Travel
from Pahaska past back through the east gate. You will also ride through the Hayden
Valley where winter looks real. Snow-covered rolling hills blend into
valleys making the landscape look like fluffy pillows. Travel to Mammoth Hot Springs to view the unique travertine terraces. Include a stop at Norris Geyser Basin to see the Porcelain Basin, one of the Park's spectacular and colorful thermal basins. Walk through Back Basin to view Echinus and Steamboat Geysers. Travel on to mammoth, passing Roaring Mountain. The numerous steam vents on the rock slope truly gives the impression that the mountain is roaring. The groomed trail ends a few miles before we Mammoth and shuttle service is available to take us into town to view the colorful terraces.
The day ends when we reach
Mammoth Hot Springs Resort about 5PM. We traveled 76+ miles and made dozens
of stops along the way. The first order of business is to get
gas for your snowmobile and check into the hotel.
Mammoth isn't the Ritz. There are no TVs but you do get a telephone (maybe). You should feel really good about having your own bathroom, many of the rooms at Mammoth don't.