The weather ranged from rain, sleet and snow in the higher elevations; but the roads were open. Our first stop was Yellowstone Falls, which we viewed from both the south and north rims. We stopped for pictures of a herd of bison. There were calves, and one was nursing. On two occasions we saw grizzly bears. On a short hike we were surprised to see mountain goats on both sides of the valley. The ones on our side were only three or four hundred feet below us and there was a baby. We stopped at a traffic jam and saw a black bear digging around rocks for something to eat. Then he/she started walking toward the road. Carol wasn't very smart and kept snapping pictures. Someone hollered that the bear was getting ready to come up the bank and cross the road. Everyone scrambled for their vehicles. John got inside first; and when Carol had barely gotten inside, the bear galloped across the road in front of us. It appeared the bear only wanted to get across the road, but it certainly taught us that we need to be more cautious. Further up the road a bighorn sheep was lying down under some trees chewing its cud. We saw a large number of bison each day we were in the park. We spent the night at Norris CG.
In the morning, we walked the Norris Geyser Basin and then drove to Old Faithful. First we took a round-trip four-mile hike to Morning Glory Pool. We thought it was prettier than it was last year. Old Faithful erupted when we returned. We reached Madison CG about dark, which was closer to the west entrance--the direction we were going when we left the park.
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