Day 8-A place you've traveled to

I have been to a lot of places, but this one has been on my mind a lot.  Yellowstone.

 I like going to Yellowstone because it's calming.  Now, I'm not a nature girl.  I hate hiking and being outdoors and flies, but I like being in a car or cabin enjoying nature with a safe distance or barrier from the elements.  This is why I like Yellowstone.  I can see things people only see on National Geographic Channel or Animal Planet. For instance, one year we saw a grizzly bear, black bear, coyotes, wolves, and other scavengers fight over the feast of a dead buffalo.  Granted it was a distance away, but I did see it.  The grizzly got on his hind legs and swiped the black bear who fought as equally hard.  Like something out of Sarah Palin's Alaska, but we could call this Alisa's (and also thousands of other visitors) Vacation to Yellowstone. 
If you stay in Yellowstone, the accommodations are very simple.  Cabins and rooms have a bed, some furniture, some actually have a private bathroom and that's it.  Now TV, no internet.  I love it.  It's quiet at night, like for reals quiet.  Not with a car in the distance or a neighbor's dog barking.  QUIET.  Dark, as well.  So dark, that one year we went and stayed out at the Lake Hotel after dark, this meant we had to drive back to our cabin in the next village in the pitch black night.  No street lights, because it's a national park.  So, we drove back, I was so nervous.  In the forests off the road I could see eyes.  Lots of them.  I worried something would run out onto the road and we would get into an accident.  When I wasn't worrying I noticed how insanely beautiful the night sky was.  The stars are amazing.
Another reason I love Yellowstone is the simpleness.  It's a simple visit there.  It's a simple life there (not in the winter!).  It humbles me.  When I look at the plains, mountains, and waterfalls I feel like I'm looking at God's country.
And this big beauty I love to visit is a ticking time bomb for a massive volcanic eruption!  Nice addition, right?  Well, we are going there again this summer, I can't wait!

Thank you John Muir, for being a naturalist, and getting this conservation started!