Yellowstone was established as the world’s first national park in 1872 since the leaders back then knew this land could not be developed for residential or commercial use…and that it is truly a gem of nature. The Canyon Village campground sits on the rim of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. Since our scooter could not handle the altitude (over 8,000 feet), we toured the park in Nellie Belle for the day, traveling along the northern loop and seeing sights including: Mud Volcano, Norris Geyser Basin, Mammoth Hot Springs, and the Grand Canyon.
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| Mud Volcano was filled with bison. |
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| My heart was POUNDING! |
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| A random landscape shot that I though was pretty... |
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| Yellowstone Grand Canyon |
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| Nellie Belle + Mark near a jagged, vertical cliff. |
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| A coyote (left lane) strolling along the road. |
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| Mammoth Springs. |
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| Norris Geyser Basin. |
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| More shots of the Yellowstone Grand Canyon. |
The largest animal in Yellowstone is the bison/buffalo and they were in abundance! We saw herds of 40-60 meander through the park and when they approach, you keep your distance since they have been known to gorge visitors. As you can see from the photo above, we also saw a coyote along the roadway, but no bears, black or grizzly (thank goodness!).
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| Free roaming bison : ) |
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| Like I said...free roaming bison. |
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| Traffic delay due to one ton of buffalo... |
Yellowstone National Park was a definite highlight for us, but it’s time to move onward and eastward towards South Dakota.
Ciao’ for now : )
PS: I make a damn good smores!
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