Artist's Point and Uncle Tom's Trail in Yellowstone

Today was one of our favorite days of sight seeing in Yellowstone.  After checking out of Fishing Bridge Campground (and seeing NO bears, darn it), we moved on to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone.

On the way, we stopped to observe some more bubbling mud pots, sulfur pools and beautiful scenery.

 

We finally got to see our first buffalo while we were out of the RV looking at the scenery.  He seemed to like being around the mud pots.  He eventually lied down by one.

 

 

 

We later saw a herd of them and even met one on the road.

 

The Grand Canyon did not disappoint us.  We first visited Artist's Point which literally looked like a gorgeous painting thus the name.

 

 

 

Our next stop was Uncle Tom's Trail, a trail that takes you from the top of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone to the base of the 308 foot high Lower Falls.  This was a challenging 328 steps down and 328 steps back up.  We did see a beautiful rainbow once we got down to the falls which you can see if you look under the branch.

 

 

Coming back up put me way behind Tami and Nick making me realize, the "old gray mare, she ain't what she used to be" for sure!!

 

Me, climbing the last few steps.

 

 

Did it!