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We did the Uncle Toms Trail the leads down most of the way to the bottom of the lower falls for a close up view.

At one point on this trail you have large amounts of stairs to take, more then 300 and the drop is more the 500 feet.  Going down, no problem, coming up was a different story.

At Norris Junction is the Norris Geyser Basin.  There are many hot springs and bubbling boiling water features to see here with a nice easy hike on the boardwalks.

On the way back to the camper we passed by Gibbon Falls.

Day 7

On this day we set out to do the lower loop in the park and again came across another lone buffalo along the road.  I am convinced they have a training program for these beasts to make them happy along the highways.

To do the lower loop, we again had to pass by Yellowstone Falls.  Since the light was different because of the time of day, we decided to photo them again.

This is the view of the upper falls from the overlook.

This Bison obviously spends a lot of his time just 5 feet off the highway.  He must have graduated with honors from his "human" training classes.

South of the Canyon Village area is the Sulphur Caldron and Mud Volcano areas.  This area is different from the other hot springs in the park in that they are pretty active and the water is muddy and thicker.  The rotten eggs smell in incredible in this area also.

On this part of the loop you pass along Yellowstone Lake.

Near Grant Village is the West Thumb Geyser Basin.  This area of hot springs is right alone the lake make the hike among them even nicer.

Just below the trees in the image below is a hot spring that is in the edge of the lake.  When the lake is lower in the fall, it is out of the water and they tell that in the old days, tourists would fish the lake from the side of the hot springs then when they caught one they just turned around and dipped it in the springs to cook it right on the line.

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