Day 9, Aug. 10, 2013

Day 9, Aug. 10, 2013

Hey everybody!

We just finished our ninth day at Yellowstone and I personally think today was one of the best.

When we woke up in the morning, some of us went to shower while the others kept on sleeping. When we got back from the showers, mama and I made French toast for breakfast and it was SUPER yummy! We also had sausages which everybody liked except for me. After breakfast, I wanted to make s'mores so baba made me go and collect/find sticks for the fire. Soon the fire was burning very well and when it died down a bit it was perfect for roasting marshmallows. Julian ate 5 s'mores and I ate 3. They were DELICIOUS!!!!
After a very yummy breakfast we head out to Fishing Village.

When we got to Fishing Village we all went to the Visitor Center so mama and baba could get information about the scenic cruises. While we were there, I ended up tripping on the stairs which was NOT fun. Luckily I didn't start bleeding and it didn't hurt that much. In the end it turned out that we would not be going on a scenic cruise because mama and baba thought it sounded too boring. Humph!! We then headed out to Mud Volcano.

On the way to Mud Volcano we came upon a traffic jam. We figured that it was probably Bison crossing the road but we didn't dare get out of the car because Bison are very dangerous. After about five minutes the Bison finally finished crossing the road and we were able to continue on our way. A little while later, we saw fields full of Bison. Several of them were sooooo close that I could reach out and touch them if I wanted to. We got tons of great photos and I thought that seeing the Bison was one of the best parts of our trip so far.

When we got to Mud Volcano we Parked our car then walked up to Mud Volcano. It smelled sooooo gross. When we were walking up, we saw another huge Bison just standing there chewing away slowly. He/she was actually kinda cute. Mud Volcano wasn't as good as I expected it to be. It was just like a huge pot of boiling muddy water that smelled really bad. The only part I liked about Mud Volcano was that if you walked a little longer you would come across something called Dragons Mouth. It is called Dragon Mouth because it is like this big hole and steam comes out of the hole sorta like a dragon mouth. It even roars! We then head out to Canyon Village to see the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone.

When we got to Canyon Village mama had heard that there would be a ranger led hike pretty soon. We parked our car and we went to the meeting place. The ranger leading the tours name was Marilyn and she looked like she was in her seventies which I thought was pretty amazing. She specializes in plants, so she explained a lot about the trees. During the hike we saw a huge waterfall that was sooooo pretty! The hike soon ended and we went to the visitor center. We went to the visitor center so we could ask what restaurants were recommended around there. The ranger gave us a couple options and we debated which restaurant to go to. In the end, we decided to go to the grill we went to yesterday. So far I think today has been one of the best days of our vacation so far!!!!

Written By: The Awesomest Person Ever Who is Always Awesomer Than Julian (Maya)


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