@NP.Adventuring - Yellowstone

Welcome to Road Trip 2018! Where we will see 5 National Parks over 17 days and drive over 4,100 miles.

We had a camping trip to Yellowstone planned with extended family and decided that since we are already going to be so far north we should just turn it into a road trip and hit some other National parks around there. Yellowstone is the World's first National Park and is now 150 years old. The park sits in the caldera of the Yellowstone Supervolcano, which gives the park all of its famous geothermal features. The park is also known for the diverse amount of wildlife that can be seen.

We camped in the Madison campground in the Western side of the park. We stayed at the park for 4 days and were able to see everything on our list, but the park is huge and would require a really long stay to be able to see everything. The kids loved seeing the bison, especially when we would get caught in a 'bison jam' and they would pass right next to our car. We were also lucky enough to see a couple moose, a bear, a fox, and a bunch of elk.

We did lots of hiking to see the mudpots, geysers, and hot springs. Old Faithful was just as faithful as ever and erupted right on time. Some of our favorite places were; Midway geyser basin, Norris geyser basin, Artist paintpots, Canyon Villiage, and Mammoth Springs.

This park rates at 5 out of 5 stars based on our standard criteria.

Rating Criteria: Fun, Scenic, Ease of Travel, Wildlife, Crowds