Day 5

Camping was fun, but when we woke up, it was 36 degrees. Brrrr….We got up early, packed our things into the car and started exploring more of Yellowstone.

Where did we go?
Beryl Spring
Artists Paintpots
Steamboat Geyser
Norris Geyser Basin
***while going through Hayden Valley, we saw a grizzly bear and a 2 year old cub off in the distance….so cool
Mud Volcano
Sulphur Caldron
Lower/Upper Falls
***Here we walked the entire south ridge of the Canyon by accident
Tower Fall
***Here we saw a goat on the side of the mountain
Lamar Valley
***Here we saw a black bear and her 2 cubs, a pronghorn in the middle of the road, and a bid horned sheep
Petrified Tree
Mammoth Hot Springs

We saw tons of bison everywhere! They were out in valleys, in the rivers, by the road, on the road….everywhere. We got to see a baby one up close today. He had just taken a drink of water and was joining the rest of the group.

Animals we saw in Yellowstone:
bison
pronghorn
deer
big horned sheep
marmot
otter or beaver
birds
squirrel
chipmunk
black bears
grizzly bears
goats

We left Yellowstone after a break in Mammoth Hot Springs. We stopped at Helen’s Corral Drive-In to get a fantastic buffalo burger, coleslaw, and fries.

Off to Coeur D’Alene, Idaho! Tonight we’re going to camp in Idaho at the Coeur D Alene Campground and head to Seattle tomorrow.




Big Horn Sheep!



Black bear! We were told to keep going and not to stop!