Yellowstone day 2

The moment had arrived for us to make one of the most popular tourist treks of the U.S.: Old Faithful. Alex was lucky enough to see the geyser Beehive erupt, which actually was bigger and longer than Old Faithful (it only goes off 1 – 4x/day and is unpredictable). Ixchel and I (as usual) were in the bathroom. Old Faithful was true to the prediction and we saw the geyser go 2x, always w/in one minute of the prediction. It’s quite a sight, and we were among hundreds there to see it. From OF, we went south to the Grand Teton National Park. As we drove through the southern end of the park, it became clear that Yellowstone is very popular because you can see the gorgeous attributes of the park (lakes, waterfalls, geysers, etc.) often without leaving your car and, at most, after a 20-minute walk. It’s sort of strange that natural wonders can so easily be served up on a platter. The same goes for the wildlife! We ran into two traffic jams: one which was following a bison cruising down the road and another of people stopped to take photos of an elk. Mind you, we were right in the mix, with Alex out of the car, jogging down the road with his camera in hand. Luckily he wasn’t gored by bison. The grizzly bears were not so compliant and we didn’t see any. The Grand Tetons are impressive peaks and the forest in that park is much older forest, so it seems the fires didn’t go that far.