We arrived at Yellowstone and stopped at the store in Grant Village to do the Cheez-It test--they failed miserably! The cost of a 10 ounce box of Cheez-Its was $4.39. The other boxes we priced at other national park areas were 16 ounces!We planned to drive to Madison to check the campground, then head east to Canyon and then south back to Grand Teton. We drove to Old Faithful and were pleasantly surprised to see a lot of people. After parking we walked to Old Faithful Inn and then out to the geyser walkway.
We had an hour and twenty minutes before Old Faithful showed off again. We missed her as she erupted just as we entered the parking area. We spent our time eating our picnic lunch and walking around the geyser field. I never realized how many geysers and boiling springs were in the same area as Old Faithful. Here are some pictures of just a few!
Here we are across the geyser field from Old Faithful Inn.
Both Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Lodge were full. There were many tour buses in the parking area.
We made our way back toward the seating area for Old Faithful. We crossed the Firehole River. The colors along the bank are from the water draining down from the geyser field.
As we waited for Old Faithful to erupt, we saw another geyser across the way erupting! It is in the center of this picture.
Old Faithful finally erupted at the latest time posted that it might erupt! It was quite a show! We could see the water spraying up in the air, but the steam kept drifting our way preventing a good picture.
After leaving Old Faithful, we drove toward Madison Campground. That is one of the places we would like to stay when we visit for a while. We passed Gibbon Falls which was raging due to the snow melt! Bob wants to know if any of his family remembers what you did at Gibbon Falls when you visited in 1969. Please post your answers in the comments.
The drive back to Grand Teton was uneventful, just long! We stopped at Colter Bay to see if the campground was ready to open. It won't open until the last week of May.
As we waited for Old Faithful to erupt, we saw another geyser across the way erupting! It is in the center of this picture.Old Faithful finally erupted at the latest time posted that it might erupt! It was quite a show! We could see the water spraying up in the air, but the steam kept drifting our way preventing a good picture.After leaving Old Faithful, we drove toward Madison Campground. That is one of the places we would like to stay when we visit for a while. We passed Gibbon Falls which was raging due to the snow melt! Bob wants to know if any of his family remembers what you did at Gibbon Falls when you visited in 1969. Please post your answers in the comments.The drive back to Grand Teton was uneventful, just long! We stopped at Colter Bay to see if the campground was ready to open. It won't open until the last week of May. 
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