On Thursday we drove from Cody, Wyoming, to Yellowstone National Park. We stopped at a small lake on the way, then continued on to the Yellowstone Canyon area. Unfortunately, the trails along the canyon on the north side were all closed except for one. We proceeded to the south side and started with the south rim trail and walked for about a mile and a half. The views were great along the trail and also just up the road at Inspiration Point where you can see in both directions along the canyon. As you can see, the canyon walls are really yellow. I wonder if that is where Yellowstone got its name? Wanting to feel the mist off the upper falls, we took Uncle Tom's trail down about 3,000 steps to what we thought would be an up close view. Reality was a distant view with a lot of steps back up.
We also saw our first bison and stopped off at the boiling mud pots. They smell awful and I could hardly stand it. Lincoln was sick most of the day with connectivity withdrawal as we went through the first day with no internet or phone connection.
That night at the campground, we had to wash a few clothes so Lincoln and I volunteered. Little did we know that two women would nearly go at it over the one big drier. I guess using two small ones just isn't as fun. Then we got locked in because they closed and we had to wait, and wait, and wait, till the laundry was finished or we wouldn't be able to get back in. It got pretty chilly in the RV that night.
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