The map for today is contained within the map from
yesterday and is pictured below. The dark blue line was
produced by my GPS which is pictured on the right.
Bison Crossing
Below is Marv
Great Fountain Geyser
Great Fountain Geyser
It was taken at 8:33, and our bus was scheduled
to leave at 8 AM. We were so punctual!
Below, Firehole River -- in the upper Geyser Basin.
taking the picture above.
Back on the bus -- the next stop will be a lot longer.
White Dome Geyser -- 10:10 A.M. Not a drop!
Three minutes later, the geyser put on
this fantastic show which Elaine, who
left the bus, photographed
brilliantly while I fumbled around for my camera.
Finally, below, I got my one good shot.
And below, we see our fearless leader, Bill,
describing the Spasm Geyser which appears in all three of the
pictures below. At this time of our trip, it is 11 AM,
so we have about an hour to go in the tour. I'll
post the pictures we can identify.
Above, below and right are Petrified trees. The
white bark is an excess of silicone.
From here to the end of our morning tour
are pictures of Midway Geyser Basin. We will post a
subset of them.
Above is Jet Geyser
Opal Pool, at 11: 42 AM, the end of our Day 3
morning tour.
Finally, many times, Bill pointed us to the mountain
pictured in the distance above. He said it was Navaho
Mountain and our tour makes a grand circle around that
mountain. We never went up to it, but every time he
mentioned it, he pointed in a different direction. I
will picture it again and again but at the moment, I
can only say that it is southern Utah.
Old Faithful Geyser -- RIGHT ON TIME
The scheduled time of the next Old Faithful eruption
is 4:30.
These pictures were taken between 4:18 and 4:21.
It has never failed as long as the
park existed.
What an experience
Ninety minutes from now, it will reoccur.
Finally, we found the cabin in which we stayed five years
ago. From that door, we could see Old Faithful erupt.
It rained later that evening, (now, not five years ago)
and after the rain, a perfect rainbow could be seen from
this years' room window. Elaine was able to get a picture of
that rainbow, and that is where we will leave our current
exploration of Yellowstone Park on Day Three of our tour.
Keep posted and I'll keep posting. I won't take so much
time to post the adventures on Day 4, our drive from
Yellowstone to Jackson Hole.
