Day 12: Old Faithful

Today we went back to Yellowstone to see Old Faithful Geyser erupt. Park rangers are able to predict eruptions from this geyser and post approximate eruption times daily. It was pretty exciting, waiting for it to erupt. We also revisited the mud volcano area, which Cliff and I had seen on our second day here already when the boys had stayed home. The strong sulfur smell and roaring bubbling mud was quite an experience. I posted pictures of this area on day 9. 
Later in the day we visited the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, a large canyon on the Yellowstone River with beautiful waterfalls. The highlight of the day was when we spotted a black bear - none of us had ever seen a bear in the wild and we were all in awe when the bear showed up close to the road. Unfortunately, we were not able to grab our cameras quick enough as the bear quickly disappeared back into the forest.
In the evening we strolled through West Yellowstone and stopped at our favorite old fashioned soda fountain place to enjoy delicious milkshakes. 
I also posted a few more of my favorite bison pictures. If you look really close at the picture of the bison head (second to last picture), you will see him grinning.