We left Fishing Bridge RV Park at 9:48 (HA! Early for a change) we both had a good night’s sleep and we are ready for more adventures.

10:03am – Two Bison on the side of the road startled me, they were in the woods but probably no more than 50 feet away as we went by.  We headed North, loosely following the Yellowstone River and passed the upper and Lower Yellowstone Falls – the lower falls is 308 feet.

More bison, twos and threes then tens then many more.  Some near the road and some across the river.  Just beautiful.  About 11,  traffic slowed to a crawl as we came to a herd of perhaps 100 or more right along the road, quite a site.

Continuing to the main geyser basin, we passed hot spot after hot spot, many had bison roaming around them so we began to understand how mystifying this place must have been to early settlers.

A little after 12, we arrived at the Old Faithful village and watched the end of an eruption, the next was forecast for 13:50 so we had an hour and a half until the next one. 

Lunch at the Old Faithful Inn seemed as good a way to spend our time as any.  Bison burger, hamburger, baked beans, snow peas and a couple of pints of craft brews hit the spot.  These burgers and sides were absolutely perfect, far better than we expected but absolutely in keeping with the aura of the inn.

13:50 – no eruption, 13:55 – no eruption, 13:59 Away we go!  Water, steam and a most impressive plume burst forth to entertain the thousand or so spectators.  It definitely was worth the trip.

We drove slowly back up the valley enjoying further views of bison and volcanic activity then turned West at Madison to follow the Madison River of trout legend to West Yellowstone, Montana and the Grizzly RV Park.  Bought a few groceries, fondled some trinkets at the General Store and returned to our RV for cheese and crackers, wine and blog writing.