- Mammoth Area Wednesday
- Old Faithful Area Thursday
- Canyon Area Friday
- Then come home on Saturday.
In Mammoth, we didn't get an early start, so by the time we got to Mammoth it was already getting very busy! With 3 vehicles trying to find a parking spot it makes it hard! We were able to park by and walk the boardwalks over Mammoth Springs. Mammoth Hot Springs is a huge hill of travertine left over from the sediments in springs on the hill. They say that the sediment grows 3 feet per year in some places! There was quite a bit of boardwalks, and we were able to see quite a lot of the spring! It was fun to see all the different colors, but next time we need to make sure everyone has sunglasses, cause most of the hill is white, and bright!
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| Mammoth Springs |
After Mammoth, we went into the "town" of Mammoth and had our sack lunch on the lawn. We were able to watch the Elk that were walking around town like they owned the place, and we enjoyed the shade under the trees (it was already pretty hot!).
Then we went to the Boiling River. It's a spot where a hot spring dumps into the river and they've created a soaking area, where the spring dumps in on one side, and the river dumps in on the other so you can pick the temperature you want to soak in - it ranges from too hot to handle, to too cold to handle! There's a 1/2 mile hike to the soaking spot, and it's very busy and well known, but it was worth going to cool off, and soak for awhile!
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| Boiling River |
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