September 14, 2009
Actually, the south rim of the canyon was planned for today, but we got too late of a start. So, we decided to set out for good ol faithful. One cannot come to Yellowstone without including it on the visit. Chris told us to hike up above old faithful and see the eruption from there.
On our way up we decided to detour to a few of the smaller geysers next to it. Good thing we did. The beehive geyser only erupts every 10 hours to five days. As we approached the ranger announced the pre indicator and said it should erupt within 15 minutes. It erupted for more than 15 minutes with a pre eruption out of the indicator hole. The winds kept changing and I ended up downwind (wet and 'sulphur-ized') while Skip was able to stay upwind. It kinda makes one nervous hanging out in the middle of an ancient crater....somewhat still active. Amazing.
We scrambled up the hill and saw old faithful...actually, we like the beehive better. But, it was a good view. The castle geyser went on for about 30 minutes, which we could see from the top of the hill.
Tomorrow will depend on the weather. We have been blessed with great weather, but tomorrow might be rain. Actually the morning temps haven't been too cold. Only a few mornings have been in the 30's. The days have been between the 60's-80's. Not bad for September.
