Weather: 76ยบ, sun
About this Hike: Yesterday I took some time to explore the Mammoth Hot Springs at Yellowstone. At the hot springs I noticed the Beaver Ponds Trailhead.
Beaver Ponds ended up being a fantastic hike. As the name implies, it takes you into the woods beyond the hot springs and to several ponds. One of them had a distinct beaver dam, while another hiker told me she saw a beaver. I waited around the beaver dam for a while, but nobody poked his head up.
I was nervous about wildlife, having read some previous reviews of this trail. However, I started mid morning and was accompanied by a good number of other hikers. Being as this is a loop, hikers were coming from both directions.
A beaver sighting would have been nice, but in the end I saw no wildlife. Regardless, the scenery and views were spectacular.
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