"Old Faithful"

Part of our Idaho/Wyoming trip was to go to Yellowstone Park. And of course you never go to JellyStone Park without watching the splendid Old Faithful spew her 10,000 gallons of water into the air.

It was disappointing this trip because the weather was not nice! It rained, and the wind blew, and we even had hail for a few minutes. Have you ever notice that hail always only lasts a few minutes?

We sat in the Old Faithful Lodge for more than an hour waiting, and luckily the rain stopped just long enough for us to brave the rain, lightening, and thunder and be as up-close-and-personal as the rail allows.

The normally gorgeous and spectacular spray was disappointing because it was against a gray sky, didn't go as high as I've seen in the past, and the wind was blowing and sent the water all over the place instead of straight up. The average height is 130 to 184 feet high. I think it was one of those 130 feet times.

We had my daughter Cari and my nephew Stephen with us, and they weren't the least bit disappointed! This was Cari's first time. Actually, it's her second time there but the first time she was only two, and she has no memory of it.

Stephen has been there before, but said he hadn't been there for 18 years.

All in all it was a wonderful day! The weather allowed us to walk around the hot pots or pools, and to walk around Jenny Lake, which is one of our favorite lakes in the world.

The rain was spotty and for the most part, the day was beautiful!