We were "naughty" and didn't wear our bike helmets...and still lived to tell about it. Hey, if I'm going to get gored by a buffalo (or bison as they are officially called), I don't think a helmet would help protect me.
These four buffalo, plus two others we saw while driving, were the only wildlife we saw on this trip into the Park.
Grand Prismatic Spring - which we rode past on our bikes only because of a logistical error on my part.
The trail we hiked from where we parked our bikes is through an area that was heavily burned in the 1988 fires. It is hard to believe that it has been 20 years since the 1988 fires! As a result there is a lot of downed timber in this area, and all the new trees are now 20-year growth.
Most of the burned timber has fallen, but here is a stand of timber still waiting to fall.
Fairy Falls!!
Steve and Marlene
After our bike/hike to Fairy Falls, we had a picnic along Nez Perce Creek, where we grilled hot dogs and rested our feet in the creek. The water temperature was nice!!
After resting at Nez Perce Creek, we headed over to Old Faithful. We decided that we didn't want to wait almost an hour to watch Old Faithful blow, but as we were walking out of the Old Faithful Lodge, a geyser to the north of Old Faithful went off. I'm not sure of its name...and I don't think I had ever seen it go off.
We then headed home, past Grant Village, out the South Entrance and through Jackson Hole. Another first, at least for Marlene and Steve, was stopping in Swan Valley to get the infamous square ice cream cones. Yummy...and a good way to finish off a very fun day!
That looked like a lot of fun. I"m glad you had a fun biking-hiking weekend. Nate and I are planning to come up the weekend of the 13th. Nate is going to help Jason with Rexburg unplugged or whatever they call it.
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