Yellowstone to Salt Lake City UT

It's Sat. evening and we're in Afton WY, Population 1818, in 651 households with a per capita income of $16,177. All this packed into 3.4 sq miles, at an elevation 6,267 ft. We're spending the night at the Corral Lodge. We thought you might enjoy these pictures of the accommodations!

I want one back home!

Elk Horn Arch

A couple of buildings 'down the road' is the home of the local volunteer fire department. They did have a siren call at about 11:00pm. No, neither of us joined them! They have a couple of antique pieces of equipment on display in the 'showroom'. Unfortunately, I couldn't get into the build and the reflection on the windows didn't help my photography skills. We may be spending a few day here!


For a tiny town with only the claim of the Intermittent Spring, it sure out did itself with the Elkhorn Bridge over Main Street. About the spring: apparently it is large enough to provide for the entire town's water needs!

It's MY Road

Elk in Mammoth Hot Springs - I go where I want!

We spent the better part of the past three days taking in the sights of Yellowstone NP. It is impossible to describe the park in only a few the words. You can really see your tax dollars have been put to good use! Every time you look in a different direction, you get to view another marvelous work of mother nature. Fantastic mountains, rivers, chasms, waterfalls, geysers, and animals. If you plan a trip to the area, I would recommend investing in many camera memory chips, a large telephoto lens and binoculars. You will be taking plenty of pictures!    

It is still Faithful!

Yellowstone is 2.2 million acres devoted to Mother Nature. As you approach Yellowstone, you are on the Plains the are higher than Mt Washington and then you just keep driving higher.


We departed Afton on Sunday AM, traveling through mountain passes along Route 80, or as the locals in Smoot, WY say: Root 80 (we do adapt quickly). Smoot: population 100+, elevation 6900+ - no overcrowding here. How could it get any better!?


Before we arrived in Salt Lake City today around 3:30pm, we traveled in and out of WY, ID and UT several times, however, it was a real scenic ride.