The night before entering Yellowstone, we heard on the news that a man had been killed by a Grizzly Bear in the Park. Although it’s the first fatal mauling in the Park since 1986, we were still a tad paranoid, especially with the kids.
Yellowstone had some pretty scenery but didn’t ‘WOW’ us as much as some of the sites in Canada and Yosemite. 
The actual size of the National Park is impressive. It’s famous for being the first national park in the world, its wildlife and geothermal features. The wildlife was certainly abundant and we had to be careful whilst driving to ensure we didn’t hit any animals, especially deers crossing the road.
We dragged the kids around the West Thumb Geyser basin to see the natural hot springs that are fuelled by the active volcano under Yellowstone.
We didn’t realise we were camping on an active volcano! We also saw 'Old Faithful' geyser blow, we waited over an hour for the experience with about 200 other tourists.
The kids had the best time when we came across snow again and get to build a snowman. Pretty poor excuse for a snowman, but they love it. Also gives Luke the chance to wear his gloves and beanie that his Mim sent over from Aus.
We only stayed 3 nights in Yellowstone. With the mosquitos, bears, difficulty getting a campsite and limited activities for small children we decided it was best for everyone’s sanity to move on.
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