Hello from Yellowstone!
We have been visiting Yellowstone all week and it has been amazing.  Before I tell you all about Yellowstone let me tell you that we are staying in Idaho about 20 miles from West Yellowstone and the west entrance to the park.  We are in a small RV park about 5 miles off Rte. 20 the main road to West Yellowstone.  Monday morning we headed to Mammoth Hot Springs.  Of course, we had a few stops along the way at Gibbon Falls and then we got to Mammoth Hot Springs and the Roosevelt Arch.  This was the original entrance to the park from the north.  After a few pictures we went back to spend some time in Mammoth Springs.  The visitor center and historic Fort Yellowstone is located at the base of the Mammoth Hot Springs Terraces.  We stopped at the visitor center to use the facilities and to take pictures of the elk roaming around the town.  The we drove up a bit to the terraces.  Here we were walking around a herd of elk that seem to accept people.  Of course, we were smart enough to give them their space.  The hot springs and the colors of the rock are pretty amazing.  We walked up and around for a bit then drove up to the overlook.  We decided this was a long day and we were tired we stopped in West Yellowstone to have dinner.  Jack had intended to take this route on our way to Billings Montana but after driving these roads and all the switchbacks and curves decided that he didn't want to take the motorhome this way.  Tuesday we were back on the road to the park and this day we stopped at Artists Paintpots, Virginia Cascade and Canyon Village Education Center on our way to Tower Falls.  Another road we aren't taking the Motorhome on but a beautiful drive in a car.  Up around 8500 ft for most of the way.  The falls were spectacular and this was a day well spent. Not as long as yesterday so we came home for dinner.  Wednesday we took it easy until around 2 then drove into West Yellowstone and visited the Railroad Museum located in the old terminal.  Beautiful building and a real nice place to learn a little about the history of the area.  We walked around the quaint town and of course went in and out of stores.  Had a lovely spaghetti dinner right on main street with enough left over for dinner tonight.  We tried to go to the park yesterday (Thursday) but it was bumper to bumper traffic.  Took us 45 minutes to go 4 miles so we decided to turn around and go home.  We stopped for some groceries and then came back did some laundry. 
Today was spectacular.  Save the best for last.  We got up early and got on our way by 7:30.  Norris Geyser Basin, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and Old Faithful were on our list for today.  We hit them all and one was more amazing than the last.  Leaving so early it was still cold so you could really see the steam from the geysers and that just made the trip more enjoyable.  We did some walking and some riding and some stopping and going but if Jack ever gets the pictures out there I will let you know.  We saved the best for last and Old Faithful didn't disappoint.  I swear it spouted at least 500 ft in the air.  P.S.  I am a bad judge of distance.  Could have been more or could have been less but it was spectacular.  We obviously got home fairly early since I am posting this today.  We will be packing up and leaving tomorrow morning.  We stay a night in Billings MT then on to North Dakota but that's for another time.
Jack is outside relaxing and I'm going out to join him.  Talk to you later.