September 10
Glistening morning sun gushes in through the small window by my bed. Two little girls, camping nearby, energetically and joyfully pedal by on their bikes. Bright pink knitted winter hats and mittens take me by surprise! Frosty breath streaming from their mouths says to me, “Stay in bed where it’s warm and toasty!” Yes, another CRISP morning at 7733’ dares me to climb out of my soft and cozy bed and embrace the vigor of the day. Thank heavens the thermostat is but a few feet from my bed!! Problem solved…turn on the heat and jump back into bed ‘til the crisp air is tamed and no longer 
causes goose bumps instantaneously upon contact with my skin! Hooray for modern conveniences.
Ken still sleeping and I’m reading Miscellany. Makes for a quiet peaceful start to our day. But will the potato chips be gone? A few chips spilled onto the ground last night. When I noticed them later, Ken commented that if they were gone in the morning we might want to think about packing up and moving to another site…in other words grizzly bears may have stopped by for a snack! Can’t wait to see if they’re gone!! (I should have picked them up which I fully intended to do but darkness and
the chill of the night descended and I forgot!)
causes goose bumps instantaneously upon contact with my skin! Hooray for modern conveniences.Ken still sleeping and I’m reading Miscellany. Makes for a quiet peaceful start to our day. But will the potato chips be gone? A few chips spilled onto the ground last night. When I noticed them later, Ken commented that if they were gone in the morning we might want to think about packing up and moving to another site…in other words grizzly bears may have stopped by for a snack! Can’t wait to see if they’re gone!! (I should have picked them up which I fully intended to do but darkness and
the chill of the night descended and I forgot!)
Our second day here we drove north to scope out alternative camp sites but found none better than we had so we stayed put! This is Kepler Cascade to the left and above is the deep gorge it continues to flow through. It's also where the pink flowers were growing. This was our first official photo op and tourist stop in Yellowstone.Below and to the right was an amazing huge thermo feature that we drove through as we neared our destination of Mammoth where this arch is located.
MUD VOLCANO THERMALS
We stopped at Mud Volcano thermal features, another walking tour on boardwalks that go over the very fragile and dangerous areas full of 200 to 300 degree water, mud and acidic liquids that could poach you in minutes!! It is amazing that anything can grow among these elements.
The sounds of Dragon's Caldron were really spooky as it belched steam and waves of hot water. The pictures aren't very impressive so I'm not posting them but the effects of being there was impressive. As you can tell I loved the grasses and vegetation that grew. (I'm having a bit of trouble, BOY IS THAT AN UNDERSTATEMENT, wrangling the photos into position so I've given up and am ready to move on to the next area!) OLD FAITHFUL: Here are two shots, one while she is sleeping - note the birds. The second is her spouting off and rudely disturbing the birds.
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