And at long last, Yellowstone National Park: We were on the road for 4½ weeks before we got to Yellowstone. We had had a great time. We had seen it all and we were tired. We almost turned towards home without seeing Yellowstone. Just like everything else on this trip, it was amazing.

The Grand Tetons at sunrise - from an overlook at Yellowstone Lake.

Yellowstone Lake.

Cassin’s Finch.

Spotted Sandpiper.

Bison.

Grizzly.

Cactus – They are everywhere that there are cowboys.

The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone River.

Dennis at the Yellowstone River Falls.

Mike at the Virginia Cascade of the Gibbon River.

Castle Geyser.

Mike at the Double Goggle Geyser.

Dennis at the headwaters of the Firehole River.

And Old Faithful. This was at the beginning of its eruption. We had been walking in the geyser field for about an hour when OF began to blow, and we had seen a lot of bubbling and one other eruption. This was the biggest and the best. No wonder it’s famous.

From here we are turning towards home. We may post some more before we get home, and we may post some more summary posts, like birds or flowers etc. after we are home.

Love to you all. See you soon,

Mike and Dennis