Today, we headed out once again from our humble little camper to venture out into the world to visit the site of Old Faithful. People have been coming here since it's discovery in 1870. Old Faithful discharges approximately 4000-8000 gallons of water, shooting an average of 130 ft. into the air.
Old Faithful is not the tallest geyser in the park. That award goes to the Steamboat Geyser located in Norris. We'll see that one, later, hopefully. I thought we might get to see this geyser, but I learned that even though it has the title of tallest, it hasn't erupted for some 2 years and 6-8 months ago. So, they don't really know when it will erupt again.
Below are a few of the pictures we took along the way. The atmosphere was much clearer, today. We woke up to blue skies and a bright sunshine that we haven't seen for a few days. The sun has been appearing red the last few days due to the ash and smoke in the air.
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| The viewers are gathering. We were too late to get a front row seat, but I really think we got better pictures where we were. |
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| Dinah watching Old Faithful at about the height of its eruption. |
We watched the eruption along with a few hundred of our new buddies. There might have been more, but I don't think there were thousands. We got to have lunch in the Old Faithful Inn, which took some time, but overlooked the geyser and the food wasn't too bad, either.
On our way back to the campsite, we stopped at a few attractions along the way. One was Kepler Cascades which was just off the road. There was an elevated platform which reached out over the gulch for us to use to view the cascades. Again, a few pictures below.
We were getting a little tired at this point, so we decided to just enjoy the rest of the afternoon and the beautiful weather driving slowly home. So we did just that. There was almost no traffic after lunch and it was like having own park to view. Glorious!!
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| I had to include this picture of Dinah on the way back from Old Faithful. |
One other thing and then, I'll sign off for today. These pictures don't really do the subject justice. The scenery and the models included are much better in person than they are being captured in a photo. The panoramic vistas that you are subjected to are beyond capture. They are bigger than anything that can be conveyed in print, photo or textual descriptions. I know it is beyond my meager vocabulary to describe what I am seeing. If you can, you must see it to appreciate how beautiful it is.
Link to the rest of the pictures of the trip to Old Faithful and our first foray into the park, here.
LUV 2 U ALL! Until our next post! God Bless you all and keep praying for usl We are on our way home and it won't be long before we are reunited with our family and friends. We miss you all!
Monty & Dinah
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1 comment:
So glad you're ok and having such a great time! Still following your progress.
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