Last night we faired better. Believe it or not a sheet over the sleeping bag kept the heat in and the cold out of the openings at the head of the bag. We also let the awning down over the screen windows, trapping the warm air. The condensation that collected between the tent layers was tremendous. The moisture of two breathing bodies in an 8' x 5' x 4' domed tent, that's about 80 cubic feet at the most, was surprising. Up and out, with breakfast included, by 9 am was a great start to the day.
First stop was West Thumb Gieser Basin. Gorgeous, bizarre, intriguing with the lake and mountains as a backdrop. There are many different types of thermal activity there, but some more memorable. The Abyss Pool looked bottomless with a temp of around 170 F and the Black Pool named in the 1950s, which is now cerulean blue, the rising temp, killing the bacteria that colored it black. Many beautiful colors of water, rock and sand due to the runoff.
Around every bend seems to be something spectacular to see. A traffic jam had us pulled off the side of the road close enough to a bull elk to hear the clump of leaves snap and teeth crunch his morning meal. It crossed the road right in front of us, parting traffic like Moses, checking out the new growth in the aftermath of forest fires of recent past seasons. The fuzz on it's antlers glowed in the rising sun.
Today we also saw a heard of bison and black wolf. At this point though, after 3 days of camping and no electrical outlets, all our picture making devices were out of commission to capture either. Can anymore info fit into my brain, committing it to memory…..maybe.
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