Yellowstone National Park

"After catching an early sunrise at Schwabacher Landing in GTNP, we started the 3 hour drive up to Yellowstone. We stopped in Island Park, ID to drop off Wally at Spartacus Run Daycare, this was $70 for the day with a $50 deposit required. We then headed into the park with the plan to do one of three hikes: Lewis Lake Trail (8 miles, 3.3 hours), Shoshone Lake via Delacy Creek Trail (6 miles, 3 hours) or Yellowstone Natural Bridge Trail (3 miles, 1.5 hours); all trails were covered in snow so we opted to drive over to the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. We finished our day in the park a bit early, picked up Wally and headed to our campsite for the night. We stayed at site 15 for $38/night at Lonesomehurst Campground; this was my favorite campground of our trip; we had a large campsite that backed right up to the water. The next morning we left the campsite early to check out all the Yellowstone attractions. We planned on getting to Old Faithful early, but traffic was extremely backed up because of the Bison! We saw some extremely close up and to our luck, walked right up to Old Faithful as it erupted! We then went on to see the Morning Glory Pool, Biscuit Basin Geyser, Beehive Geyser, Midway Geyser Basin, Grand Prismatic, Upper Geyser Basin and any other stops along the way! Wally hung out in the car while we made these stops. The temperature was cool enough that I didn't need to worry about him overheating and we weren't gone long enough at each stop so he was perfectly fine napping in the car! (According to the national park website, pets are allowed within 100 ft of roads/parking areas, so he was able to get some walks during each stop!) "

"Spectacular scenery and wildlife, I'm not sure what your expectations of Yellowstone might be, but with three trips here, I am still in awe of everything that this place has to offer. The geysers, waterfalls, mountains and lakes are all amazing, however between all of them lies some of the country's best scenery and wildlife, including elk, wolves, bison and everyone's favorite, the grizzly bear. Accessibility to the attractions is very convenient and you can hike into the backcountry for additional adventures. Remember to bring your bear spray when doing so. "

"We explored the park for 2 days and a half below is the major points we saw Day 1- just a half day- went into the park at Madison Station we made a right to Old Faithful and arrived just on time to see the spectacular show. Day 2- From Madison Station we towards, Norris- Canyon Village and made it to Yellowstone Lake. Along the way there will be plenty of chances to see animals, geysers, and trails to hike. Day 3- From Madison Station we went to Norris- Canyon Village- Tower Roosevelt and drove all of Lamar Valley- this is a great area to see bison and more animals. "