Exasperated in Yellowstone

Time for some seriously touristy stuff. Yellowstone. :) We've pushed our 6 year-old's legs to the limit, but 3 or 4 miles is about all the can take, so any sweet back country stuff isn't in the cards. In fact, long hikes and a few other things have left him feeling exasperated. The kids are doing a bit of homework during the trip, and that's one of the new words he's learned - here, just listen to him...



Now Alec keeps telling his brother not to exasperate. :)


We enjoyed a variety of geothermal treats today - or bubbly ground water farts, as the kids call them. I got a face full of sulfur flavored steam, and their description isn't far off. The colors were nice, though. If you look carefully at this pic, you'll see our shadows as we look for the bottom of one of the may springs we hiked around today. We waited patiently for Grand Geiser to do it's thing, but it wasn't to be.

The local grocery store sells this stuff, so we'll have to give it a go this evening. For now, however, it's 60 miles of driving (each way) for an urgent grocery run... :( I'm just not prepared to deal with 'wet' cushions in the camper... The good news is that we'll get to see West Yellowstone, which wasn't originally in our plan. We can also say we've been to Montana now!

Mike