Thursday, August 27, 2015

Yellowstone National Park –Campsite

Thursday, Aug 20th- Fred and I arrived at Madison Campground in Yellowstone NP. We were scheduled to pick up Brian and Rebekah the next evening at the Jackson Hole Airport. But we had a few thing to do before then…..

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We got the camper set up and all clean and ready for company.

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We settled into our campsite, which was very nice and spacious. We did not have any water or electric hook-ups, but were very comfortable.

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Later, after Brian and Rebekah got all settled in, the campsite took on a very cozy feel – with a tent …….

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And a hammock for relaxing….

But for that evening and the next day, Fred and I had time to just kick back a bit and enjoy the campground.

Just a short walk from our campsite, just over the levee, was the confluence of the Gibbon River, the Fire Hole River and the Madison River.

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We got up early on Friday morning and took our coffee with us to sit overlooking this wide valley to see what wildlife might be out.

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The Canadian Geese were just waking up…..

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And took off in flight as we approached.

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Away across the river at the wood line were a number of elk.

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A good zoom lens caught this female, but the lighting was too dim to get much of a picture of this male.

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After coffee, Fred and I headed to the Old Faithful Inn for a good breakfast,  then spent a leisurely day sightseeing some of the Yellowstone geysers.

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