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Morning mist at Fishing Bridge

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Sun rising over Yellowstone Lake

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Visible hot spots on the far shore of Yellowstone Lake

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Our first glimpse of geyser country

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Waiting for Old Faithful to erupt with the Old Fathful Inn in the background

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Thar she blows!

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Wow - hard to see the actual geyser of water through the steam!

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A short stroll through the woods toward more geysers!

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Solitary geyser in between eruptions

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Getting started

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Eruption in full swing

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View from Observation Point

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Old Faithful erupts again!

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I think this is Ear Geyser. Really.

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Beauty Pool

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Chromatic Pool

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Bijou Geyser

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Firehole River

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Morning Glory Pool

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Crested Pool

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Along the trail toward Lone Star Geyser

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Lone Star Geyser erupts every 3 hours

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So we sat and ate lunch and waited...

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yay!

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and then the rainbows came!

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Bye, Lone Star!

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Kepler Cascades

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Our room at the Old Faithful Inn

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Grand Geyser erupting visible through the window

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Dining Room of the Old Faithful Inn

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Old Faithful Inn lobby - in the evenings they lit huge, cozy fires in the four-sided fireplace

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You can see our room on the right with the open window on the second floor

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