Date: May 22, 1998 Starting Mileage: 4433.4 Starting Location: YellowStone National Park Ending Mileage: 4535.0 Ending Location: YellowStone National Park Total Mileage: 101.6 (1457.3) Log:
Day 7-
We awoke this morning to find 2" of fresh new snow with more coming down. Dad, Sam, and Sarah built a snowman, while mom did the laundry. |
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Then we were back on the road to tour the lower loop. Coming over a rise in the Hayden Valley, we spotted a grizzly bear, working at digging out a gopher hole. Just a few hundred yards beyond was a bull Elk, with his full rack still covered with velvet. (sorry no digital pictures available)
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Taking the crossover, we turned south at Norris towards Old Faithful. The geyser basins were crowded with herds of Buffalo - cows and calves. |
A lunch break at Old Faithful was rewarded with 2 eruptions, both very impressive. |
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Heading back over the continental divide, we returned to base camp for the kids to play in the snow.