Yellowstone Trip 2

I went to Yellowstone yesterday.  This time I went in through the North Entrance (instead of the West Entrance).  The North Entrance was definitely more 'touristy' with the lodge and restaurants, and a nearby town.  I did some short walks and some of the scenic drives, since I haven't been feeling the greatest.  But it sure was nice to be out in nature!

I took the west side of the north loop and made it about halfway around the loop.  There is a LOT to explore at Yellowstone!  I stopped at 5 different visitor centers / museums and that was quite interesting.  The Park Ranger museum was probably my favorite, learning about the history of the park rangers, women in the park service, the President and foreign dignitaries visiting Yellowstone and other parks, the different uniforms they have worn, etc.  I am reading a book right now called 'Hey Ranger' about funny stories about working in the National Park System.  It is hilarious and very much reminds me of working at my old job!  I found out a lot of parks hire summer help, and that is something I might really be interested in doing in the future, especially if I am teaching and my summers would be more or less available to do that.  At the Canyon Village center, I found out about the Campfire talks they have. Every night at 9:30 pm for 45 minutes.  There were some really interesting talks.  I am thinking about picking one that is really neat and going.  It would be quite a trip back home (probably wouldn't get back until 1 am), but if the talk is good, it would be worth it.  Plus hanging around the campfire would be quite fun!

Scroll down to the next blog post and you can view a slideshow of some of the pictures from this trip!