The rain didn't stop until late in the morning, keeping us in the tent sleeping longer than planned. Once we got on the road the weather wasn't so bad. We saw more formations made of living things that were created by the same mineral buildup.
This structure is really amazing. The fact that these thing are created by nature is hard to imagine. They look so well planned.
Another part of the park featured hills that rose up, looking like they had been strip-mined but this is how they form.
Even some of the trees absorb the hardening minerals and become stone. They can stand for decades in their dead state after their veins harden to rock.
We stopped and walked over to the lookout for the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone." The canyon stretched on, following the river from where a giant waterfall drops it in into the valley.
One of the last places we saw was the mud pools. It is similar to the geysers and pools that we had seen before but it is thicker, like mud and it seems slower as it bubbles. This was a big pit of bubbling mud that was being spewed out of a low opening in the rocks. One thing that was noticeable all over Yellowstone but even more so here is a pungent odor of sulfur. Obviously this is from the gases that rise up from underground continuously. It doesn't bother after a short time.
We left the park after driving a long road to the east exit and programmed GeePS for home. This was only one of the first directions, we had much farther to go.
Wyoming was actually a very beautiful drive. It seemed like everywhere you looked should be designated a National Park. That's just how it looks here. I never thought much about the state but I would certainly visit again.
I drove into the night and into South Dakota and all the way through it. The miles were going quick somehow. I wasn't feeling tired and the cities that seemed far away on the road signs were coming up fast so I just kept going.
It was morning time when we got to Minnesota. The sign was nice but a little hard to read and stashed off to the side of the road behind other signs. Nice try, MN.
The sun was gorgeous and annoying as it rose right in front of me over the Minnesota landscape. I started to feel that hot, sweaty, "I've been up for too long" feeling. It could have just been the sun but I'm sure the sleep deprivation wasn't helping things.
I decided it was time for a quick nap so I found a rest stop and pulled over for some shuteye.
Distance: 1,059.8 miles. Is that the winner? I'm not sure, but it was a long way to drive in one session.
The rain didn't stop until late in the morning, keeping us in the tent sleeping longer than planned. Once we got on the road the weather wasn't so bad. We saw more formations made of living things that were created by the same mineral buildup.
This structure is really amazing. The fact that these thing are created by nature is hard to imagine. They look so well planned.
Another part of the park featured hills that rose up, looking like they had been strip-mined but this is how they form.
Even some of the trees absorb the hardening minerals and become stone. They can stand for decades in their dead state after their veins harden to rock.
We stopped and walked over to the lookout for the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone." The canyon stretched on, following the river from where a giant waterfall drops it in into the valley.
One of the last places we saw was the mud pools. It is similar to the geysers and pools that we had seen before but it is thicker, like mud and it seems slower as it bubbles. This was a big pit of bubbling mud that was being spewed out of a low opening in the rocks. One thing that was noticeable all over Yellowstone but even more so here is a pungent odor of sulfur. Obviously this is from the gases that rise up from underground continuously. It doesn't bother after a short time.
We left the park after driving a long road to the east exit and programmed GeePS for home. This was only one of the first directions, we had much farther to go.
Wyoming was actually a very beautiful drive. It seemed like everywhere you looked should be designated a National Park. That's just how it looks here. I never thought much about the state but I would certainly visit again.
I drove into the night and into South Dakota and all the way through it. The miles were going quick somehow. I wasn't feeling tired and the cities that seemed far away on the road signs were coming up fast so I just kept going.
It was morning time when we got to Minnesota. The sign was nice but a little hard to read and stashed off to the side of the road behind other signs. Nice try, MN.
The sun was gorgeous and annoying as it rose right in front of me over the Minnesota landscape. I started to feel that hot, sweaty, "I've been up for too long" feeling. It could have just been the sun but I'm sure the sleep deprivation wasn't helping things.
I decided it was time for a quick nap so I found a rest stop and pulled over for some shuteye.
Distance: 1,059.8 miles. Is that the winner? I'm not sure, but it was a long way to drive in one session.
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