Final Yellowstone Post

Well, it's safe to say that we liked what Yellowstone has to offer, but are not planning to come back. It's a "must do" as the world's first national park and it is an interesting "glimpse into the earth's interior" but the crowds and traffic (before peak season even) were crazy. We've been there, done that, and are moving on . . .

Which is not to say we haven't seen some neat stuff. Like the elk across the river from our picnic spot.

Or the spectacular views from Artist's Point, where painter Thomas Moran created images that helped convince Congress to turn Yellowstone into a National Park.

And even pulling off the road at random turnouts proved enlightening as we watched trout swimming upstream to spawn. Here they're resting and gaining strength at the bottom of LeHardys Rapids before attempting the leap up three feet of white water.