06/10/2017
The route that the tour takes will depend on possible road closures in the park, as well as the time of year, but it will be something like the following
There is going to be a lot to see and do. We’ll head out of West Yellowstone towards Madison Junction, where the Fire hole and Gibbon Rivers meet to form the Madison River. Turning left (north) we’ll make for Norris Geyser Basin. Along the way we’ll stop briefly at Gibbon Falls.
Although not as well-known as the other geyser basins, Norris is the most thermally active part of Yellowstone. It is divided into two separate areas: Porcelain Basin and Back Basin.
The next stop is Mammoth Hot Springs, headquarters of the park, and home to a fascinating array of weird rock shapes, bright colors and sizzling hot springs. Elk are generally plentiful in this area, wandering around the old park buildings, and, if you’re lucky, you might even see a whole herd.
You can stroll through the ever changing terraces at Mammoth, admiring the travertine creations and hot springs.
Leaving Mammoth we will travel towards Tower Roosevelt, which is where the road to the park’s north east entrance, through the Lamar Valley, is. There is almost always wildlife to be seen in this area, even bears!
The road from Tower Falls to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone towers up into the sky as it crosses the Dunraven Pass at almost 9000 feet. We then drop down to Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.
The Yellowstone River has carved an impressive canyon through the rocks, over which two falls drop. It is in this area that you can catch a glimpse of the yellowish tinge to the rocks, from which the Yellowstone River got its name, but at a different location. We will check out the canyon and falls.
Other areas along the route that we may visit, time permitting, include Obsidian Cliff, Virginia Cascade and Undine Falls.
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