{Wapiti, WY to Yellowstone National Park, WY :: 79 miles}
As we entered Yellowstone National Park, one of the first things we were greeted with was a giant buffalo walking in the middle of the street. It was massive, with a foot long piece of slime coming out of its nose. Gross, but absolutely incredible at the same time. We stopped at massive Yellowstone Lake (136 square miles, average 139 feet deep), then drove to the Mud Volcanoes. As we were driving to visit the geysers, we saw a huge group of buffalo grazing on the plain. Rangers had to keep directing them out of the way of traffic. It was crazy having these huge beasts right next to our RVs (we did see one cross the road in front of a motorcycle, who had to back up quickly because the buffalo was close to charging). Next we went to Old Faithful. It was a madhouse there, but definitely obligatory. We had driven by he Midway Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Springs, Excelsior Geyser, Turquoise Pool) and the Lower Geyser Basin (Silex Spring at Fountain Paint Pot) earlier, but parking was crazy so we went back later in the day. We visited Yellowstone when I was around the boy’s ages, but didn’t get a chance to see them. So happy we did this time. It’s been one of my favorite parts of the entire trip. Spent the night at Grant Village Campground.
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