We pulled over at the very first turn out we came to, on Madison River, to let the kids get out and run around. A bald eagle came flying by and landed up in a tree on the other side of the river.
We also saw a lot of large "scat" and made some guesses as to what large animal had left it. (we now think it was Elk or maybe Buffalo.
We continued on to a ranger station in Madison for another little hike and came upon some Elk grazing by the river.
On from there to Firehole, a river fed by some hot springs that made it warm enough to swim. The three older girls and I were able to take a gentle float around a bend to where Julie and Elsa were waiting with some warm towels. We never thought we'd be swimming in a river in Wyoming, so this was an unexpected surprise. We also quickly discovered the sudden luxury that our little aluminum apartment offered. We had our suits and towels with us (and as it turns out, even the kitchen sink, which has also come in handy several times a day on the road).
Continuing on, we saw some bufallo, more elk, more bufallo, and on like that. The big RV windows afforded many false alarm bear sightings who the kids claimed to have seen in various states of exercise (climbing a tree was a favorite, though grizzlies don't climb trees).
Next we went to The Grand Canyon of Yellowstone which was very beautiful. I'll try to get another picture up, but here's one of the girls with the canyon in the background.
We went on for a great dinner in Hayden Valley. We just pulled the RV to the side of the road and cooked up some orange chinese chicken and rice while watching the sunset and the bufallo roam). The sunset was spectactular and then the girls were off to sleep for the drive back to the campsite.
