Stupendous, breathtaking , beautiful – yes – all of those things – and when you do get there you will most probably end of adding awe inspiring, though provoking – and smile inducing !!
Yup – somewhere between the search for the right lens and the handkerchief to avoid the sulphur – the mind suddenly stops and begins to make sense of what one is seeing. This park , if one may call it so – is composed of millions of acres . It is a giant volcanic caldera – or a collection of them. It is alive – the mud boils , the geysers are faithful and almost everything is constantly evolving. Yup – just like Patagonia – the earth is alive here too and it tells you so!! And as with all such places mother nature seems to have sprinkled her colors liberally !! Definitely a “go back and camp” location that we will visit again!
We had the absolutely rare pleasure of seeing all the animals the park is home to – grizzlies, wolves , bison, elk – etc etc – they all seemed to have decided to be kind enough to put on an appearance. Gosh – we even saw a bald eagle !
Yellowstone, like every reserve or protected zone, is a humbling experience . Its the kind of place to visit with the ones you love . As you watch the sun set over Hayden Valley , or drive through Lamar, or smile at Old Faithful , or focus the lens on Morning Glory , or hope that the bison will coming straight at you will swerve , or get wrinkles from staring through the viewer at that oh so elusive wolf – you will find yourself marvelling at the world – and as you realize how fortunate you are – the hugs that will follow will make for a trip to remember !!
We had Mom & Dad with us – and we cant hold the smiles as we remember the trip :) !
