Days 4 and 5.
We ate breakfast, and then packed up to head back toward one of the sites near Lonestar Geyser. I’d been at the site before, and was nervous about it. The thermals are close, and I was concerned about where we were going to put all our tents. But we’d figure it out.
![20220802_083331.jpg 20220802_083331.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113569-e48e58217215d5e3245b595166c63e8d.jpg)
Another stream crossing.
![20220802_111100.jpg 20220802_111100.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113570-509b1b00881b9762bb320567f24b2bae.jpg)
Near our campsite, we were passed by a couple of strings of mules.
![20220802_134105.jpg 20220802_134105.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113571-e4f106ab7767459320860be9d55e15a7.jpg)
![20220802_134127.jpg 20220802_134127.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113572-9eacfc560be254ac4d810673b5dc1dac.jpg)
I’m glad I’m not a mule. I hate hiking close to a bunch of other hikers. I like to go my own pace. I like to see what I want to see.
When we got to camp, we were surprised by mules. The people doing the trail work a mile or so ahead, were doing staging with the mules.
![20220802_144712.jpg 20220802_144712.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113573-7cfb1eacea4794a9805a2ba0b9fa9400.jpg)
![20220802_144725.jpg 20220802_144725.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113574-52d2b0ff26febc8e295bbc65e863208d.jpg)
Our enjoyment of the site was cut short by a rain storm. I had requested a weather report from my InReach, and I laughed as it said that there was a 100% chance of rain—15 minutes ago. Ha!
Plop. Plop. Plop, plop, plop…. . It rained fairly hard, and for about two hours. When it finally stopped, we got out of our tents and ate our final supper together.
![20220802_154643.jpg 20220802_154643.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113575-27351932fa901019e4cc390db7d4b70e.jpg)
In the morning, there was a beautiful foggy mist over the thermal area beside camp.
![20220803_071550.jpg 20220803_071550.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113576-418dfdb3d1059afe04c3ca9dee6c94c5.jpg)
![20220803_071555.jpg 20220803_071555.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113577-073e0118edb552979bc3c1fb126d9ff7.jpg)
![20220803_071743.jpg 20220803_071743.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113578-0a9d7ad5901a90cde9516d6866a3784d.jpg)
We hiked past the same thermals we had hiked by on our way to the geyser basin.
![20220803_101300.jpg 20220803_101300.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113579-911c05e5873b738f8e7668d12079e369.jpg)
Once at the trailhead, we headed to the Old Faithful area to see Old Faithful.
![20220803_123214.jpg 20220803_123214.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113580-a4eba556575562f854239fd837fecbd9.jpg)
And… I found ice cream! Note to self—even out of focus ice cream tastes pretty good.
We ate breakfast, and then packed up to head back toward one of the sites near Lonestar Geyser. I’d been at the site before, and was nervous about it. The thermals are close, and I was concerned about where we were going to put all our tents. But we’d figure it out.
![20220802_083331.jpg 20220802_083331.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113569-e48e58217215d5e3245b595166c63e8d.jpg)
Another stream crossing.
![20220802_111100.jpg 20220802_111100.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113570-509b1b00881b9762bb320567f24b2bae.jpg)
Near our campsite, we were passed by a couple of strings of mules.
![20220802_134105.jpg 20220802_134105.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113571-e4f106ab7767459320860be9d55e15a7.jpg)
![20220802_134127.jpg 20220802_134127.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113572-9eacfc560be254ac4d810673b5dc1dac.jpg)
I’m glad I’m not a mule. I hate hiking close to a bunch of other hikers. I like to go my own pace. I like to see what I want to see.
When we got to camp, we were surprised by mules. The people doing the trail work a mile or so ahead, were doing staging with the mules.
![20220802_144712.jpg 20220802_144712.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113573-7cfb1eacea4794a9805a2ba0b9fa9400.jpg)
![20220802_144725.jpg 20220802_144725.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113574-52d2b0ff26febc8e295bbc65e863208d.jpg)
Our enjoyment of the site was cut short by a rain storm. I had requested a weather report from my InReach, and I laughed as it said that there was a 100% chance of rain—15 minutes ago. Ha!
Plop. Plop. Plop, plop, plop…. . It rained fairly hard, and for about two hours. When it finally stopped, we got out of our tents and ate our final supper together.
![20220802_154643.jpg 20220802_154643.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113575-27351932fa901019e4cc390db7d4b70e.jpg)
In the morning, there was a beautiful foggy mist over the thermal area beside camp.
![20220803_071550.jpg 20220803_071550.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113576-418dfdb3d1059afe04c3ca9dee6c94c5.jpg)
![20220803_071555.jpg 20220803_071555.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113577-073e0118edb552979bc3c1fb126d9ff7.jpg)
![20220803_071743.jpg 20220803_071743.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113578-0a9d7ad5901a90cde9516d6866a3784d.jpg)
We hiked past the same thermals we had hiked by on our way to the geyser basin.
![20220803_101300.jpg 20220803_101300.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113579-911c05e5873b738f8e7668d12079e369.jpg)
Once at the trailhead, we headed to the Old Faithful area to see Old Faithful.
![20220803_123214.jpg 20220803_123214.jpg](https://backcountrypost.com/data/attachments/113/113580-a4eba556575562f854239fd837fecbd9.jpg)
And… I found ice cream! Note to self—even out of focus ice cream tastes pretty good.
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