We had a leisurely morning at Rocky Mountain RV park. We did laundry, ate breakfasted, packed up, and played mini-golf. Tires were rolling at 10:30am. Gardiner, MT looks like a really nice town. We entered Yellowstone National Park through the North Entrance and headed to Mammoth.
Today was hot! Almost 90 quite a different from the mid 60s in Glacier. We parked the RV and looked on the grassy boulevard to find a female elk eating grass.
We walked over to the visitor center to gather some information about routes and hikes. Then decided to walk to the Mammoth Springs and saw another elk just walking through town.
We continued our drive east towards the northern part of Yellowstone through Tower towards Canyon Village. Kevin just felt like he was climbing and climbing in the RV over the mountains. We were as high as 9 or 10,000 ft. Both Kevin and Heather commented how the scenery and views of Yellowstone are kinda a let down after going to Glacier. Of course it's still beautiful in it's own way.
From Canyon Village, we drove south to the South Rim Road and walked on Uncle Tom's trail down into the Canyon to see the amazing waterfall. This walk is not for the faint-hearted as it is 328 steps down. The steps are metal and see-through! Going down is easier than up as you just keep climbing and climbing and climbing!
We walked to Artists Point to see the full view of the waterfall and entire canyon. Then hopped back into the RV to drive west through Norris and then to our final destination West Yellowstone, MT. We stayed at Hideaway RV park, a small, quiet campground that holds 15 campers. We chatted with RV Park Hosts as it's their 4th day on the job. The husband has been asking the wife for 10 years to retire and do this. Heather called Ponderosa Campground in Cody, WY. They had a cancellation, so we got a site. Our plan for Saturday is to drive from West Yellowstone to Old Faithful then east towards Cody to see Buffalo Bill Museum and the Cody Rodeo.
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