Circle of Fire Tour - Monday August 25, 2014

Today was a looooong nine hour tour "Circle of Fire" from our campground in Yellowstone's Fishing Bridge.  The tour went over the entire lower section of the park's figure eight road system stopping at many "features" including, of course, Old Faithful. 

This is the Lake Inn on the banks of Yellowstone Lake.  Beautiful ~

These elk are safe from all you hunters ! ! !

We also got to see two other geyers blow, Beehive and Castle.  Our guide said that is a very unusual site.  We were only in that area an hour and a half.
Can you tell it was a cold day??  Haven't worn jeans or a jacket in months ! LOL~~

 



We have a lot more pictures but wi-fi is not so great in the park.  We have a hot spot and still it has taken about three hours to down load just these few. Hopefully I can add some more tomorrow, however, we are taking off on our own to see more of the park ! ! ! 

AAAAAH, much better Wi-Fi here in Cody so am posting more pictures from the Circle of Fire Tour on Monday.

Old Faithful has that name because it still "goes off" about every 92 minutes, the most predicable geyser in the park.  The "Circle of Fire" is mostly in two different calderas.  The guide told us that there was not near prediction of a volcano erupting in Yellowstone, it would probably be at least 100,000 years.  Don't think we will be around for that ! ! !  However, they are constantly moving boardwalks and sometimes roads because of new hot spots popping up.

These are inside the Old Faithful Lodge.  It must have taken a whole forest to build this lodge. It is absolutely beautiful!!  Yes, you do see a Christmas Tree.  Yellowstone does a Christmas Celebration on August 25th each year.

 

Had to pose by this 1937 bus.  Apparently about $200,000 was spent to restore it.  We didn't tour on it but was fun to see.  On another day when the weather was better, we saw it with the canvas top off.  Fun ! !

 





Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River in the Yellowstone Grand Canyon.  Pouring rain by the time we got there.  Having been to the "real" Grand Canyon in Arizona, this sure seemed small...   LOL

 

OK, I think that I am caught up for the tour day ! ! !