Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Part 5: Mammoth Hot Springs and Beyond

We opted to reserve a kennel outside the Park for Koty as Yellowstone's rules for dogs aren't very practical. So next we headed up north through Mammoth Hot Springs and out of the Park through Gardiner, Montana. The kennel/house Koty stayed in was great. The family was very friendly, and their property is on old Indian camping grounds. They showed Justin their collection of Indian artifacts they had collected from the area and told us to check out Obsidian Cliffs, where Indians used to quarry obsidian (black lava glass that gets really sharp and the Indians used for arrowheads and knife blades).

We took time to enjoy a beautiful waterfall on the side of the road

This was formed from a sputtering geyser that eventually closed itself up

Mammoth Hot Springs is an incredible part of Yellowstone. It consists of flat, white terraces created from the hot springs that flow through the area.


The view of the town of Mammoth from the top of Mammoth Hot Springs
Once we got Koty dropped off and ate dinner in town, we headed back to our camp for our first night. Little did we know the cold night that awaited for us! Read on...

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