Sunday, August 15, 2021

Our Vacation in A Great Location!

 


Yellowstone was the cornerstone for the establishment of National Parks in America. Hence, it became my dream to visit. By August, the desire was so overgrown that it had outgrown my ability to resist, and as a result, my family was flown to this well-known Yellowstone! The spirits were ebullient, but the flight was turbulent! The flight was three and half hours from Atlanta to Jackson Hole. Do you know that Jackson Hole is not a city? Hole is the whole valley amid the majestic Tetons. The food rather tiny teeny-weeny almonds was served on the plane. Our family was not seated together. I was not sure if airlines were concerned about infighting on the flight. I also wondered if Alexa alerted the airlines! In any case, I had suspicion if my co-passenger would have opposition to my devouring of the delectable miniature snack. When he bent down to fetch his bag, I quickly gulped the nuts innocently.


We were delighted to alight the flight and then proceeded to get our rental car. When the Enterprise announced we were getting Ford-Bronco, I imagined 1994 Bronco. However, it matched the small-scale snack package we were recently treated to. Our delight declined as the air in one of the rear tires also declined. Fortunately, Enterprise gave us an immense surprise by providing us Toyota Rav-4 for the same rental price. How can we not praise the Enterprise!


  



Yellowstone is a beauty to behold! Different terrains in different places were delightfully engaging and enchanting. Waterfalls were amazing, and the geysers and fumaroles were alluring! Wildlife was plentiful and beautiful, but Bears were barely seen. The craving to see this carnivore was so high that anyone uttering “where” would lead to the commotion of cameras for Bears! But eventually, everyone would settle for chipmunk likeness. Bison were bountiful. The herds of bison and buffaloes were a spectacle to behold. The nonchalant behavior and majestic walk of these colossal creatures were captivating. A thin fog percolating the picturesque pastures upsurged the beauty of the background. Hordes of people would hurriedly stop to feast their eyes on these handsome herds.



Coyotes were camouflaged and often eluded the eager eyes. We were lucky to see one that was spotted by a patient enthusiast. Nevertheless, we were jubilant! Lamar Valley is acclaimed for its array of animals. Meandering through this valley was mesmerizing. We had a good peek at Pronghorns too! Several others were lucky to gaze at the grizzlies and distantly sight the wolves. I believe that the planets in our horoscopes did not align for eight straight days to enable us to see them in the wild. We went to Bear & Wolf Discovery Center in West Yellowstone town to satiate our senses. However, one of the visitors staying at our hotel used to describe how they saw several black bears with cubs and even grizzly bears. I was tempted to ask his time and date of birth to compare our horoscopes. When we expressed our intense desire to follow his route, he told us his deep desire to take a break that day!  I never thought my horoscope would be so goofed up! My wife went and bought a birthstone ring for me to boost our prospects.


Every major scenic stop-over was an absolute must. However, parking was a significant issue with almost 1-2 miles away from the actual parking lot. Searching for a spot was arduous and laborious except for the handicapped spot. I was alluded to ask if falling hair and balding head qualified for such a parking slot! I quickly erased that idea after looking around and watching the bountiful bald heads! 


Finally, we hiked up the Fairy Falls trail to see the gorgeous Grand Prismatic. The colors were imposingly impressive as the hot spring stood there, still giving us a lifetime thrill and killing our will to move from the hill. However, the chill on the hill made us intensely seek grand peematic on Grand Prismatic. Nature is powerful, and the call of Nature is, of course, most powerful! With speed, we reached the rest area, we were sure we would have broken the Olympic record of 1000 meters dash!


 


   


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