After a hearty breakfast, we boarded the Big Red Bus at 8:00 am. It was 41 degrees. We entered Yellowstone through the West Gate. We were merrily driving along when suddenly traffic came to a complete halt (hardly 8:30 am). We couldn’t see any reason. Eventually a big old bison came ambling down the other side of the highway. Photo Op #1. Note: we saw that same bison two more times. We continued on our northern loop. Our first stop was Norris Geyser Basin. Looking back that stop was just to break us in —it was relatively flat. The temp was mild. Our next stop was Geyser Basin which involved many steps on uneven group. The temp was dramatically cooler than the first stop and it was spitting rain. Our final morning stop was Mammoth Hot Springs with two large tiers of colorful rock formations that had been formed by geysers. By this point we had seen (and smelled) every size, shape, and form of geyser. We had a fast food lunch and finished with ice cream. The focus of our afternoon (four stops) was Yellowstone Canyon from both the north and south rim. We also heard and saw the sparkling waterfalls. On the way back to our motel, we spotted five different elk. By this point, I had 9,000 steps in and was totaled. But wait, there’s more.
Early in the summer Chuck developed cellulitis in his left hand. The Dr. thought that its origin was an insect bite. He took 10 days of meds and recovered nicely. Just before we came, he was recoiling some hose in the yard and disturbed some yellow jackets. They were not happy and stung him in multiple places including his left hand. It was itchy but noting more. Yesterday it started swelling. So today we went to a Walk-In Clinic in town. It is cellulitis. He got meds and a Rx. Note: Chuck was the only patient in the clinic. Both the doctor and nurse were chatty (bored?) and shared their life story.
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