7/27/23

 Avery and I separated from the crowd today while they did a couple of hikes. We had a leisurely morning of relaxing in bed, browsing the general store, and doing the Old Faithful Inn tour.

We learned all about the construction, the upper class and how they vacationed at the Old Faithful Inn and then how it became less of a destination for the rich and included all the classes of people. We learned about the things that are still original in the building like the front door, the clock face and the iron numbers on the hotel doors.

Avery and I then continued our journey towards our next lodging stopping at several cool spots along the way. We even passed a lounging bison that was within 15 feet of the car. He didn’t care either.

We stopped at the sheepeater cliffs. They got their name from a Native American tribe that used to eat sheep. We ran into the rest of our group there. The cliffs were cool to look at. The chipmunks were curious and fun to watch.

We continued on to Mammoth springs which were very cool and looked like the surface of the moon. 

We then went to check into our housing for the night. We stayed at Riverside Creek. It was cute little cabins on the river. It had a deck with a terrace that we could sit on and overlook the river.

As we were sitting outside, the coolest thing happened. We hear this odd noise. I looked over and a Momma Elk was with her baby, walking down Main Street on the sidewalk. They were so close.

We ate dinner overlooking Yellowstone River. There was odd music playing. We finished the evening on the terrace discussing our day.