Went to see The Ranger this long weekend and enjoyed some little hikes in the West Thumb area of the park. First we hiked the Lake Overlook trail. It's a pleasant little hike which, obviously, takes you up to an overlook of Yellowstone Lake. At the top, there's this thermal area that didn't manifest itself until last year. They had to reroute the trail when the trees around it began to die (couldn't take the heat) and when steam began to pour out of the rocks. You just never know in Yellowstone when and where the geologic changes will take place!
After the Lake Overlook trail we hiked the Duck Lake trail. One thing I've enjoyed at various lakes around the park is the Beach Art left by other humans. We ended up being thankful for it here because it helped us to find the trail back. That's a pretty big shoreline and one might get a tad lost trying to find that one place in the pine trees that takes you back to your car. We saw elk tracks along the shore. We had the place to ourselves. Lovely little walk.
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