Friday, July 18, 2014

Last Day in Yellowstone - Grand Canyon

We started our last day in the parks by heading up to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. 

We saw several bison on our trip. Many of them were causing traffic jams. 


We stopped at Mud Volcano and Dragon's Breath. It smelled so bad; we didn't stay long. 




Then we continued to the Canyon Village Visitor Center to get some advice on how to best see the canyon and falls. 

We drove up the one-way North Side Rim Road and stopped at the first parking spot we found. We walked along the rim taking pictures along the way. 



We decided to hike down into the canyon a bit on the Red Rock Trail to get a better view of the falls. 



We hiked back up and returned to the car. Vince was the only one with enough energy to complete the last hike, Brink of the Lower Falls. The end of this trail is a platform hovering above the top of the falls. 

(Picture coming soon)

Our next stop, a 2 hour drive later, was Leeks Pizzaria, about 15 miles south of the south entrance. It was crowded so we figured it must be good. 


We'll head back to our cabin now and pack up for our 3-day road trip home. 




2 comments:

  1. I'm really impressed with all your hiking. How many miles altogether?

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