Well, we have moved on from the mountains of Montana to Yellowstone National Park. Carl Renshaw has taken over for Devon and will take us through many of the parks over the next two weeks.
We started out today looking at a petrified tree and talking about the hotspot volcanics in the area. We hiked up Mt. Washburn to get a better view of the caldera, and oh, what's that? Snow. Yes, it snowed again. It was gorgeous.
Later on that day, we went to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone and had a lecture on the geologic history of the area. We thought we could escape the elevation snow by coming down to the valley, but no, it kept on precipitating.
We finished the day of with a nice soak in the Boiling River--a hot spring-fed river right inside the park. The trick is to find the perfect balance between scalding hot and ice cold. We did eventually warm up after such a cold day.
We finished the day of with a nice soak in the Boiling River--a hot spring-fed river right inside the park. The trick is to find the perfect balance between scalding hot and ice cold. We did eventually warm up after such a cold day.
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