Yellowstone National Park.

from Grand Teton National Park we headed north through the

Targhee and Bridger Teton National Forests.

trees and trees and trees for miles and miles…

 

and miles…

  

with little time, we headed straight up to Old Faithful.

who, apparently, is not as faithful as he’s cracked up to be.

here’s a pic of Bijou yelling at him for being 15 minutes early,

so that we were forced to witness only the tips of his grandeur…

over the tree tops,

from the parking lot!

 

 

with just a couple of hours to spare,

we drove a short way north to Midway Geyser Basin,

where you stroll along a boardwalk…

 

 

admiring the crystal blue waters of

Excelsior Basin.

 

and then continuing along the path up through the misty expanse

 

toward Grand Prismatic Spring.

the ‘largest and most beautiful hot spring in the park’,

according to National Geographic.

except…

with the steam, you could only see the runoff streaming underneath.

the camera was able to capture even more than I could really see.

papooey!

 

 

 

on the walk back across the boardwalk loop and out of the steamy mist,

you finally spy something fully visible,

the ‘Turquoise Pool’.

  

 

and so was our tiny little teaser visit into Yellowstone National Park.

we’ll be returning again soon, no doubt.

(we’re coming back for YOU Old Faithful!)