The Lower Loop (The Rest of the Tour)

Tonight we are in Cody WY with cell service and WiFi, and TV. The two nights we spent at the east side of YNP at Fishing Bridge was very quiet. No TV. No internet. No cell phone. We enjoyed the full hook-up campground and being on the east side of the park, but we did not realize we would not have ANY of the techie services. We survived and only missed one phone message, so all was well.

Some of my photos and science lessons from Thursday's Lower Loop or Grand Loop tour of YNP.

not a forest fire...

geysers

our bus tour of the Lower Loop 

with Jay as our tour guide

bobbie socks trees

trees died from standing in the water

the roots soaked up the alkali from the hot springs

one of the more colorful hot springs

flowers growing in the dried residue from the hot springs

mud pot

hot, bubbling mud

this is a jet geyser

it releases steam from numerous holes,

not the typical one vent

in front of Red Spouter 

in our new YNP attire

interesting tree roots

just shows the root are wide and not so deep

the original touring bus in YNP

refurbished and still in use, not by us

this is for Jon & Sherry

another Xanterra Park?????

Grant Village hotel

on the shores of Yellowstone Lake

that was our tour bus

fireplace in the lobby

it had a great gift shop

Lake Yellowstone 

elevation of 7000' 

largest, highest, fresh water lake in North America

20 miles long, 14 miles wide, 141 miles of shoreline

deepest canyon (geyser) 390'

Lake Yellowstone drains into

Yellowstone River

its only outlet

Lower Falls of Yellowstone River 

in the Grand Canyon

of Yellowstone National Park

beautiful colors

and if you are into geology...

I posted photos of the north side of the Grand Canyon

and of the Lower and Upper Falls in the 

post of the The Upper Loop Tour