We arrived about a week before our check-in date of May 4th this year.
The Canyon Village was still closed and lots of snow.
Our first time out to Lamar Valley since last year’s floods. The Lamar River with lots of silt from the beginning of the spring melt off, being joined by Soda Butte Creek.
Finally checked in and made our way to Old Faithful where we live every summer. This is my eighth year living and working in our country’s first National Park.
This year, we had the opportunity to join our new guides in Gardiner (Yellowstone’s north gate area) for a tour of our antique vehicle collection by the head of interpretation, Leslie Quinn, who has been working in the Park going on 45 years. Something I’ve wanted to do for many years. Such fun!
Had a day off to explore the east side of the Park. The Lower Falls of The Grand Canyon of The Yellowstone still draped in snow.
The Yellowstone Lake . . . still frozen to about 30 inches! Usually begins melt off by mid- to late-May.
It’s been a fun season so far . . .
This was another Grizzly mom and her three cubs on an early-morning day off. We were on our way up and over Dunraven Pass (near Mt. Washburn Overlook).
And . . . an interesting season. We had quite the microburst on the third day of my second 5-day Yellowstone Couples Adventure heading back to the Lake Yellowstone Hotel. Trees falling all around us and, once we finally made it to the Hotel, five Lodgepole Pine trees had fallen on the Sandpiper annex to the Hotel! 
Halfway through another wonderful summer in Yellowstone. Enjoying time to relax on some days off, but fun times with folks on our tours too.
