Monthly Archives: September 2012

I have never seen so many dinosaur bones in one spot, actually I’ve probably never seen as many total dinosaur bones, as there are on display in the dinosaur quarry at Dinosaur National Monument.  We arrived at the visitor center … Continue reading →

I had read on the Internet that Highway 191 between Rock Springs, Wyoming and Vernal, Utah was the “scariest highway in the United States”.  Don’t believe everything you read on the Internet!  The road is really beautiful, and not a … Continue reading →

We had plans to be in Grand Teton National Park until next Sunday, but forest fire smoke has changed our itinerary.  We awoke this morning to a cold, but nice sunny morning in Yellowstone.  Our plans were to do our … Continue reading →

After a week of viewing geothermal formations, it would be easy to skip another, yet each one has something different to offer.  Today was no exception as this afternoon we visited the West Thumb Geyser Basin which is right adjacent … Continue reading →

Once again we spent the day at geothermal features as we drove north past Old Faithful to some of the geyser basins we hadn’t yet visited.  It wasn’t nearly as cold overnight and was about 4 C when we left … Continue reading →

Every day has brought us something new in Yellowstone National Park.  Today our plan was to go to Yellowstone Canyon, and we did get there.  However along the way there were a great number of very interesting things to observe. … Continue reading →

We left a bit earlier this morning than we have been, to drive north all the way to Mammoth Hot Springs.  Because it was earlier, it was also colder.  Steam was thick as we drove through the upper geyser basin … Continue reading →

We saw a variety of things today, though all involved water in some way.  First this morning we stopped at the geysers and hot springs of the Black Sand Basin.  It was quite cool this morning, so the hot steam formed … Continue reading →

We decided that we would visit the world’s most famous geyser, Old Faithful, today.  We had no idea of the huge number of spectacular geysers, steam vents, and hot pools we would see in the same area.  It was a … Continue reading →

The flags in front of most of the offices we passed today were at half mast.  I questioned Enid as to why, and she reminded me that it was September 11, so this is the 11th anniversary of 911. We … Continue reading →