Yellowstone 2023: Day 10

Can never remember the name of this famous site. Grand Prismatic Spring? Grand Prismatic Pool? Spring. I think it’s Spring.

This was the day we returned to the Old Faithful area. The first time was awesome, but it was the same day as the bears, so the bears got top billing.

I had been actually dreading going to Old Faithful. Some parts of the park are really crowded and annoying, and I thought O.F. would be the worst of all. I have to say O.F. blows Niagara Falls out of the water. No Pun Intended! HA HA HA! Really I couldn’t help but compare. N.F. was such a nightmare. O.F. OTOH has some excellent infrastructure going on. Plenty of places to a) park b) sit down and watch c) eat d) go to the bathroom, plus literally miles of further walking you can do; and all it really takes in any national park to get away from the crowds is just walk a few yards.

The above Grand Prismatic Thingy is a short drive from Old Faithful. There is a main parking area where you can park if you want to get up close (you maybe can make out the people in this picture who are up close) but it was always jam-packed. Whereas a modest little hike you can take further up the road gives you this stunning view. Take the hike!