Days 28-31 August 9-12 Yellowstone National Park

West Gate KOA in West Yellowstone MT is one of the nicest RV parks we've stayed in. Many of us took advantage of the KOA Grill on site for breakfast or dinner,and the Koffee Kafe for coffee and ice cream. Our bus tour of the lower loop of Yellowstone National Park was limited to 9 passengers per bus due to the pandemic, so we had 4 buses and 4 very different driver/guides. It was great to be delivered right up to Old Faithful instead of having to walk from some far away parking spot. We also visited Firehole Canyon, Isa Lake on the Continental Divide, Yellowstone Lake, Fountain Paint Pot, and the beautiful waterfalls of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone among other interesting places.

Ready to roll!

Old Faithful--right on time!

Prismatic Spring

Just need to fuel up.

Some to the Atlantic, some to the Pacific.

Many of us spent the next couple of days roaming the 2.2 million acres of Yellowstone and marveling at the beauty of the land, the geological diversity, and the numerous wild animals.

Wolf seen near Mammoth Springs.

Trees dying because of mineral springs--they're called bobby sox trees.

A family of trumpeter swans. An elk doe at Mammoth Springs.

Mammoth Hot Springs (no that's not snow).

Road hazard.

Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

When we weren't roaming around in the National Park, there were lots of things to do around the town of West Yellowstone. The Bear and Wolf Center was popular as was shopping, happy hour, and roasting marshmallows over an open fire.