Tuesday - Wisdom

Today we went to see Old Faithful, and then the Grand Prismatic. But before we got to see those we also got to see some other stuff, that I can’t remember the names of, I’m sorry there was so many things to take in.

We had to wait about an hour for Old Faithful to erupt, so we just decided to chill and eat lunch. So shortly after we all used the bathroom and took a look inside the gift shop, we headed back to our seats, and waited for about 10 minutes. It kept trolling us a couple times, it kept making us think it was going to erupt just by spouting a little water out, but after that it finally erupted, and I had my cameras ready. I took pictures on one, and then I recorded on my phone, so I when I go home I can show everyone at home that’s not really doing anything with their lives. It felt like a special privilege to me because not everyone gets to do something so amazing up close.

I was actually more excited to see the Grand Prismatic because I googled Yellowstone, and that was one of the many pictures that popped up. At first I didn’t think it was real, I thought it was Photoshopped, because it was so beautiful. I was really interested in the colors. So the hike to get to the view was kind of pleasant, (on account of it being hot) until we made a sudden turn from the trail, and we started walking (or climbing I should say) this really steep hill. It wasn’t very pleasant for me since I’m really afraid of heights, but it was worth it because when we got about half way up the hill, we turn around and we see the Grand Prismatic across the way. It was just as beautiful as it was on Google, maybe even prettier because I got to see it in real life instead of on a computer screen. Later on when we got back to the cabin, we saw a picture of what it would’ve looked like if we were standing on the boardwalk right in front of it, and all you could see in the steam, literally. So it was really worth walking up that steep hill, because I wouldn’t have seen the whole thing.