Today was geyser day. We slowly wove our way thru traffic to stop by Old Faithful and watch it go off, visit the old lodge made with huge timbers and was quite impressive. We watched a video that told more about the area including the caldera which includes a good part of the lower Yellowstone . The drive back was easy as much of the traffic was gone. Tinker was so happy to see us since that meant she would get dinner. We had dinner of leftovers from the last several days.
We got a late start, retracing our drive but in the van. That made it so much easier. First stop was at a bridge over some rapids which made me smile. It was hard to leave it but there was a lot more to see. We followed the Blacktail Deer Trail which was rough and remote. We hoped we would have an opportunity to see a few animals that wouldn’t necessarily be on the main road. The only one we found was an old bull buffalo rubbing the old fur off his back on a tree trunk. It was only when we started driving the Lamar Valley road that we saw a badger, a skinny mangy coyote, chipmunk and a herd of prong horned antelope. Somewhere in there, we stopped at one of the general stores and bought all sorts of snacks which we nibbled on for dinner. We had hoped to go all the way to the NE entrance but realized we were both tired so turned around ¾ of the way. It was good to get back to the RV and stop moving.
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