Day 7 - Yellowstone

Thursday, May 11, 2017

We left our campsite and proceeded towards Painter's Point on the East Rim of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.  This has to be my favorite location in the park. 

We left the East Rim and headed to the West Rim for a different view of the Lower Falls and a better view of the canyon.  

Can you spot the Osprey Nest?  When my brother Bud and I were here a number of years ago, this was an active Osprey nest and we watched one of the parents leave from the nest, fly all the way down to the river and return with a fish for the chicks.  Fantastic!

We stopped at many different hot springs and geysers.  Too many to mention by name, but all unique in their own way.

Some bubbled, some burped, all were hot, some were scalding.  

At one location, I had spoken to a Chinese student (attending University in Chicago).  He approached me as we were ready to leave and asked if his Mother and Aunt (who were visiting from Chine) could see the inside of our RV?  They have nothing like this in China.

At one point I spotted a lone wolf (can you see it?).   By the time I left, there were 20-30 cars parked behind me!

Our last stop was at Old Faithful.  We joined the crowd and not much later, "thar she blows!"

We left Old Faithful and drove to the Madison Campground.   We had transferred there because it would be closer to Seattle with our revised agenda.  On our way to our campsite we passed a familiar looking RV.  It was the Ebersole Family!   We have seen them at the Minnesota Welcome Center, The Corn Palace, Mt Rushmore and now in our Campground.   The only reason we met in the first place was because I asked him if he knew anything about fridges.  The only reason they were there was because they reversed their trip because of weather (they are now going to Colorado Springs at the end of their journey).  Serendipity!!

Once we got settled, we joined them at their fire for a most enjoyable night.  We got to know them and their kids a lot better and shared some of our experiences.  This was our last possible rendezvous as we head West for Seattle tomorrow and they head South to Colorado Springs.  

We hope that our paths might cross again one day.