On one hike we were asked if we would participate in the National Park Service's research. Well, of course! On vaca and doing science-y things. The last picture of painting pots. Where hot water pushes through mud - neat and gurgling.

Leave geothermals and find waterfalls.

The GyPSy app gives so much info to what you see and how it came to be.

Gorgeous! Some geothermals are dormant. Change is constant though. We did turn a corner to a geyser erupting. So fun!

So many to see. Simply amazing and I highlight recommend
Having time to stop and see the different ones.

The lower loop of Yellowstone is packed with geothermals. What a sight to see driving along trees and mountains to see steam over ridges and then you turn a curve to a different landscape.

Yesterday felt like a bust (for Kevin) when we missed Old Faithful and had to rush to horses. But today more than made up for it. The weather was amazing. We got up early and literally drove to Old Faithful, sat down, and the show started. So awesome. It felt like we regained some much time because we didn't have to wait for it. We saw animals driving to in Yellowstone and then started a day filled with geothermals and driving.

SKV had squirt. He received a few bites in the butt from Bulldog.

We made it to our horse riding reservation in perfect time.

The guy called me up to ride Bulldog. He asked me how my confidence was. I said "I'll fake it till I make it." He went on to say Bulldog was his favorite horse and this and that. Well we were all lined up and our guide Brittany looked at me and Bulldog and said "Are you an experienced rider?" Guess whose confidence went down?

ECV seemed a tad nervous at first but she did great. She had Ross who they say was a 20+ year old horse and he was just slow. She couldn't even make him trot-and she tried. We all joked that should have been SKVs match.

Thanks for the tip Reagan. Such a great experience.

Kevin had Otis. At the end we joked he was similar to the one on the AG Show. I looked back and he was going everywhere.

This took place in Idaho. That's four states in four days and we are just getting started.

We drove awhile and dipped our toes in Yellowstone...figuratively speaking.

We were due to ride horses at 3:30 so we were limited with time. We are driven to make that up tomorrow.

We did get to check out the geothermal activity. So awesome.

Yellowstone has a beach like setting...but of rocks. Just neat to see.

That color!

Wow. Just wow!

Can't wait to see more tomorrow! I took videos and will have to share those later.

After many hours we arrived in Wyoming.

Devils Tower was our destination in the way to Buffalo where we are staying the night.

(I can't with this out of order mess) anywho. Family picture thanks to a stranger who understood how moms are never in pictures.

Not a National Park but a National Monument. It's been neat learning about when they were found, protected, and by which president, governor, or advocate.

So hazy today.

Thankfully as we got closer it was more clear. We did the 1.3 hike around it.

Spearfish Canyon was in our GyPSy bundle so we did some extra driving to check it out. Very pretty drive and takes you to Lead and Deadwood afterward.

Bridal Veil Falls

We just drive by this one. (No idea why these pictures are out of order)

So under the overlook for Bridal Veil Falls was a creek…river..anywho ECV wanted to go down.

As soon as she said "I want to put my feet in" and took off her shoes I see this guy. That ruined it for her.

Oh…go this way toward your next destination.

This type of drive wouldn't fly back home…rain makes roads bumpy real quick. I think Kevin wanted to drive like Mario Cart…