Our road trip is coming to a close (only one week left).  We left the Grand Tetons on a high and made the long trek down to Bryce Canyon wondering if we should just stay put and enjoy the beauty of our surroundings.

But, knowing that we have a deadline to return our vehicle, we pressed on.

Days Ten to Twelve
We pulled out of our campground early on day ten to head for Yellowstone Park.  In my mind’s eye, we were heading for a large forest with Old Faithful somewhere inside.  Was I wrong!  Not only was Yellowstone enormous, but it had such a variety of terrain that we could have easily spent a full week and left feeling like we had only scratched the surface.  The park touches three states (Idaho, Montana, and Wyoming) and includes beautiful mountains, a huge lake-Yellowstone (as well as a number of smaller lakes), breathtaking canyons, vast plains, forests, geysers and hot springs.