Yellowstone - Lewis Falls

Off to explore the road to the south entrance of the park through Lake Country to see what was there. We drove past meadows of sage mixed with all colors of wild flowers. We crossed the Pitchstone Plateau and the majestic Mount Sheridan at 10,308 feet. As we got to the Lewis Lake area it became more forest with views of water rushing along the rocky Lewis River. Rounding a windy corner we could hear the falls before we saw it. The water crashed over the 29 ft Lewis Falls and through the gorge reminding us of how wild nature can be. This area is well known for wildlife sightings and the river is famous for trout.

As we reached the south entrance we came to a turn out and pulled in. As we got out of the car a Bald Eagle came soaring over the tree tops across the road in front of us. We followed the path to the Snake River which is well known for good fishing. There were many bear warning signs here. We checked out the path down to the river bank to see if we could fish it. After going a short distance we decided we weren't comfortable with the location so we decided to check out Heart Lake which we passed earlier.

At Heart Lake we were met with caution signs at the entrance to the footpath. There was a bear bluff charge 2 days earlier with a hiker and the trail to the lake was 7 miles .... we would love to see a bear but not on the trail....so we moved on.

It was 41 degrees when we left camp this morning, but it had warmed up so we stopped at a turnout at Lewis Lake and had a picnic lunch. We put our chairs down by the water, had lunch, and read for a while. It was good to just chill out.

After lunch we drove back through the West Thumb Geyser Basin and saw a large group of Mule Deer.

Back at camp we were sitting in the coach when a lady walks up to the door and says - "Hi". They were from Maine and were excited to see someone from NH. They had just arrived in the park so we talked about places to go where they would have a chance to see wildlife.

Today was fun...