Once we got into Yellowstone, I was on duty to have the camera ready for any sudden vistas or wildlife. There were quite a few:
It took us almost six hours to get through Yellowstone. We stopped at most of the things along our route northward along the western route, and they were all pretty, but by the time we got about halfway, we were ready to be out of the park. We stopped at the falls and the grand canyon of Yellowstone and went down the 328 steps on Uncle Tom’s Trail, because, well, we punished ourselves yesterday, why not do it again today? It was worth it, but my legs didn’t love me afterward and the heights were making me a little woozy (heights make me a little anxious…). We headed to Artist Point after that, despite Robert’s initial misgivings: he decided it was worth it once we got there. After Artist’s Point, our last stop was the petrified tree, which was pretty cool, if you think about how it’s now rock and used to be wood.
The rest of Yellowstone was pretty, but we ran out of battery and space on the cameras so I just enjoyed the view while Robert drove. In the Mammoth Springs area there is a nice little village area (with touristy stuff) and there was a herd of elk just hanging out around town. There was even a little one chewing on a sign, which I thoroughly enjoyed but only got one picture from afar.
After that, it was smooth sailing to Helena, MT where I passed out as soon as Robert would let me after we went through some of the pictures from the day.