Day 17 - Buffalo, Wyoming

So Yellowstone was pretty interesting; nature was out in force. Shortly after registering my campsite, I started making some dinner (Pro tip: beef Raman and tuna sandwiches aren't very good). I left the food on the picnic table, and walked a few yards to my car to get my water. About 10-15 seconds later, I turned around to see a big black bird (maybe a raven) flying off with my unopened package of Raman. Unfortunately, I had another package, and my sandwich plans continued unabated.

Later, I walked over to another section of the campground, and found two buffalo grazing in the middle of the circle of campsites.


Honestly, when I first showed up to Yellowstone, I'd forgotten about all the geothermal stuff going on, but here are some pictures.

According to the sign, this actually happened.

While walking around the geyser area, one of the larger ones started erupting, and I got fairly close to it. Then the wind shifted. As it turns out, the water from the geysers doesn't stay hot for very long, and it was pretty cold by the time it fell all over me.

This was at a museum at a rest stop in the middle of nowhere. And by "middle of nowhere," I mean the entire state of Wyoming.

Note: I have a video of Old Faithful erupting, but for some reason, it doesn't want to load. Maybe it's too big. I'll try to post some still pictures later, when I get a chance to turn them the right way.