Days 11-13: Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons

For three days we stopped and camped in the stunning environments of Yellowstone National Park and Grand Teton National Park. The sheer beauty and awe inspiring nature of the place was ever present, and before settling down to a campfire each night we made sure to explore as much of the parks as we could.




A huge waterfall in Yellowstone (spot the people alongside it!)


We took a walk by the lake in front of the Grand Teton Mountain range





It didn't take long for us to stumble across wildlife, a Grizzly Bear walking through shallow water was easily viewable from the safety of the overpass above on our first morning. Over the next couple of days we'd see Buffalo, Deer, and Elk (big deer) too, often walking nonchalantly across Yellowstone roads as if they owned the place (which they pretty much do).


Elk in a field close to our campsite.

Buffalo thrive here, and in one open plane we were lucky enough to see a huge herd of them. I lost count at sixty, and guess there were easily over one hundred! Seeing them by the side of the road like this one below was very common.



Surrounded as we were by wonders of nature, it was easy to forget that Yellowstone is situated on top of a super volcano! The huge number of Geyser's are a reminder, the most famous being Old Faithful which we checked out recorded like typical tourists in the clip below.



Undoubtedly the highlight of our road trip so far, Yellowstone is a truly wondrous exhibition of the power and beauty of nature. We loved our short stay, and took many snaps, more of which you can see at our Yellowstone photo gallery here.