Old Faithful Geyser

Old Faithful Geyser erupting

This is a legend in Yellowstone. However, it is a tourist trap with hundreds of dozens people. It is a good place to go if you want to see a geyser erupting. This geyser is reliable and erupts every 60 - 90 minutes. The rangers will provide the time of next eruption almost to the +/- 10 mins. We did end up watching it go off at 1.52pm. The forecast was 1.41pm. The only reason we ended up here was to have a shower before we headed back to base camp.

The main plan today was to see the Grand Prismatic Spring. We did not see that from the boardwalk but climbed the hill to get above the spring. After hitting the peak of the first mountain, our hiking companion, Jen continued and went up a higher peak. It was not a trail but we found a way up. It was magic. It was well worth the day. We could see the colours from above and the sun cooperated.

Grand Prismatic Spring

The day went downhill from thereon. On our way to Fairy Falls, the cloud set in and rained. It wasn't really passing as yesterday. We could see that its going to be rainy for the rest of the day. We parted ways with Jen and headed to Old Faithful, looking for shower and a bite to eat.

Fairy Falls

On our way back to Norris, we stopped by Biscuit Basin and the Grand Prismatic Spring view points. We stuck to the boardwalks. The Sapphire Pool was worth a look but the highlight of the day has been the climb to the highest peak to view the Grand Prismatic Spring.