We awoke early in the morning, ate a short breakfast which we had purchased the night before and set out.  
At 7:30 am, it appeared that all the tourists were still in bed, and only a few brave souls
were on the roads.  This, coupled with my long-standing distain for traffic laws, led to us
arriving quite early at Mammoth Springs to the north.  On our way, we stopped at Roaring Mountain
(Which made no sound at all) and I made my little contribution to the park by smashing a low-flying
bird with our rental car.  Mammoth springs was the site of the old fort when Yellowstone was 
administered by the military, and had a hot spring complex that we visited.
  Although much of it wasn't near as dramatic as the area around Old Faithful, the terraced
hot springs of the area were quite beautiful and unique.  We left as a bunch of bus-borne chinese
tourists inundated the area, and headed east towards the Tower/Roosevelt area, the last major
"site" left unvisited.  The countryside was beautiful on the way, however, we were unable to
find the attraction we were looking for (Specimen Ridge) and the Roosevelt lodge was closed
for the summer, thwarting our lunch plans.
  The excursion wasn't a total wash, as we spotted a small black bear, and visited Tower Falls,
although we opted not to hike to the base of it for a better view.  We headed back to Mammoth
Springs, where we ate lunch, and decided to spend the rest of the day revisiting the Old Faithful
area, large swathes of which we had bypassed earlier due to the brevity of our stay and the 
weather conditions.
  An hour and a half later, we were stopping at many points along the way, which featured
geysers and springs that were part of the valley, but not directly connected to the Old 
Faithful area.  By 3 pm, we arrived at Old Faithful itself, and resumed our hike, which
covered approximately 4-5 miles, and visited some of the more far-flung geysers.  Although
a vigil over Daisy Geyser proved a bust, we were lucky enough to see Grand Geyser erupt on 
the way back, a once-daily occurance.
  Before we departed, we stopped inside the Old Faithful Lodge, hoping to partake in dinner
there, only to find the quickest available tables were 4 hours away.  The interior of the
structure was most magnificent, being made of logs and twisting branches, yet supporting
an elaborate 4 story enclosed area, along with a lookout post from the top center of the 
building. 
  Exiting the park, we went over Craig Pass, which was blocked off before due to snow, and
where large snow drifts were still piled, after most of the snow in the park had already
melted.  The trip out was relatively non-eventful, although we did see a small grizzly bear
in the Grand Tetons Park, and, as the weather was excellent, I took a few pictures of the
Tetons as we went by.