Day 10: Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming-Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Old Faithful, Yellowstone National Park

Geothermal hot spring

With another two inches of snow covering the ground we got up in our groggy morning state and packed up all our tents and piled into the van to see old faithful. After two eruptions from the geyser Old Faithful we piled back up into the vans and head out for Grand Teton National park and the greater Yellowstone area. While driving out of Yellowstone the fresh white landscape gave a new lure and freshness to the area. After a couple stops we were finally driving past the vast mountains of Grand Teton National park. Although cloud covered the epic size of the mountains could still be grasped by the amount of miles we drove from one end of the mountain base to the other. When we arrived at camp we were greeted by a herd of buffalo that were using everything around the camp to scratch their winter fur away. Depsite our rather clumsy neighbors the camp office said we have nothing to worry about and we set up camp. After a quick trip to the grocery store we camp back to cook dinner, talk in a large group about anything and everything, and build a really big fire. Late in the night our voyage caught up to the group and all of us turned in to catch some sleep.

Our rather large and lumbering neighbors

Things to Note:

• When the weather prevents you from doing an activity that the group is suppose to use that time to recharge and catch up with your work.
• When Tait throws half a tree onto a fire, just let him be. He will do it at some point on the trip and despite the rather intimidating size of the flames; he knows what he is doing.
• Sometimes wildlife likes to come and see you.