Today was our last trip out to Yellowstone, and for me the most challenging BY FAR. All we had left to really see in the park was the Northern path so that is where we headed. This was our furthest drive thus far too so it was a long trip in the car. This path also took us over the highest altitude of the park -almost 9000 feet.
First we headed to Mammoth Springs, which is basically a HUGE spring that has hardened into this 300 foot high structure. It looks so much like a huge chunk of ice - very cool. After this we headed to the nearby village which was actually an old army camp which was the former headquarters for the entire park before the National Park Service was established. The buildings were really old - very cool.
From here we headed down through a variety of sites including Tower Falls - very beautiful waterfall that we were able to walk down near the base. Not as tough of walk as the Lower Falls, but very nice.
We also ran across our third bear, but the first one that we had enough time to take a picture of. Heather wanted me to make sure I noted that she was the photographer for this picture. Our last drive took us to that highest point and wound through the park and finally down the mountain for the last time.
We'll be taking off tomorrow morning and driving to Dickinson, ND most like where we'll stay overnight. Since the drive straight through is about 14 hours (with no stops at all) driving all the way though won't be possible - Isaac has only so many movies in the car. We'll be home Friday as soon as we can - Heather really misses Chloe.
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