We left our camp at Wapiti Campground right around 8:00am for the 1 1/2 hour commute to Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone National Park which was to be our home for the next 4 days. We were sad to leave Wapiti as it was the nicest campground we had stayed at since the beginning of our trip. For just $15.00 a night you get a large, shaded gravel pull through site with a bear box, a fire ring and a newer picnic table. All sites overlook the cliffs and most are just feet from the river, a truly beautiful spot! (Note: No dump, no water, no showers. Vault toilets at every loop and 1 loop with 30 amp electric at $20.00 per night). On our way to Yellowstone NP we enjoyed a beautiful and thrilling drive with crumbling cliffs on both sides, narrow bridges over fast moving rivers and an occasional elk or two hanging out near the side of the road. As we entered Yellowstone we were glad we had taken the advice of a few other travelers we'd met on our journey to make campground reservations because at 10:00am every campground in the park was listed as full! We headed to Fishing Bridge RV Park which was about a 1/2 hour commute from the park entrance and were we surprised at the number of other guests in the park. The roads were packed with cars and campers! We felt like we were in line to park at Disney World! Anyway, we got to Fishing Bridge and checked in. Once we got our site assignment we headed into the campground to find some of the tightest RV spaces we've ever seen. The sites are so tight that if you roll over in bed at night you'll knock the person in the next camper right out of bed! (Well not really, but the sites are wicked tight). The campground is popular with folks who feel they need full hookups. It also is the only campground in Yellowstone that can handle really big rigs. Now we do not have a big rig, we have a 25' travel trailer without slides so we could have gone to just about any other campground in the park if there was a site available and boy do I wish there had been sites available as this is not my idea of a nice campground. Oh well, at least we had a place to stay. W
e had lunch at our site and then headed out to see some of the park highlights. We first stopped at "Mud Volcano". Mud Volcano is possibly the smelliest place in Yellowstone. It has a wicked rotten egg smell with is caused by hydrogen sulfide gas. Now, this is what created the neat and strange looking mud pots but the smell is pretty overwhelming. After taking the self guided tour of the mud pots we headed over to the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone" to view the upper and lower falls. I believe this is the most beautiful sight I have seen on this earth. Even with the hundreds of tourists lining the trails to "Artist Point" once I saw the canyon wit
h its waterfall in the distance it was like I was the only person there, as if I was the first person to see the colored rocks and dramatic waterfall. It took my breath away! We lingered at the canyon / falls for a while and then headed to the Canyon Village area where we found a bar at the lodge that was built back in 1957 (and it looked it). After a couple of drinks we headed back to camp where I made dinner and then we retired for the evening as it had been a full day.
We left our camp at Wapiti Campground right around 8:00am for the 1 1/2 hour commute to Fishing Bridge RV Park in Yellowstone National Park which was to be our home for the next 4 days. We were sad to leave Wapiti as it was the nicest campground we had stayed at since the beginning of our trip. For just $15.00 a night you get a large, shaded gravel pull through site with a bear box, a fire ring and a newer picnic table. All sites overlook the cliffs and most are just feet from the river, a truly beautiful spot! (Note: No dump, no water, no showers. Vault toilets at every loop and 1 loop with 30 amp electric at $20.00 per night). On our way to Yellowstone NP we enjoyed a beautiful and thrilling drive with crumbling cliffs on both sides, narrow bridges over fast moving rivers and an occasional elk or two hanging out near the side of the road. As we entered Yellowstone we were glad we had taken the advice of a few other travelers we'd met on our journey to make campground reservations because at 10:00am every campground in the park was listed as full! We headed to Fishing Bridge RV Park which was about a 1/2 hour commute from the park entrance and were we surprised at the number of other guests in the park. The roads were packed with cars and campers! We felt like we were in line to park at Disney World! Anyway, we got to Fishing Bridge and checked in. Once we got our site assignment we headed into the campground to find some of the tightest RV spaces we've ever seen. The sites are so tight that if you roll over in bed at night you'll knock the person in the next camper right out of bed! (Well not really, but the sites are wicked tight). The campground is popular with folks who feel they need full hookups. It also is the only campground in Yellowstone that can handle really big rigs. Now we do not have a big rig, we have a 25' travel trailer without slides so we could have gone to just about any other campground in the park if there was a site available and boy do I wish there had been sites available as this is not my idea of a nice campground. Oh well, at least we had a place to stay. W
e had lunch at our site and then headed out to see some of the park highlights. We first stopped at "Mud Volcano". Mud Volcano is possibly the smelliest place in Yellowstone. It has a wicked rotten egg smell with is caused by hydrogen sulfide gas. Now, this is what created the neat and strange looking mud pots but the smell is pretty overwhelming. After taking the self guided tour of the mud pots we headed over to the "Grand Canyon of Yellowstone" to view the upper and lower falls. I believe this is the most beautiful sight I have seen on this earth. Even with the hundreds of tourists lining the trails to "Artist Point" once I saw the canyon wit
h its waterfall in the distance it was like I was the only person there, as if I was the first person to see the colored rocks and dramatic waterfall. It took my breath away! We lingered at the canyon / falls for a while and then headed to the Canyon Village area where we found a bar at the lodge that was built back in 1957 (and it looked it). After a couple of drinks we headed back to camp where I made dinner and then we retired for the evening as it had been a full day.
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