Once we got into the park, we had planned on camping, but it actually snowed that weekend so we stayed in the Old Faithful Inn. I highly recommend it!!! We only got a room there because of a cancellation... they normally book up way in advance.
Old Faithful Inn:
At the hotel restaurant:
Snow on the road to Yellowstone!
On our first day in the park, we saw Yellowstone Lake, Old Faithful (of course), and a bunch more of the geysers and thermal features. It was pretty cold, but we did a little hiking and then checked into our hotel. I think we saw Old Faithful erupt like six times while we were there because of where we stayed. It was awesome!
Old Faithful!
Dan and Noah walking through steam from one of the thermal features in the park.
The next day, we explored the west side of the park loop drive all the way up to Mammoth Springs. It was cold, but beautiful. Noah liked the mud pots best, I think. We also saw moose and tons of buffalo, of course. Noah completed their Junior Ranger program and got a patch!Noah, Junior Ranger
Our last day in the park was Monday and we mostly just explored the geyser basin near the hotel because we had a long drive back. On the way out, we drove through Teton National Park. I love that place and definitely want to spend some time there in the near future. So glad it's only 7 hours away!
