July 24/2014 Weather was 90+ at Cody and 72 in Yellowstone (due to the elevation it is much cooler than the basin).
We left Cody on the motorcycle at 7:30 am knowing it would be an endeavour to ride the Grand Loop around the entire park, the loop is 150 miles + 54 miles from the East entrance return+ return from Cody is 104 = a super long day, back at 7:30 pm at 308 miles. We stopped a dozen times and had a great lunch at the lodge in Mammoth. Every mile is beautiful and different.
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| Grand Loop around or Crazy Eight |
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| 1930's Touring buses back in YNP after refurbishment |
Fact Sheet: It has mountains, valleys, meadows, grasslands, forests, lakes, rivers, creeks, geysers, an active volcano, the worlds largest caldera(collapse of land following a volcanic eruption), wildlife, campgrounds, lodges, flora and the list goes on.
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| Grizzly Bear a few hundred yards from the road |
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| Yellowstones Grand Canyon - bright yellow |
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| Old Faithful Geyser |
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| Firehole |
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| Firehole Spring |
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| Mammoth Hot Spring |
It is one of those places that you dream about since a child.
We are lucky to have spent the whole day and it makes you want to come back as soon as you leave. Once again the camera was maxed out as we returned to camp. Overwhelmed by the VASTNESS and glad it felt as good now as if we were kids!
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