Yellowstone

Every mile of this park requires more superlatives than my vocabulary contains. According to PB, 1/2 of America must agree with me, as they're all here. Took us 45 mins to go 2 miles past the geyser basin and Old Faithful.

Be that as it be - this park is breath taking. We can't remember how many times we've visited - 4-5 x's - I'm so glad we came back.

The road to the park from Cody has the most fantastic formations.

Yellowstone River and fireweed:

Lots of buffalo

Yellowstone Falls - back in the day, with 2 teenagers in tow; we hiked the trail to the falls. The return hike; all uphill, remains a "What we're we thinking???" This time we settled for peering over the top.

Yellowstone Canyon is 20 miles long.

We notice the smoke isn't as bad in the early morning. By 11am, we are peering thru a smokey haze; eyes burning and feeling as if there isn't quite enough air to breathe.

Early morning also meant the park isn't as crowded. We found parking and the trails and lookouts are easily accessible. A big % of our fellow park visitors are Seniors.

Found a lovely picnic area.

Starting the southern part of our planned loop, there were more creeks, geyser basins and many people. Decided 1-2pm is a good time to call it a day.

Our next stop is The Tetons, just south of the park. As we approached, so much smoke it was hard to distinguish between mountains and clouds.