Geysers

     Only after a few miles of entering the Yellowstone NP did I see cool wildlife. A few bison laying close to the road. A ton of cars were pulled over and people just blocking access...pfft tourists *cough*.

     Another 15 minutes passed and I came upon another group of them this time I got out and snapped a few pictures.

     Just driving around not having looked at the park map yet and I saw a sign "Old Faithful". Yep. I just found my goal for thr day. I stopped along the way at painted fountains area. Lots of cool geysers and other types of geothermal anomalies.

     After checking out old faithful I just decided to drive around to see where that would take me. I wouldn't be hiking because of the off and on rain with a lower temperature and higher elevation. Too many ways for something to go wrong.

     I came out of the main Lake attraction and saw a youngman with a cardboard sign. So, I gave him a lift. I got out, greeted, and moved all my stuff in the backseat over. I had too many things in the front.

     A cool guy. He apparently worked in Yellowstone and we seemed to bond over the next 15-20 minutes. Had a lot in common. He told me of a story or two, about the area, and a little background of himself. We parted ways and I drove towards the East entrance..to exit. I had checked out a couple of visitor centers within the park. Not really much else that spoke to me. I'm here to wander and hike.

     The east entrance was distinctly different from the west entrance. Large mountains spanning at least 9k in elevation created a twisty road, my favorite. The temperature dropped even more as the car struggled to climb.

     When exiting the park I had decided to head towards the next destination. Having plans a few days in advance makes me want to get to the next area. I'm not sure if it's excitement or anxiety that pushes me on. Ive become a road stallion.

     The Bighorn National Forest had a cool section of roaf I enjoyed playing with the gears on. After about 5 hours of driving I felt no fatigue. I took a break anyway to get my mind off the striped lines.