Today we parked Beau at the doggy day care and drove up to Yellowstone so that we could do some hiking around the park and not have to worry about leaving him in a hot car. Well the temperatures did not get out of the 40's and 50's the entire day and there was snow in most places among the pine trees. We would have had to put on his sweater not worry about him overheating!
Lots of scenic views and canyons on the way up to Old Faithful. It took us 2.5 hours to drive there due to road conditions and construction. Still, the roads in the park are in better shape than most of the interstates we have driven, especially those in New York.
We did see some Buffalo and Elk by the roadsides but no bear or other wild animals. There were plenty of signs to not approach animals, they say more people are injured by being gored by buffalo than anything else. Second was people falling down the canyons, and yes we did see a bunch of idiot's hanging off rock outcropping taking pictures, only about a half mile straight down.
Old Faithful was right on schedule and show hot water and steam up about a hundred feet. There were about a thousand people surrounding the geyser and when she was done, there was a human stampede in all directions! So much for the buffalo warnings, should post the warning that more people are stepped on around old faithful than anywhere else in the park.
We went for a hike just before a rain storm about a half mile up to an overlook . Not too winded but the elevation here is around 9000 feet so you do huff and puff a little more.
Tonight we will explore Jackson Hole and be typical tourists.
I may try to fly fish but the guides are expensive here and I may just wait until I learn to fly fish on Sanibel and fish the Snake river another time.
Tomorrow we plan to visit Grand Teton National Park, but will take Beau with us this time and just do short hikes and view stops.
Jim, Suz and Beau
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