Sifting through all those pics

Osens RV Campground – Livingston, MT

As I mentioned in previous posts, I had over 500 pictures from our “Day in Yellowstone” that I had to sift through. Before I could get going on it, I had a lot of system updates & changes that I had to make first, because this thing’s been running like a dog. Kudos to this campground because their Wi-Fi is pretty good. I also have been able to re-install this Open Live Writer app that allows me to write these blog posts “offline” before publishing “online”. But, the biggest and probably BEST THING I think I’ve done is install PCMatic. It scanned, cleaned up & optimized this machine better than I could've done on my own!  It took most of yesterday getting this stuff installed, updated and run, but well worth the time, since I AM NOT STRESSED out editing these pics and/or writing this blog. YEAH!
Now, for the blog……Previously, I had posted lots of pics of the ride to Yellowstone, just so you can see the awesomeness of this land. I can only imagine the awe Lewis & Clark must’ve seen & tried to explain in it’s natural, uninhabited state way back then. As I said before, everyone needs to try to see Yellowstone at least once in their lifetime. If you can’t get here, then go online and look at the magnificence of this place.
With only one day here, we only caught a small amount, but well worth it. We came in through the North Entrance outside of Gardiner, MT. I also must note if you are ever going to tour Yellowstone (or numerous other US/Canada sites) download Gypsy Guide Apps. This app navigates by GPS (not your cell data), and is just like having your own personal tour guide along the way. I bought it our last trip out here, had deleted it from my phone & downloaded the updated version before we left. (You need Wi-fi to get the app installed, but that’s it)
I blue toothed my phone to the stereo system in the truck & followed the little blue dot on the screen as we got closer to the park. The little Gypsy Guide started talking to let us know what was coming up, the history behind the park and all kinds of stuff that made the ride more enjoyable.
As we crossed over the Yellowstone River, the first thing we saw was the Roosevelt Arch, built in 1903.
   
Once we got up to the gate entrance, I was PROUD to hand the Ranger my newly acquired Sr. Pass (saving us $30 entrance fee )
Note here, the North Entrance is at 5314 ft. elevation.  We headed in winding along the river up on Loop Road towards the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces. With only 1 day here, this ‘tour’ will cover most of  the hot springs, geysers, “artist paintpots” and Old Faithful, along with lots of awesome mountain peaks and wildlife sightings.
Bear with me, I won’t be able to do this all in 1 post, but here’s some of the best pics I took:
NOTE: The white  you see is NOT SNOW! These are hot springs on a hill of travertine (white or light colored calcareous rock deposited from mineral springs)
 
This is the “Liberty Cap” towering rock of travertine
  
Last time we were here, we did walk around the springs (notice the great walkways), but we chose to continue on riding since we only have the 1 day here. This is why I want my babies to come out next year so we can take the time to explore the awesomeness of this place.
So, we drove on….
 
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Bunsen Peak is 8564 ft.
      
  
Just a few more pics since I don’t know Blogger limitations, then I’ll start on another one.
 These will be of some of the other hot springs & small geysers that are all around :
 
 
  


That’s it for now, I have a few hundred other pics to sift through & a few little videos but I don’t think I can upload here.


Have a good one everybody, we’re sure trying to.


RV Riding is being blessed to see this beautiful country we live in