After a leisurely morning in our sunny campground on Yellowstone Lake we headed on around the lake, seeing many more geysers along the way. It is amazing how many there are! For lunch we stopped along the Yellowstone River and could hear elk bugling. It was a
special sight to see a bull and several cows run across a meadow just on the other side of the river. Unfortunately we did not react quickly enough to capture a picture. Then it was on to upper and lower falls of the Yellowstone. They were so impressive that we just sat a long time trying to absorb the grandeur. During the day we also saw several traffic jams caused by buffalo. At one place a small herd crossed the road slowly and
elsewhere an old buffalo ambled right down the road, stopping traffic both ways for quite a while. At Tower Falls we were impressed not only by the falls but the deer that were hanging out very near the trail. Then it was on to Mammoth Hot Springs where
we wandered around trails looking for the active fountains. There were many sections that were in various states of decay before we found the new section that was bubbling away and building new pools. On the way back to the car we watched many elk relaxing in the town
of Gardiner at the entrance to the park. They seem to know they are safe in the park. As we still had quite a bit of daylight left we decided to drive on to Livingston for the night. We found a nice local motel with lots of character to spend the night. The owner
suggested a nice diner where we enjoyed a nice meal. While looking over the maps that evening we decided we probably had time to swing north to see Glacier National Park. Since we had missed being able to drive over the Going to the Sun highway last fall we checked the internet to be sure it was still open this year. The next morning the motel management was able to provide some suggestions for scenic travel on to Glacier National Park
.
After a leisurely morning in our sunny campground on Yellowstone Lake we headed on around the lake, seeing many more geysers along the way. It is amazing how many there are! For lunch we stopped along the Yellowstone River and could hear elk bugling. It was a 
special sight to see a bull and several cows run across a meadow just on the other side of the river. Unfortunately we did not react quickly enough to capture a picture. Then it was on to upper and lower falls of the Yellowstone. They were so impressive that we just sat a long time trying to absorb the grandeur. During the day we also saw several traffic jams caused by buffalo. At one place a small herd crossed the road slowly and 
elsewhere an old buffalo ambled right down the road, stopping traffic both ways for quite a while. At Tower Falls we were impressed not only by the falls but the deer that were hanging out very near the trail. Then it was on to Mammoth Hot Springs where
we wandered around trails looking for the active fountains. There were many sections that were in various states of decay before we found the new section that was bubbling away and building new pools. On the way back to the car we watched many elk relaxing in the town
of Gardiner at the entrance to the park. They seem to know they are safe in the park. As we still had quite a bit of daylight left we decided to drive on to Livingston for the night. We found a nice local motel with lots of character to spend the night. The owner 
suggested a nice diner where we enjoyed a nice meal. While looking over the maps that evening we decided we probably had time to swing north to see Glacier National Park. Since we had missed being able to drive over the Going to the Sun highway last fall we checked the internet to be sure it was still open this year. The next morning the motel management was able to provide some suggestions for scenic travel on to Glacier National Park
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