Yellowstone Log: Day 6, Thursday

Weather: started out rain/drizzle. Cleared up and was great day.

  • Up early!
  • Fly fishing
  • Lunch at golf course restaurant
  • Back to Yellowstone
  • fairy Falls hike path up to grand prismatic viewing area
  • Didn’t hike to fairy falls: bear frequenting area
  • Old Faithful
  • Walk over to geyser area
  • Saw grand geyser. Was amazing. 200 ft in air.
  • walked very fast back to car. Heavy winds and starting to rain!
  • ate dinner in rental car as we drove thru Yellowstone back to RV

We all had a great morning fly fishing on the Gallatin River! Tammy caught 2 trout, Tyler got a little Rainbow Trout and Mazie had a bunch of bites. I got a Rocky Mountain Whitefish that gave a lot of fight. Gallatin River Guides were great. 🎣

Man in waders and sun hat holds a Rocky Mountain Whitefish beside a boy in a green rain jacket on the Gallatin RiverFour people in fishing waders pose outside the Gallatin River Guides cabin with forested mountains behind them on a rainy day.Young child in a bright green frog raincoat holding a small rainbow trout beside the rushing Gallatin River in Montana

Yellowstone Log: Day 5, Wednesday

Weather: lovely day

  • Lower Geyser Basin
  • Grand Prismatic Spring
  • Biscuit Basin
  • Mammoth Springs
  • Roosevelt Arch

Hell’s A-Roarin’ Outfitters

Afternoon ice cream stop in Gardiner, MT at the Yellowstone North Entrance. 🍦

Four people holding mint chocolate chip and strawberry ice cream cones and dishes outdoors on a gravel surface.

Pulled into West Yellowstone KOA last night. Gorgeous drive here. They are not famous for their WiFi. 😜

Entrance sign at West Yellowstone KOA campground reading Welcome to West Yellowstones Finest Campground, Almost Famous Ribs Pancakes and Fudge Oh My, flanked by tall pine trees on a sunny day.

Current news from Ennis,MT. 🎣

Whiteboard at MRFC fly shop listing top flies: streamers Black Bosser, Sparkle Minnow, Trevois Sculpin; nymphs and dries also listed.

Short video tubing down the Madison River.

I’m sure that there are people that can look cool with a GoPro attached to their forehead. However, I am not one of them. 😬

We had a fabulous afternoon tubing down the Madison River today outside of Bozeman, MT. We went with Madison River Tubing and they set everything up perfect for us. The water was gorgeous, we had perfect weather, and the cooler with beverages was a nice addition.

Yellowstone Log: Day 4, Tuesday

Weather: beautiful day

  • breakfast at wild crumb
  • Return to schnee’s
  • Lunch in RV
  • Tubing down Madison River
  • Drive to west Yellowstone