We got up with the Sun again, got ready, and headed to Old Faithful district for the day. Plan to be back to the trailer by 3:00. Bailey will probably sleep the whole time we are gone.
Got back at 2:45. Spent the morning and afternoon at Old Faithful Visitor's Center, Lodge, and the geyser. We lucked out and arrived 10 minutes before the predicted eruption of Old Faithful. Got to watch that
and then we checked out the newly opened Visitor's Center. We had lunch at the grill nearby, and then we headed out for a 3 mile round trip walk along the upper geyser basin trail. We got lots of photos.
The Wilderness Lodge at Disney World is designed after the Old Faithful Inn. We definitely saw the design. However, Disney's interpretation of the Lodge is about 4 times the size of the original and seems to be more real than the real one! This part of the park is much more tourist oriented and Disney-like than anywhere else.
The weather was beautiful. Clear blue sky and temperature around 70. Decided to head back in the car around 1:45 to be sure we got back by 3:00. Made a few stops for pictures of Yellowstone Lake with good light over our shoulder.
Bailey was waiting for us in her hiding place next to the bed. Every little sound scares her. We took her for a nice long walk. The generator was still running, but it turns out that it had an overload indicator, so wasn't charging the batteries! I reset it and began charging. Looks like we will have 1/2 battery left for the night. Should be enough. We'll see.
Picked up our niece and took her to dinner at the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. We had a great dinner of beef tenderloin. Kristen is an interpretive park ranger. It is a seasonal government job which ends soon. She loves Yellowstone and is trying to find a way to stay for the winter.
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