A Wonderful Late August Visit!

One of the highlights of our summer was a visit from Ann, my sister and Frank, her husband.  They had a great train trip from Charleston, West Virginia to Salt Lake City where they rented a car.  With a stop over to explore some of Idaho, they arrived to spend 5 days in West Yellowstone.  It was so much fun to share some of the Park with them.

We did the sights at Midway Geyser Basin without the crowds of July- such a treat!

The wind turned just in time to clear a view of Grand Prismatic and there was a Bison at the tree line beyond Opal Pool.

This is the top of the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River with an incredible roar of river power.

You can see the River racing to the Falls here- an awesome spot!

Late in the day we got to the famous Lower Falls.  It was also a little smoky from the MT fires to the north of YNP.

On the way back to the Campground we saw a crowd at Elk Park and there was a wolf tossing his supper around in the meadow.  A great close up view!  We were tired and hungry too so we didn't stay too long, but our timing was perfect for an unusual view in that area!

The next day we headed South past Kepler Falls for a great Scenic Boat Ride on Yellowstone Lake.  Ann had planned the trip and invited us to join them.  What a great time we had!  We learned so much about an area we knew nothing about and had a lovely lunch at the Lake Hotel.  Visits are such a great time to share other's joys and make them your own!!

On the last morning of their visit Ann and I got to walk along the Madison River at the Campground before we waved a sad good-bye as they headed for the Grand Tetons.  What FUN we had!  Just not enough time!