So, Floyd and I have always wanted to go snowmobiling in Yellowstone, but you know how it is when you have little kids - trips like that just don't really happen. But, we finally got to go this weekend with a group of people from his work. And, aside from the sweet snowmobile rental suits, it was perfect!
We left from West Yellowstone and rode along the Madison and Firehole Rivers to Old Faithful. Since the Firehole River is geyser-fed and feeds into the Madison, neither of them were frozen. They were so pretty against all the snow.
Old Faithful was faithful as ever - it was fun to see green grass there since the ground is so hot.
Last weekend, it was about 30 degrees below zero in the park. We totally lucked out and were actually hot whenever we would stop - it was about 30 degrees above zero for us.
I'm kinda nerdy, but I loved having a tour guide to tell us all sorts of stories about the area that they don't really print on the signage. Very interesting. He knew stories about almost every geyser or hot spring that we came to and I can't wait to take my family back and impress them with all the stories.
It was seriously such a fun trip. I already want to go back, but next time I'll pack some cross-country skis along too and stay at the Snow Lodge for a day or two so that I can really explore the park. It's amazing how much more I like winter when I'm not stuck in a dirty inversion.
2 comments:
I am a geek as well because I am dying to know what your tour guide said...I thought we knew everything about the history of Yellowstone.
That sounds like so much fun! I would also love to hear some of the stories!
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