Day 15-Wyoming
We celebrated Pioneer Day in Yellowstone and started the day with my favorite thing: a stop at a waterfall! Yay! Golden Gate Falls are right off the road and there are pullouts at the top and from an overlook spot. So we got a pose of me with the water falling gently behind me as it cascades beautifully to the ground. Because that’s how we roll.
We decided to return to the Norris Geyser Basin and hike the Back Basin trail today. It is the most active area of the park and Steamboat Geyser went off a week after we were there, the first time in eight years. The trail leaves the wide open area of Porcelain Basin and winds through a forested area with thermal features and then opens out into a flat area. It also has some interesting features like the Green Dragon Spring, which was a cave-like area that looked green from the water, and a blue mud pot that stained the surrounding area a shocking shade of blue. It’s a longer hike than Porcelain but quite interesting and fun.
Next roadside stop was Gibbon Falls which had a close overlook, but we hiked down the paved trail along the road to a better overlook that faced the falls and got a really nice view. There was a bird in the tree in front of us that was pretty and unconcerned about all the people so I had Scott snap a shot of him, too.
We had a ways to drive that evening so we headed out to West Yellowstone and stopped at my favorite book store for a new Western literature purchase and a hot chocolate, then on to Rexburg. You’ll notice we’re getting closer to home!
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