Yellowstone will surely enchant you with its natural geysers and mountain view. It will give you rest from your city life. There are areas with no internet which is a good opportunity to disconnect from a weekend of mindless scrolling.
I won’t put so many photos to not spoil you of what you will see in this place. Also, try not to search too many photos/videos and let this park do its magic to you.
But can you enjoy this beautiful place in two days?
My personal take? Yes! Definitely.
We recently had a very spontaneous trip to this fist national park. We stayed for 2 nights and 1 days. The weather was not the most favorable when we were there although they said that the weather there is unpredictable year-round.
Before we drove there, I looked up and most blogs said that it is best to visit during the summer. And I second that motion. We went there last September during the long weekend of labor day, and it was raining a lot and bit cold. However, I still enjoyed our very short trip.
Here’s our unplanned itinerary:
September 2 (Saturday):
10am – 1am: Drove from Omaha, NE to our motel (Island Park Lodge, ID)
Note: make sure to call the reception of your motel that you will arrive late.
September 3 (Sunday):
9am-10am: Drive to West Yellowstone; entered and paid the entrance fee that was valid for 7-day entry).
10:40am-1pm: Old Faithful, watched a free film about geysers and Yellowstone while waiting for the eruption close by. It was raining a lot!
1pm-3pm: Walked around Old Faithful and saw different colorful hot pools.
3pm-3:50pm: Drove to Black Sand Basin and walked around to see big and colorful hot basins.
3:50pm-4:50pm: Trekked a close by trail that I do not know the name. LOL.
5pm: We decided to call it a day and get some dinner because of the rain forecast and it was a good call!
5pm-6:30pm: On our way back to our motel, we stopped by the Slippery Otter Pub to have dinner. The place was neat and food was fine but a bit pricey.
September 4 (Monday):
9am-2pm: we drove around the mountain range on our way back. We stopped to lots of places inside the park and saw a falls, rock formations and geysers. We wanted to see a bear or wolf but unfortunately prolly because of the rain, we only saw Bisons.
3pm: we stopped by a friend’s house at Sheridan, WY.
10pm-11pm: Checked-in a motel close by Saratoga Hobo Hot Springs (check out my previous post about this hot spring gem). Went for a 15-min swimming.
September 5 (Tuesday):
9am-10am: Walked around the Hot Spring and went swimming for 20 minutes.
11am: Started driving back to Omaha.
That almost 2-day trip was still worth it for me but if you will plan ahead for longer days, it will be a lot more fun (especially in the summer time)!
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