Day 8 - May 18th

Time to leave Yellowstone. We traveled from Madison to Norris, Canyon Village (stopping to take in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone), past Fishing Bridge to Lake Village and had lunch at the Lake Hotel, the oldest in the park (the Big Yellow Hotel). Once again it is managed by Xanterra and fell somewhere in between Old Faithful and the Mammoth Hot Springs. Had some fun with the young waiter...he professed to have worked in fine dining his entire life (all 18 to 20 years). I must admit that he was on top of his game and would have passed a Ponti mystery shop with flying colors by offering a bottle of wine with lunch and trying to cross sell appetizers and dessert. So needless to say, Winston got a decent tip to help fund some of his summer work program fun. After lunch and one last outing in the gift shops, we ventured on through the East Gate of the park and on to Cody, Wyoming.