Yellowstone Kayak Tour; at Yellowstone Lake West Thumb
What is Yellowstone?
Yellowstone
was the first National Park to be established on March 1, 1872, by Ulysses S. Grant
and is 2,219,790.71 acres making it the 8th largest National Park in
the United States. It has many different geological features to view like hot
springs, geysers, canyons (how it got its name), lakes, mountains, rivers, and
waterfalls with lots of wildlife as well. When/if you visit you will get to see
buffalo, mountain goats, elk, antelope, black bears, and grizzly bears!
Yellowstone Lake; West Thumb
Kayaking Tour on Yellowstone Lake West Thumb
I
visited Yellowstone in June 2021 and fell in love with it! While there and
visiting Yellowstone Lake and the West Thumb Geyser Basin I did a guided kayak
tour on the lake which allowed me to learn a lot about the lake, west thumb,
and Yellowstone as a whole. The tour was great, and I would recommend it to
anyone visiting and looking for a fun activity to do while there. The tour was
4 hours long and we kayaked for 3 hours and went a total of 4 miles along the
west thumb and got to take our time taking in the views of the lake and basin
and ask any questions we had about Yellowstone.
What Went Wrong
Although
my guided tour was great and I was able to learn so much and enjoy kayaking
while doing it, it had a very rocky start. This tour was booked online on a third-party
website and when we first arrived at the docks, where all kayaking tours launch
from in the West Thumb, our tour guide was no where to be found. We called him
at least 20 times and got to answer, so we started to think we had gotten
scammed. But, luckily after an hour of waiting and about to leave he showed up!
The delay was due to it being his first ever tour and he had to get stickers
for the kayaks.
Link to Yellowstone National Park
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