There was so much to see and do during our time in Yellowstone. Picking pictures was very difficult and I felt it was easier to break Yellowstone into three different sections. You can definitely see why the park attracts 4 million visitors per year.
The Mammoth Hot Springs area is located in the north part of the park, very close to the Wyoming - Montana border, just south of the north entrance. The campground here is the only one open year-round. The elevation is 6,735', so the day we went the temperature was 55 while the temperature at the RV park at Fishing Bridge was 43, elevation 7,800'.
Saturday morning we headed out early to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. With no traffic and hardly any visitors we felt like we had the place to ourselves. The only drawback were the clouds. They created a haze around the canyon and the upper and lower falls. We ended up going back later in the day and were treated to amazingly clear views.
On Sunday, due to the rain forecast we ventured to Cody, WY and went to the Buffalo Bill Center of the West Museum. How could we not? Our Buffalo Bills NFL team is named after William Frederick Cody, known as Buffalo Bill. He was a rancher, buffalo hunter, army scout, sharpshooter and showman. There are 5 museums within the center, which would probably take a couple of days if you read all the information. The exhibits are very well done, and we wished we had more time to explore them.
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