Tower Falls

On the way to Tower Falls we stopped at the Beached Cliffs.


Driving along we stopped again in the middle of the road for no apparent reason. People are getting out of the car to take pictures of what seemed to be just trees. At closer look we were able to see a black bear and her cub walking a little bit further back in the woods. By the time we arrived at the spot, they were of course gone. There are plenty of spots to pull of the road, but I guess people get just so excited, they just stop. We really have not had to deal with tourism other than in Moab, so this is a new experience for us. And then we reach Tower Falls.


As you can see from the pictures, the weather was steadily getting worse through out the day and we actually drove through some rain going over one of the passes. There was still snow on the side of the road, but luckily not on the road. The park is a beautiful forest and probably a hiker's paradise. People that know us know that we do not hike. We enjoyed what we had seen so far, but were just a tiny bit disappointed until we stopped at Norris on the way back out of the park.

We had such a variety of geysers and hot springs it was a blast to check it all out. The geyser went off about every sixty seconds.

And then there was the one that looked like water just sizzling on a hot plate.

The trail was about one mile and was supposed to take about 45 minutes. I don't know how much time we spend there, but there were so many small geysers and hot springs, it was a blast. I wish I would have brought a gas mask, but other than that, it was great.