Firehole Falls
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We got to Yellowstone around 11PM and stayed at a car camping site that I was able to reserve the week before:
After getting up we went to the backcountry office and planned our first two trips (backcountry is free of charge as long as you don't reserve anything more than 48 hours in advance - you also can only book by mail or in person). Due to a late spring, pretty much all four corners of the park were closed due to snow melt and unfordable rivers. In addition, the recent bear attack had shut down that area of the park. To acclimate to the elevation we chose a one night trip out to Firehole Falls via Mystic Falls. It began at a thermal area, where we took our before picture (We always took before and after pictures).
Mystic Falls:
You can see Old Faithful erupting in the distance:
We're still so clean...
The area was still recovering from the 1986 fire so there was a lot of new growth, which, combined with the late spring meant lots of mosquitos.
The campsite was right next to this waterfall. Some fly fishermen came over that night and the next morning to fish near it:
The tent site was up a hill overlooking the falls:
While the food and fire area was at the bottom of the hill (note the bear pole - unlike Joshua Tree you have to use designated sites due to the need for bear poles. All items with an odor have to go in them - food, chapstick, sunscreen, the even suggest you put your water bottles in them):
We hiked back out, pretty much the same way we came in:
There was quite a bit of this:
The Little Firehole River:
After!
Beehive Geyser!
We got back to the van pretty early and spent the afternoon checking out Old Faithful, enjoying some cold beverages and then heading out that same evening for our next adventure...
After getting up we went to the backcountry office and planned our first two trips (backcountry is free of charge as long as you don't reserve anything more than 48 hours in advance - you also can only book by mail or in person). Due to a late spring, pretty much all four corners of the park were closed due to snow melt and unfordable rivers. In addition, the recent bear attack had shut down that area of the park. To acclimate to the elevation we chose a one night trip out to Firehole Falls via Mystic Falls. It began at a thermal area, where we took our before picture (We always took before and after pictures).
Mystic Falls:
You can see Old Faithful erupting in the distance:
We're still so clean...
The area was still recovering from the 1986 fire so there was a lot of new growth, which, combined with the late spring meant lots of mosquitos.
The campsite was right next to this waterfall. Some fly fishermen came over that night and the next morning to fish near it:
The tent site was up a hill overlooking the falls:
While the food and fire area was at the bottom of the hill (note the bear pole - unlike Joshua Tree you have to use designated sites due to the need for bear poles. All items with an odor have to go in them - food, chapstick, sunscreen, the even suggest you put your water bottles in them):
We hiked back out, pretty much the same way we came in:
There was quite a bit of this:
The Little Firehole River:
After!
Beehive Geyser!
We got back to the van pretty early and spent the afternoon checking out Old Faithful, enjoying some cold beverages and then heading out that same evening for our next adventure...
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Date: 2011-07-30 12:32 am (UTC)Ooh, I love it! We did the Mystic Falls hike too - your wonderful photos are bringing back some treasured memories for me. So glad you all had such a good time.
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Date: 2011-07-30 11:05 pm (UTC)I loved the looks on the faces of people when they saw us doing it with full packs :)
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