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 The
Geyser and Waterfall Tour gives you the opportunity to
view some of the most unique sights in the world. You
will spend most of your Yellowstone tour traveling
through a caldera area that is classified as an active
volcano.
Yellowstone National Park is home to over 10,000 thermal
features, all different, yet alike. Each requires the
necessary ingredients of heat, water, and instability
working together. No trip to Yellowstone is complete
until you watch in awe as Old Faithful propels super
heated water high into the air at speeds of 180 MPH.
Then enjoy the deep colors and beauty of a hot spring,
witness boiling mud, and see a fumarole, which is the
hottest of the four thermal features. You will visit a
geyser that never stops erupting except for short period
of time when a larger one in the same basin steals its
energy. In another area you will see and smell the
hydrogen sulfide vapor that powers a thermal and
dissolves the mud to slurry with the pH of battery acid.
Your Yellowstone guide will drive you along Yellowstone
Lake, the largest alpine lake (above 7000 feet) in North
America. Eagles and osprey nest and hunt on the shores
of the lake. Wildflowers abound in this area, Indian
Paintbrush the state flower of Wyoming blooms along the
road.
 In
Hayden Valley you will have the chance to see the bison
which congregate here in the summer. Waterfowl, pelicans
and herons migrate to this area along the banks of the
Yellowstone River and you may possibly catch a glimpse
of a grizzly bear or wolf.
Rustic Falls, Gibbon Falls, Firehole Falls, these are
just teasers for what is to come. You will experience
the awesome majesty of the Grand Canyon of the
Yellowstone and the river's spectacular plunge over two
waterfalls. The Lower Falls is a 308-foot vision of
beauty and power. While viewing the Upper Falls look
across the canyon and see Crystal Falls hidden in the
trees. The canyon area is one we recommend returning to
for a
Day Hike.
We finish our 8 – 9 hour day on the terraces at Mammoth
Hot Springs and historic Fort Yellowstone. The mineral
laden water flowing from beneath the ground is ever
changing and can deposit as much as 22 inches of
travertine forming calcium carbonate a year.
The Geyser and Waterfall Tour is available late April
through early November when the interior roads are open
to wheeled vehicles. Rates from Gardiner MT/Mammoth Hot
Springs start at $440.00 for a group of 1 – 4 people.
The tour includes transportation, a hearty picnic meal,
water, snacks and the use of binoculars and spotting
scope.
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I
wanted to drop you an email to thank you most sincerely for the
wonderful day we spent with you at Yellowstone. It was the best day
of our entire trip, made even more special by using Yellowstone Year
Round Tours. You went out of your way to make our day so special and
to ensure we squeezed in the most amount possible. Everything was
simply perfect – from the comfy bus, to the coffee, homemade cookies
and cakes, to the magnificent lunch, to the layers of clothing you
leant us as it was so cold. Oh and of course, what we saw was simply
breathtaking – we were amazed at your encyclopedic knowledge of
Yellowstone, truly impressive. What really made the day was you –
you were such a delight to spend the day with
and
for this we are eternally grateful. You really did make our holiday
and we will certainly be recommending your company to all our
friends and family.