Skywatch Friday: Mystic Falls
This week's Yellowstone adventure was a short 3 1/2 mile out and back hike to Mystic Falls.
The trail head to Mystic Falls is located on the backside of Biscuit Basin. If you follow the boardwalks all the way to the west to a dirt trail, you'll find the trail head
There are lots of beautiful thermal features at Biscuit Basin...
...including this beautiful pool that looks like you could just jump in and soak yourself in. Don't do that though or you'll be boiled to death in a matter of seconds.
Once you find the trail head the throngs of people are left behind as the trail winds alongside an off shoot of the Fire Hole river.
Very peaceful and quiet, I only passed a handful of other visitors.
Before long you get a glimpse of the falls.
If you're willing to climb up a few rocks you get a view of the many tiers of the falls.
After taking in the view and taking a few photos it was time to make the hike back to the parking lot in order to get out of the park before 11:00 a.m. when the Park becomes so crowded that it's impossible to even find a parking spot. (I would have gone earlier but I was waiting for the temperature to get above 40 degrees.)
The early bird gets the worm.
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