Yellowstone has many free or moderately priced programs that are geared toward safety and education. We were able to get in with a group that took a 2 mile hike/walk with a Ranger in an area that is near the Fishing Bridge.
Last year at the time we made this hike, we were almost run over by buffalo. This time there wasn't a single one to be seen. Fair enough, I felt much safer this time!
But first, here's a series of pictures that looks like a field with some clouds. But as you see the clouds part, a mountain appears! Cool, huh?
The Ranger took us along the same path as last year, only counter-clockwise on the loop. It's always fun to re-walk a path from the opposite direction. It seems like a totally different hike. We went into the woods and came out along the edge of Yellowstone Lake. We walked about 1/2 mile along its edge and then back in to some woods again.
Here she is talking about the large holes in the earth behind her. These are mud pots where water used to bubble up from the earth and spill over into a creek or even the lake. They have been dormant for many years though. You can tell because they are surrounded by green grass.
Yellowstone Lake's main basin is part of the Yellowstone Caldera, which was formed 640,000 years ago. It has about 141 miles of shoreline and is 20 miles long by 14 miles wide. It is the largest lake at high elevation...above 7,000' in North America.
These geese were enjoying the water and this yellow marmot was having a gay ole time in the grasses.
New addition of information I will try to keep up with. Last year we figured we hiked roughly 200 miles in the 2.5 months we were gone. After the 2 miles on this hike we were up to 30 miles. The weather is impeding our getting out, plus there was a lot of work the first 2 weeks when we arrived. Hopefully, we'll pick up the pace soon!
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