Yellowstone NP – Norris Geyser Basin and Lake Yellowstone 6/6/19

Thursday, June 6, 2019

Yellowstone NP – Norris Geyser Basin and Lake Yellowstone

We drove from Canyon Village over to the Norris Geyser Basin on our way to Old Faithful. This side of the park was really interesting and definitely had the most geothermal activity compared to what we had seen so far.

Steamboat Geyser, which is the largest currently active geyser in the world, was set to erupt at any moment (it’s averaging every 5-6 days right now) and we stopped for a while to see if we could get lucky. The Geyser Gazers (those who follow geysers, waiting for them to erupt) were all there, but sadly it didn’t go off. We found out it went off that night around 1am.

We also saw Beryl Spring, which was neato, Gibbon Falls, and a quick side trip to Firehole Falls.

We got to Old Faithful Snow Lodge and checked in, but headed over to the Lake Yellowstone Hotel where we had dinner reservations. This was not only beautiful and classic, but was one of the best meals of the entire trip. We will be staying here when we come back one day.

On the drive back to Old Faithful we got caught in a bizarre storm. It wasn’t raining that hard, but the sky was green like right before a tornado and the sunlight was still peeking through the trees. It was really eerie. The next day would be our last and we would make the most of it.