Before breakfast, we hiked down to the base of the Lower Falls in Yellowstone. It was one of those things we decided not to do the day before, but more I thought about it, the more valuable and cool I thought it was. I mean, how often do you have the opportunity to hike to the base of a 300+ft waterfall on a safe, maintained trail? It was very cool and worth the effort. And, it was SOME effort! At the parking lot at the top we saw a big elk grazing mere feet from visitors! Then, while driving back to the camp site, a wolf ran right in front of our truck! I snapped a few bad pictures with my other camera. I mean, really, would it have hurt him to standstill for one picture!?!
After we packed up, we drove out of the park and through Cody, WY, where the kids took this picture with the cool statue. Lots of beautiful scenery in this wild west state. We have seen smoke from wildfires but have avoided highway closures so far. Pure luck, since we haven't checked at all.
We are keeping to the north in Wyoming and have reservations for the next two nights in Custer, SD.
Thanks for sharing your adventures! -The Griffins
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