August 3 - Ride to Old Faithful

Temperature said it was 31 degrees early this morning. We waited until 9:30 to start out and it had warmed up some (at least I didn’t have to have all my layers on). We headed for Old Faithful. Took us about 2 hours riding time to reach Old Faithful. Just as we arrived, she was just about ready to erupt. We found a place among the many to sit and watch. It was awesome to watch it erupt. Then we walked along the 2 mile boardwalk and saw lots more geysers and pools. Here's a shot of Bill and I near the Spasmodic Geyser.

On the way back from Old Faithful, we stopped at Cascade Falls and got this shot.

We crossed the Continental Divide on our way to and from Old Faithful.  

Then as we continued, we got caught in a traffic jam … a bull elk was lounging along the road and had vehicles stopped for about a mile back. At the next stop, Thumb Bay, we saw more elk … a mamma and two calves. They had a boardwalk that we walked around to see hot springs and geysers.

Then back to the cabin to pack up the bikes. We’re heading to Cody and Gray Bull tomorrow.