After a leisurely wake-up, we went over to Canyon Village. Went out to the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone, which was capture so indelibly by Moran ... can’t look at the scene without recalling how he handled the colors in so many streaks and shades.
At Inspiration Point, a touring BLM biologist from Dillon, MT, pointed out an osprey nest to us. Our binoculars gave a fairly clear picture of the nest and the adults, but the camera doesn’t do justice, even with 20x zoom and using a tripod.
We explored the new visitor center at Canyon (opened fall of 2006) ... great exhibits and the most spacious bookstore I’ve ever seen! Got a couple of staples at the grocery store, a couple of coffees to warm up, made a couple of phone calls and headed back - snowing in the higher parts of the road on the way back.
I got oriented this afternoon; the area opened up this afternoon and I and the museum will get inaugurated for 2008 in the morning. We drove through the campground after supper and there are about a dozen tent and RV campers already there ... temperature of 26 degrees expected tonight!
We did a quick walk around some of Norris Geyser Basin before coming home. I can’t say the stinkin’ bloop-bloops are my favorite part of Yellowstone, especially in a cold drizzle. The drizzle continues and I expect it will turn to snow before morning.
Can’t wait to play with the people tomorrow! tv
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