More Waterfalls

Troy and Rebecca and Cathy got up very early and came over to Fishing Bridge to take showers before heading to the Lamar Valley to fish. Meanwhile, we slept in. Communications are rather difficult, since cell phone reception is spotty at best. After a while we got a text-to-email from Rebecca inviting us to join them in the Lamar Valley.

We packed lunch and headed out, only to run into the bison jam, again. One walked only a few feet from the truck, and I got a good shot of its flank, about shoulder to hip.... (I'd publish it, but Ken deleted it immediately.)

After some misadventures, we finally met up with Rebecca and Cathy. Troy was still down on the river fishing. We headed for Yellowstone Picnic Area (near the Tower Junction) to eat lunch. Troy caught up with us after a few minutes. He showed off a photo of a beautiful cutthroat trout he had caught (photos are all you can keep, since Yellowstone has a catch and release policy).

Next we went to Tower Falls and then Artist Point to view the Lower Falls of the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone. At that point, Troy decided to fish a while in the Yellowstone River while Rebecca and Cathy came over to visit. Cathy and her grandpa played chess again. Cathy is a persistent and good natured chess player, despite being cut no slack by Ken.

Troy caught four fish before coming to join us for dinner. Then we all went over to Bridge Bay for a campfire and s'mores. Troy built a great fire and we all sat by it and talked until it was ready to cook marshmallows. We talked about Cathy's ambition to be an anime artist and to move to Japan. We talked about Troy's experiences growing up on a farm in North Dakota.

Finally it was time to say good night and goodbye for now. They will be leaving early in the morning. Troy will try to make the whole trip in one day--he has a business that needs his attention. Rebecca and Cathy might or might not make the trip in one day.

We are continuing to have problems charging the batteries. Today was largely overcast. Running the generator when we got home maintained the SOC at 78% but didn't improve it.