On our second full day in Yellowstone we ventured NE from our hotel to drive the upper loop, wildlife spotting and visiting Mammoth Hot Springs! WOW was that successful!
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| It's so close selfie! |
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| It's so close photo! |
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| When the Bison come out to play, traffic slows for the day! |
The Horace M Albright Visitor Center is near the north entrance to the park ... which during our visit was closed due to damage from recent flooding. We accessed it via the in-park northern loop.
The Visitor center has a ton of interesting displays, and particularly if you aren't participating in a tour or an audio-self-tour should be checked out.
Across the street (more or less) from the visitors center is Mammoth Hot Springs. This area is pretty concentrated and can be explored via boardwalk. There is a drive around at the top of springs with some pull-outs which are HC accessible; but honestly the views there are subpar.
After exploring Mammoth, we headed south, debating on dinner plans, at this point we have driven all of the material internal routes in Yellowstone and decided to visit the town of West Yellowstone just outside the park boundaries. As we drove, however, Wifey (who is awesome) spotted a bear off to the side of the road! This was one animal we had not found yet during out adventures!
Hubby's superior driving skills came into play next as he pulled a you-turn and 'parked' to the side of the road so we could bear-watch and photograph!
Once the bear left sight, we continued on our way and spotted Elk off the road leaving the park towards West Yellowstone. The elk were quite a distance away and this as as close up as the zoomy lens would get!
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