Yellowstone--A World Treasure

We drove to West Yellowstone, staying in the Yellowstone Grizzly RV Park there.  Our favorite young family from Austin met us there, and we had a great week exploring Yellowstone with them.  Yellowstone has been our favorite national park so far.  And we're not alone in our appreciation for the marvels it offers.  We noticed many international visitors mixed in the crowds everywhere we went.  We believe that the American people can take pride in the fact that we've preserved such a treasure that is enjoyed by people all over the world.

It's very hard to choose which pictures to post.  The number and variety of gorgeous sights just go on and on.  We'll just post an overview montage of the dozens of pictures we have.

Of course we made a point of catching Old Faithful.  Just for the record, it was 20 minutes late in erupting...just saying.

We saw a number of animals.  Lots and lots of bison, a few pronghorn deer, some elk (too far in the distance to get a decent picture), and an eagle's nest with 3 babies.  A park ranger had set up a long-range telescope focused on the nest and invited visitors to look through it.

We were hoping to catch a glimpse of a bear and some wolves in the wild, but we had no luck.  There is a discovery center in West Yellowstone that houses some bears and wolves, so we had to settle for viewing them there.

We took an overnight trip to Jackson, Wyoming, driving through the Grand Teton National Park.  The mountains are impressive, but they can't compare to Yellowstone with the 'oh my' factor.

Jackson, Wyoming is a charming small town.

We stayed in a lovely hotel and enjoyed a delicious evening meal.  The next morning we returned to West Yellowstone to prepare Roamin for our next move.  We've decided to head down the western side of the Rockies as we slowly make our way back toward Texas.  Salt Lake City is our next stop.