Wild West day 38

Did Yellowstone today...or it did us.  It started at the gate - where else?

My plan was to take to southern loop around by the West Thumb and up along Yellowstone Lake then up to the Upper Falls and take the Norris Canyon Rd over to Hwy 89 then the north loop and out on Hwy 212.  But, plans change...

We proceeded on the southern loop as planned.

Swimming in the Firehole River.

Then we came to Midway Geyser Basin parking area.  The traffic jam was a mess, people parking anywhere and everywhere, narrowing the driving lane so at some points it was one lane.  With this being the only way in AND the only way out and inconsiderate or just plain rude people, it was a mess.

Even the restrooms had long lines.

We did not stop.  We headed out of there as fast I could.

Next stop Old Faithful.  Yeh, right.

It was nothing like this in 1970 and since we had "been there, done that", we decided the battle wasn't worth it.  We decided we'd just head out the east entrance and find something less stressful.

So, out we went on US Hwy 20 along the Shoshone River toward Cody, Wy.  I remembered there being several campgrounds along that route and it was getting late in the day.  We found a nice one,.  I think it was called Eagle Creek campground, but not sure.

Joyce and Ditto enjoyed looking for unique rocks.  That's all we need, more rocks!