startling and not easily found elsewhere in nature. The park service has made it ridiculously easy to walk 5+ miles on the paved roads, walkways and boardwalks that provide access to all the thermal wonders. The big issue here is parking. But if you can parallel park, (Ray is the MASTER of that), then you're in better shape. We saw many places where others passed by parking spots that Ray easily parked the Elantra.
We were thoroughly amazed at Old Faithful, where throngs of people sat in the hot sun for easily 45 minutes or more waiting for the geyser to erupt. The crazy part was that there was plenty of shade only 30-50 yards away. We stopped in to the
The crowd at Old Faithful |
Old Faithful Inn |
Upon leaving the geyser areas, we headed back north, and took the Firehole Canyon Drive, just south of the Madison junction. The wide river funnels into the narrow canyon and creates rapids and waterfalls that were gorgeous to see. The road was all one-way, and not heavily traveled, so it was easy to take our time to enjoy the views. Until! we rounded a bend, and suddenly hundreds of cars lined the narrow road on both sides. We had been unaware that this
drive gives access to a swimming area crammed with hundreds of people. we thought we had stumbled on Blizzard Beach west. People had parked at least 1/2 mile away and walked on the road to this place. I was glad it was at the end of the road.
More photos here: https://goo.gl/photos/rWMrWMcWn3FqUzQ88
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