This being our second-to-last morning in Yellowstone, Ma and I decided to get up early and see Old Faithful's first eruption at dawn. Our cabin was only a few hundred yards from the boardwalk around the geyser.
As we waited, we took inventory of our surroundings. In front of us, under the steam, is the cone of Old Faithful. At the other end of the semi-circular boardwalk, just barely visible in the dim light is the Old Faithful Inn. We'll see its famous interior later today.
Behind us is the Old Faithful Lodge. (There's also an Old Faithful Snow Lodge. Confusing, I know. It is located between Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Lodge.) The windows on the left side of the photo belong to the dining room. Ma watched Old Faithful erupt on our first evening in Yellowstone from there. Tonight, we'll watch the last eruption of the day while sitting on the porch (middle of the photo).
Sadly, we must have just barely missed the first eruption of the day. We proceeded to wait in the chilly morning air for about 70 minutes. The wait was worth it because it was nearly a private showing. When it was over, we hurried back to our cabin to warm up and eat breakfast.
As we waited, we took inventory of our surroundings. In front of us, under the steam, is the cone of Old Faithful. At the other end of the semi-circular boardwalk, just barely visible in the dim light is the Old Faithful Inn. We'll see its famous interior later today.
Behind us is the Old Faithful Lodge. (There's also an Old Faithful Snow Lodge. Confusing, I know. It is located between Old Faithful Inn and Old Faithful Lodge.) The windows on the left side of the photo belong to the dining room. Ma watched Old Faithful erupt on our first evening in Yellowstone from there. Tonight, we'll watch the last eruption of the day while sitting on the porch (middle of the photo).Sadly, we must have just barely missed the first eruption of the day. We proceeded to wait in the chilly morning air for about 70 minutes. The wait was worth it because it was nearly a private showing. When it was over, we hurried back to our cabin to warm up and eat breakfast.