It was a good day yesterday.  We saw many getsers and steaming places north of Old Faithful.  One of our favorite places is where hot water rushes at 4000 gallons a minute into the Firehole River.  Doug was able to touch the river water, but surprisingly, it wasn”t hot, just not freezing cold.  Further along the river away from the steam places, I touched the river and it seemed freezing cold.  There is a swimming hole in this river, but the people comiing out said the water was pretty cold. Each day we have stopped at a nice picnic ground for lunch.  At Mammoth Hot Springs in the north, there were about 20 or so elk just resting in the grass beside the buildings.  See below:

Going south from there, we went through Hayden Valley where the buffalo roam.  There were hundreds.  It took us an hour to go a few miles because so many cars stopped to take pictures.  We took pictures, too, but we didn”t have to block traffic because so many people ahead of us were stopped.  We have to go back that way this morning to go see the Yellostone Falls.  Maybe since it is Monday, some of those people will be gone.  Also it is rainy; that may stop some people.  But if you are here, I guess you take advantage of the days that you have.