Yellowstone: Norris Geysers

I find the geysers and hot spots really fascinating so I was glad the kids were up for a walk around the Norris Geysers. It's amazing to see this vast white-covered earth with hot spots spurting boiling liquid out, steam billowing everywhere, gorgeous greens and golds and blues from minerals in the earth and water, and smell whiffs of stinky sulfur. Our Heavenly Father really gave us a special treat when He created Yellowstone!

 

I was kind of bummed the visitor center wasn't open yet... but then again, going early in the season was a fantastic decision because we didn't have to wait for the crowds anywhere or share the bear, wolf, and bison jams!

We warned the kids that they needed to stay next to us and not go anywhere off the trail because the water was super hot and they could get burned. We didn't realize we had instilled total fear into them - or that Jeff's mom and dad had also had the same talk with them before we started our exploration - because the kids were terrified of this place. Oops.