The Great American Road Trip ChallengeOne trip, ~2.5 years, 48 states
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Day659

Day 659 — Rainbow Springs — Yellowstone National Park

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632Lake & Falls633Free Day634Down US-95635Payette Lake, then the Capital636Capital & Greenbelt637Foothills, then the Lava638Free Day639The Lava Fields640North to Sun Valley641Bald Mountain & Ketchum642Free Day643North to Montana644River & Smokejumpers645Free Day646North to Glacier647Going-to-the-Sun Road648Many Glacier649Lakes & Boats650Free Day651South to Helena652Capital & Gold Gulch653Free Day654South to Bozeman655Dinosaurs & Downtown656Free Day657Big Sky, then Yellowstone658Old Faithful659Rainbow Springs660Canyon & Wildlife661Lamar & Mammoth662Free Day663South to the Tetons664The Range & the Barns665River & Wildlife666Jackson & the Tram667Free Day668Northeast to Cody669Buffalo Bill & the Rodeo670Free Day671Northeast to the battlefield672Last Stand Hill673South to Devils Tower674The Tower675South to the capital676Capital & Frontier677Free Day678South to Colorado

Grand Prismatic and Norris.

  1. 9:00 AM – 2:00 PM· 5h

    Grand Prismatic & Norris BasinNational Parks & ForestsAnchor

    The vast rainbow-ringed hot spring (climb to the overlook), and the roaring Norris Geyser Basin.

    Bring: layers

    Midway Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, WY

What the colours mean

On this day

  • National Parks & Forests1

And how much each one matters

  • AnchorAlways do — the reason this stop is on the map
  • Worth itDo most of these
  • BonusQuirky bonus, if it's happening while you're here