’s half price. Not bad hanging around with an old man! Already saved us over $75.00.
1st stop- Lewis Falls. Tetons still in view. Next stop was Kepler Cascades. There was a great overview deck over a deep gorge with waterfalls. Hard to look over the edge. What will I do when I get to the glass walk over the Grand Canyon? After a nice lunch in a quiet wooded picnic area, our next stop was none other than Old Faithful with only 10 minutes to showtime. Amazing how many people view this every 92 minutes all day, every day from May thru Oct, every year. We enjoyed a 2.5 mi. trek around the loop to view all the other geysers, each with their own name. Morning Glory Geyser was definitely the most colorful. Happen to be making a documentary film about the creation of the earth, which Jeff found interesting, since reminding him of his video production company. On the way back Beehive Geyser gave us a spectacular performance along with a rainbow. We both thought that geyser was better than Old Faithful. By the way- we have been blessed with gorgeous weather again. Sunny, warm, not hot, and a wonderful soft breeze.
When here you just have to see the Old Faithful Lodge. What a structure. Note in the picture the flags at half mast for 9-11 ten year remembrance. This Inn is an attraction in itself. If your not camping, that’s the place to stay. Actually we’re very content in our little camper. We have had people come up to us and admire our truck and camper. Who would have thought!
The day goes by so fast when there is so much to see.
At about
4:30 PM we arrived at
Madison to settle in for the night.
Or so we thought.
We pulled into Madison Campsite and no sites at the camp!!!
Where to go-three other campsites closed down for the winter.
Again, can’t imagine what it must be like in the summer. Actually we could “boondock” but it’s not allowed in
Yellowstone Park.
I must have been convincing, because they did find us a campsite.
Schew!!! I put a beef and elk stew together while Jeff talked to the guy next to us with a 40 ft rig and 4 slideouts.
That’s not exactly camping.
He and his wife work at the camp in the summer and they get a free site off season.
Maybe that’s what Jeff and I could do!!??
At
8PM, in the outside amphitheater, was an interesting talk, with a huge screen slide show all about amphibians and reptiles in
Yellowstone. Only one venomous snake in
Yellowstone.
The rattlesnake.
Glad were in a camper and not a tent to find a snake cuddled in our sleeping bag.
Around 9 PM we walked home By the Light of the Silvery Moon
Saturday 9/10/11 
Colter Bay is another beautiful lake in The Tetons. There are paths around the lake and canoes and kyaks available. The view of the Tetons across the lake was so beautiful. God is awesome. What spectacular creation. Colter Bay is a great recreation area and campsite. The central area had a nice shop and market. They had a laudramat so we threw our clothes in and just a few hundred yards away was the lake where we relaxed while our laundry spun. Pretty easy!
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| Colter Bay and Teton Mountains |
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| Raven on Colter BAY |
The campsites were clean and the layout was pretty private, each site with it’s own picnic table and fire ring. The RV next to us was the same make and almost the same model.
So Jeff had a chat with the owner from
Arizona.
We grilled steaks on the fire and watched an incredible full moon rise between the tall pine trees. Then walked around
checking out all the RVs and tents.
What a variety.
A relaxing day!
