Today was our second day, hitting the road, with a full day planned in the amazing Yellowstone! Todays theme was Geysers and Basins. Of course this means our first stop was of course, Old Faithful. This Geyser got its name when the first group of scientists came to the park to collect samples and information in their respective fields to take back to Washington. Old Faithful erupted with such regularity and predictability, that it was named Old Faithful. So the scientists took their samples and successfully and convinced congress to set aside the land as the first national park in the US! Old Faithful now erupts every 90 minutes or so, give or take 10 min. It was a pretty incredible site to see in person! Here are a few pics from the eruption!
After leaving Old Faithful, we headed West. We took two drives off the path and had an awesome chance to see another geyser eruption, Biscuit Basin Geyser, and some very cool basins!
We then headed out of the park to West Yellowstone and took a quick trip to Idaho, so check off another state in our quest to 50 States. On the way back, we visited West Yellowstone, then headed back into the park to see Upper Geyser Basin and the Grand Prismatic Spring. We also stopped to see Fountain Paint Pot.
While we saw just a few things, they were some of the coolest things we have seen! Tonight we headed over to the visitor center for a ranger led talk on the Ghosts of Yellowstone: The hotels and building that have come and gone in the park! It was a great talk, and one that Frankie enjoyed too! The ranger signed off on her Junior ranger requirement and tomorrow she can be sworn in as a junior ranger!
Tomorrow we will be heading North, to the original gateway into Yellowstone!
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