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Home » Travel » Driving Through Yellowstone National Park

Driving Through Yellowstone National Park

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As a part of our roadtrip West, we spent one day and one night driving through Yellowstone National Park. It’s my first time, but Pat has spent time in the past there, so he was really excited to show me around. Yellowstone is huge and stunning and has such varied landscape from mountains to hot springs to wide plains. My mind was blown.

One of the biggest highlights of our time in the park was the wildlife.

Fox Family - Roadtrip Yellowstone National Park

Fox Family - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Oh wait, you thought I meant the fox family? I actually thought these nature-dwellers were much more entertaining:

Nature Photographers - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Nature Photographers - Driving Yellowstone National Park

The amount of multi-thousand dollar lenses following the foxes was borderline absurd. Everyone is a professional photographer these days! Naturally, Pat had to get in on the action, borrowing someone’s fancy binoculars.

Nature Photographers - Wildlife Yellowstone National Park

Our other major encounter with wildlife was a bison jam – a heard of about 50 bison decided to turn the main park road into a crosswalk. They help up traffic for two hours while they wandered aimlessly back and forth!Bison Traffic Jam - Driving Yellowstone National Park

There is a church in the park, but it seems the only attendees when we were there were some deer.

Deer Going to Church - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Mountain Lake - Driving Yellowstone National Park

This rock formation caught my eye, as from afar it reminded me of a row of ladyfingers! It’s so cool how there was only one row in the whole mountain. I’m sure there is a real geological explanation for this, but I think it’s kind of magical.

Rock Formations - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Rock Formations - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Panoramic Landscapes - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Because our camp stove was tucked away in the trailer, we didn’t have the means to make hot water for coffee in the morning. We find a cafe on the outskirts of the park to get our fix. Not a bad view from the cafe window!

Log Cabin Cafe - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Log Cabin Cafe - Driving Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone is also full of hot springs and thermophilic bacteria that make the rocks beautiful vibrant colors. My favorite was Midway Geyser Basin. It’s proof that nature is the best artist. Breathtaking!

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My sexy hubby!Midway Geyser Basin - Yellowstone National Park Midway Geyser Basin - Driving Yellowstone National Park Mountain Landscape - Driving Yellowstone National Park Mountain Landscape - Driving Yellowstone National Park Mountain Landscape - Driving Yellowstone National ParkWhat about Yellowstone’s most famous sight, Old Faithful? We stopped by to see and caught it at the tail end of an eruption. It was pretty cool, but didn’t hold a candle to Midway Geyser!

Old Faithful - Yellowstone National Park

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June 10, 2013  •  Filed Under: Travel 2 Comments

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  1. Monica Holloway says

    July 25, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    I so enjoyed seeing these pics!!!! We’ve made it to Colorado many times but not quite as far as Yellowstone. Thanks for sharing until I can get there. : )

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    • Kelly says

      July 28, 2013 at 2:36 pm

      Hey Monica! Thanks so much for checking out my blog! You should definitely plan a trip to Yellowstone soon!

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