Yellowstone, Day 2 – Grand Prismatic Spring

Next on our agenda after the Upper Geyser Basin was a visit to Grand Prismatic Spring. We wanted to see it from the top but unfortunately the entrance to the hike was still closed because spring is the season when bears need to feed a lot after winter hibernation and too many people wandering around interfere with the process.

Our only other choice was to go to the only other observation area, the one on the ground level. It was already midday and the parking area was completely packed. We were able to find a spot (which turned out to be reserved for buses, but we could not see that at the time of parking, that’s how packed it was).

The area around the spring is beautiful but very busy, which makes it difficult to enjoy all that beauty.

Overall, we spent about an hour at Grand Prismatic Spring, however, we could not see the shape of it since it was all covered in the fog.

After we were done with the spring, we decided to go back to the hotel to get some rest. On our way back we were stopped by… bisons. A big herd of bisons was crossing the road without any concern for cars or people.

Mud Volcano

At the end of the day, the weather got a little worse, drizzly and cold, so we decided to make a relatively short stop at the Mud Volcano area. It is not as picturesque as the Upper Geyser Basin but still a good walk around sulphur-smelling hot springs.

By the end of our walk the weather improved and the sunset was long and beautiful. We pulled over several times to take pictures.