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1998 West Vacation -- September 8 through September 19, Part 4

Index
1998 West Vacation, Part 1
Courthouse, Jail and Chimney Rocks Scotts Bluff NM Dinosaur NM Golden Spike NHS
1998 West Vacation, Part 2
US-26 Grand Teton NP Yellowstone NP (Day 1) Yellowstone NP (Day 2)
1998 West Vacation, Part 3
Yellowstone NP (Day 2) Yellowstone NP (Day 3)
1998 West Vacation, Part 4
Yellowstone NP (Day 3) Yellowstone NP (Day 4) Bighorn Canyon NRA
1998 West Vacation, Part 5
Devils Tower NM Custer State Park Badlands NP

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My 1998 West Vacation. 11 days, 4315 miles.
After leaving Old Faithful (and lunch at the Lodge), we continued around the Grand Loop Road to the South, stopping at Yellowstone Lake and Fishing Bridge, where you can't fish anymore, but you can see the cut-throat trout taunting you.

Now going North on the East side of the Grand Loop Road, you arrive at Sulphur Caldron, where the unmistakeable odor of brimstone reminds you of a living hell. An event happened there, that doesn't happen to often in any other part of the world. A herd of Buffalo just walked out of the woods, crossed the road, and calmly walked down the slope to the Yellowstone River.

Further North, is Canyon, the start of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, where the legendary Upper and Lower Fall of the Yellowstone exist. The Upper Falls drop 109 feet, where the Yellowstone River turns right, travels another couple hundred feet, then falls 308 feet to the bottom of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone. It's one of the most beautiful falls in the world.

You can take an easy walk to the brink of the Upper Fall, but it's a heart-stopping 500 foot drop to the brink of the lower falls. Which is why there are pictures from the brink of the Upper Fall, but not of the Lower Fall...

There are Panoramics of the Falls and Canyon in my 2006 trip.

We met up with a coyote at Calcite Springs, just South of Tower Junction, and headed out toward the North Entrance, where the Roosevelt Arch stands.

Yellowstone National Park, Day 3 - Part 2
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Day 4 in Yellowstone found us in the Midway Geyser Basin, and ended in Cody, Wyoming.

Yellowstone National Park, Day 4
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Cody, WY
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We were told by a local that the best way to get to I-90 from Cody was to take Alternate US-14. It was newly repaved, and some of the views from Alt-14 were inspiring. And it was true. I'm sure US-14 from Cody to I-90 is nice road. I should drive it one day.

I was back in this area in 2006.

Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
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