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In generations to come, this place will be a treasure of the people...
People will be proud of this spot. Springs will bubble up, and steam will shoot out.
Hot water will fly into the air...No one knows how long this will continue.
And voices will be heard in different languages in the generations to come.
-- Coyote's prophecy from Flathead Legend.
The above text says it all. From the pictures I had seen, I was excited to go to one of the most beautiful places on this planet, the Yellowstone National Park.
We took the early morning (7am) flight from Newark to Cody, Wyoming with a change in Salt Lake City. Salt Lake city is beautiful. Snow-clad mountains and a lot of lakes.
After reaching Cody at around 12:30 pm we rented an SUV solely because you can see more from an SUV than a regular car. The rental guy was so friendly; he gave us a lot of info about where different animals can be spotted. Cody is about 60 miles from the East entrance of the park. On entering the park, I was surprised to see a little traffic jam caused by Bisons.
You aren't used to too many traffic jams in the US caused by animals. The first sight of Lake Yellowstone was amazing. Completely frozen! We took some pics on the way and checked in at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel at around 4 pm.
We decided to go to West Thumb (Hot springs) as they were closer to the Lake. Shweta was excited after having studied these places in here curriculum. The springs are beautiful. I can't write enough about them. With the lake in the background, mule deers grazing, and the steam oozing out, it makes a beautiful sight. The mud pool and the springs are the highlights of West Thumb.
On the way back to the Lake we lost our way (about 10 miles) but were lucky to spot a grizzly bear. Although it can get tricky to differentiate a black bear and a grizzly bear, the hump is a good characteristic of the grizzly as seen in the pic.
It was getting dark; hence we returned to the hotel, had dinner and went to bed since we were a bit tired. It was an amazing first day.
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