Click here to see where it started - Yellowstone Park - lake, river and Dragon's Mouth - Part 1
We left Devil's Kitchen (mostly because no one offered us breakfast
so we had no reason to stay longer) and moved further. We had something
like 150 miles of the road to cover and multiple spots to see. And 150
miles is only the main road... Totally there are over 300 miles of
accessible roads in the park. And don't forget they also have a lot of
dirty roads and off-road trails. Not to mention hiking trails... But
because we had very little time, we only counted to cover the main road
so... 10 miles later we were stopped by a traffic jam caused by
buffalo's herd walking on the road.
Buffalos there are untouchable and they know that. Meaning they pay
zero attention to the cars and if they feel like grazing on the road
shoulders and block the traffic - they are good and no one will drive
them away ;)
So we moved slowly when we had a chance and finally left the herd behind and continued toward the Artist Point.
Yellowstone's most famous attraction is geysers. But there is
something else one cannot really find anywhere else - Grand Canyon of
the Yellowstone - gorgeous colorful canyon with two waterfalls. We drove
along the south rim first, stopping everywhere and finally reached the
Artist Point - the best viewpoint to enjoy the canyon.
And let's jump in time and look at the Upper Falls from the viewpoint just above it. It's unbelievable close and really noisy...
Next stop we made to take a hike down (150 steep steps) to have a
better view at the river and the Lower Falls. Looking at the waterfall
from about level of its top changed the view dramatically.
We crossed the canyon and continued on the North Rim road, stopping
here and there to see the river, canyon and the waterfall from the
opposite side.
Here is a turn of the Yellowstone River just before the water fall down from the Upper Falls.
Click here to look at Porcelain Basin - Yellowstone Park - Porcelain Basin - Part 3
Pictures were taken on September 04, 2010.
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