Adam's "Spring" Visit

I've had a quiet winter, so I was glad to hear that Adam was going to visit me March 22-25. When he got here, I had to work, so all of our time together was generally in the afternoon and evening.  While I was at work, he would play his PlayStation.  Even though our schedules didn't quite match up, we had a good time.  It was great being able to talk and spend time with him.

We went to Yellowstone National Park on March 23.  Even though it's spring elsewhere in the United States, it's still pretty cold inside the world's first national park.  In Gardiner most of the snow had melted off, but not so in Yellowstone!  There was still about a foot of snow on the ground in most places near Mammoth, and as we got closer to Cooke City, the snow just got deeper.  This isn't anything unusual, but we did get a little more snow than average.

While we visited the park, we carefully walked on the boardwalks, which had about 14-16 inches of packed snow on them.  Volunteers were in the process of chipping away the snow from the boardwalk at the time.

Minerva Terrace, Mammoth Hot Springs

After walking around the terraces at Mammoth, we drove to Lamar Valley up to Soda Butte.  It was such a pretty evening.  We didn't really see any animals, just a herd of wolf watchers.  With most of the snow being in the park, buffalo, elk, and deer have moved to lower ground where the grass is bare.

Soda Butte

Hellroaring Mountain

Since Adam was going to leave early in the morning on the 25th, we said our goodbyes the previous night.  Adam's a close friend, and I miss his company.

Me and my buddy