Back to Yellowstone today and on the agenda is the North Rim Drive and South Rim Drive of the Grand Canyon.
We start with our first waterfall of the day, Gibbons Fall. We even saw someone enjoying the waterfall from down below (he is strategically hidden behind the top of a treetop branch here lol).I have no idea where she gets her sass from. Zero.
And we are always keeping our eyes peeled for wildlife.
The Yellowstone River cut through the lava and ash that flowed into the Yellowstone Caldera about 500,000 years ago. Hot areas and steam vents still exist in the canyon today releasing heat, gases and hot water from the underground Yellowstone Volcano.Lower Falls, Grand Canyon, Yellowstone National ParkLook at this local artist capturing the view! He said he started about 2-3 hours ago. Brilliant!A closer view of the Lower Falls from Lookout PointThe kids decided they wanted to join me on the hike down to Red Rock Point and get an even closer look at the Lower Falls. Switchbacks down the mountain side without any guardrails made this very interesting!Sebastien saw this guardrail and grabbed on for dear life after a harrowing descent!The long way up… yes we started at the top of that very mountain in the background! Bravo kids for trekking through it with me! XOXOLast stop on the North Rim at Inspiration PointLook at the SIZE of this bird. Raven? Crow? Whatever it is, this bird was HUGE. After a lunch break, we began our tour of the South Rim starting with the Upper Falls of the Grand Canyon.Chloe, do you remember after we took this picture your hat flew away in a wind gust and I had to climb over the rocks down the slope to get it? Uh huh…
This loud, gurgling, misting spring on the side of the road that we just had to see for ourselves. I am surprised they didn’t call her Big Bertha.
