More of Yellowstone (Day 31)

Neil is not fond of heights. Some of you can identify with that quite well, I am sure. There were parts of our day today that were a challenge to someone who loveth not heights. We drove a huge loop through Yellowstone, seeing an amazing variety of landscpes including the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone, which is absolutely beautiful. The picture above was taken by yours truly leaning just slightly over a ledge to get a better shot. All of a sudden, I felt someone grab the back of my pants. It was Neil, thankfully. I turned and said, "Neil, I'm perfectly alright!" to which he responded, "You might be, but I'm sure not!"

In addition to the beauty of the rugged rocks that make the canyon walls, the waterfalls are awesome. We decided to take the 3/8 mile walk down to the overlook at the top of Lower Falls and learned something absolutely mind-boggling: a 3/8 mile walk down somehow turns into about a 1 1/2 mile walk back up. Go figure! The path, which is narrow and has no railings, is the ziggiest, zaggiest path we have ever walked, but the views at the bottom are worth even the climb back up. Although the falls are magnificent, my favorite picture (below) is the splash. If you look carefully, you will see the rainbow.