South Canyon Trail

We met up with our friend, Jen from Grand Tetons who was also in Yellowstone and hiked the South Canyon area. Went to the two waterfalls, upper and lower falls. We got near to experience the massive water flow and hear the thundering roar. It has been a long winter with lots of melting snow.

It was a scenic hike with waterfalls, rivers, creek, thermal springs, meadows and lakes. We had to deviate from our trail due to a herd of bisons. I think we spooked two of them when we saw them charging out from the woods. Bisons are more dangerous than bears as they can charge at you anytime, while bears just stay out of your way. They only attack when you are too near to their cubs or food. In one of our detours, we found a bubbling mud pot. It was just boiling mud, filling the air with smelly sulfuric acid. We found other hot springs and  then all vents. It was great to be able to explore the area without restrictions as many areas here. Although its at our own risk.