Today started with a soak in the Yellowstone Hot Springs. Ohhh, what a treat. There are 3 pools that are spring fed, a hot 104 degrees, 98 degrees and then the cold soak at 65 degrees.
Doesn’t everyone read the New Yorker magazine while in the hot springs??
From hot springs to Lamar Valley in Yellowstone.
Lots of construction due to the 7+ inches of rain they had last June and they are still repairing. We need to be back through the Lamar Balley before 7 pm because they close the road for blasting.
A Ranger had told us if we see a group of people with telescopes, stop because they are viewing wildlife. We came upon a group so we stopped and were able to see through their scopes 2 mountain goats. I took a picture where they were on the hillside but you can’t see them, just the place where they were.
Stopped in Cooke City and walked the “town.” Little shops and cafes. Stopped for a beer at the Beartooth cafe, owned by locals.
After Cooke City we continued to Beartooth Pass. The views were amazing.
Back through the Lamar Valley, we saw a fox eating roadkill.
More bison and calves.
Then we really got lucky and saw antelope, a wolf, a cinnamon black bear with her cubs and 2 black bears within about 15 minutes.
It was a GREAT day.
