Yellowstone 2

Saturday we had pancakes, bacon, cereal and poppy seed muffins for breakfast.  It was so nice to have a full kitchen to actually cook on vacation.  Then we set out to see some wild animals.  Some of the roads were still closed and there was a section of road under construction, but besides that the roads were great and there wasn't much traffic (a benefit to coming during the off season).   First up- Bison and calves.  The calves are hilarious to watch.  They are so cute, but very spastic.  Bison are 6 feet tall, weigh 2000 pounds and can run 30 mph.  We also saw some elk, mule deer, sand hill crane and a grizzly bear with her cub.

Old Faithful Geyser.  The heat from the volcano's magma combined with ground water creates the park's hot springs, geysers and other thermal features.  Every 60-90 minutes the most predictable geyser on Earth shoots thousands of gallons of water 106-180 feet in the air.  It lasts for 2-5 minutes.

 That evening Kaiden baked some play doh star cookies.

 Mammoth Hot Springs- hot pools and rocky formations with dissolved limestone.  The water flows over and forms the travertine.  There is a terrace that wraps around so you can hike to the top. 

 Liberty Cone