I thought visiting Yellowstone National Park might be a little quieter after Labor Day weekend and with the Covid Pandemic, the tour buses wouldn’t be clogging the view spots and there would be no foreign visitors. I heard in October that Yellowstone’s September visitors was the highest on record! So much for avoiding crowds! That being said, it is our nature to avoid crowds and our early start times each morning provided sunrises, fog and brisk temps, it also allowed us to visit the main sites with little or no other folks. We saved our hikes for the afternoon when the big tour spots were totally packed.
Wednesday, Sep 9: Northern Loop with Mamoth Hot Springs and the Lamar Valley
Norris Geyser Basin in the Distance 
Madison River from West Yellowstone heading into the Park 
Mammoth Hot Springs Upper Loop 
Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace 
Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace 
Mammoth Hot Springs Terrace 
Mountain Goat out for a Wander 
Lamar Valley NE Yellowstone NP 
Trout Lake 
Lamar Valley 
Home Home on the Range 
Trout Lake
Thursday, Sep 10: Lower Loop through Geyser Basins & Old Faithful
Looks like we are driving into a Stephen King novel! 
Lower Geyser Basin 
Midway Geyser Basin 
Midway Geyser Basin 
Upper Geyser Basin near Old Faithful 
Upper Geyser Basin with Old Faithful in the Background 
Semi-social Distancing Waiting for Old Faithful 
Old Faithful 
Prismatic Geyser 
Friday, September 11: East Loop, Norris Gyser Basin, Canyon Area with Yellowstone Falls and south to Yellowstone Lake
Norris Basin 
We were a bit nervous walking into this fog! 
Felt like we were Frodo & Sam walking across Mordor, but they didn’t have nice paths! 
Yellowstone Lake from Lake Butte Overlook 
Yellowstone Lake 
Yellowstone Lake – Steamboat Point 
Mud Flats and Algae 
Upper Yellowstone Falls 
Lower Yellowstone Falls
The Traveling Lounsburys 