Mammoth Hotsprings, WY

Today started with a second attempt at fishing, then a hike through a series of Geysers, down by Old Faithful, and then we ended up in the northwest corner of the park: Mammoth Hotsprings.

Well, the lake was beautiful at 8 am! --like glass! Went to a less-rocky stretch and fished for two hours. I didn't catch anything, but I didn't feel so bad, 'cause two guys on a boat and then two guys down the beach didn't catch anything, either ;o)

Next, we went down to Old Faithful, to catch the Geyser trail. The trail was very easy, very fascinating, and sometimes STINKY! IN fact, one little girl next to me made me laugh. She said, "It smells like... salt. No, it smells like SNAILS!" hahaha! I had no idea snails smelled like rotten eggs. Anyway, the geothermal formations were just awesome! I'll attach some pics. Those multi-colors you see in the pools... those are a result of minerals and microscopic animals! I can't believe there are things living in near-boiling temperatures. We agreed that our favorite geyser (which we didn't see gush) was The Grotto. After walking through the other geysers, Old Faithful was about as spectacular as run-over a fire hydrant!

After the geysers, we headed to Mammoth. Cuter area. We hiked up a boardwalk trail around a place called Hera's... something or another. Nice hike. Got some hills and stairs in the thing. The stuff was pretty and interesting and all that, but not as fascinating as the Tetons or the geysers.

We really liked where we stayed. We stayed in a cabin at the Mammoth Hotsprings Hotel. The cabin was cozy and had all we needed for sleeping and showering and such. PLUS... we got to pull right up next to the cabin to unload the car! We didn't have to navigate stairs or long hallways and such, when bringing Corey's bike in :o) Ah.. a link... I don't know if that hotel has it's own domain or not, but this will get you some info.... http://www.travelyellowstone.com/mammoth-hot-springs-hotel-cabins-95.html