It was time to take it easy after the long hike and a full day of fishing so on Saturday we did a whole lot of nothing much.Today, Sunday, was kind of a slow day too but we did get out and explore the area.
On the day of the big hike we had planned on stopping to see Mesa Falls but we were so tired after the hike that we put it off until today.The lodge was built by a power company that thought it would construct a hydro electric generator near the falls and the lodge would have been used as their offices. The electric project never got past the building of the lodge. In the mean time the CCC came in and constructed viewing platforms and paths at both the upper and lower falls and the lodge was used for tourists until the improvements on the road to Yellowstone were completed and then the falls were by-passed and the place fell into disrepair. It wasn’t too long ago that the lodge was renovated and more people are coming to see this beautiful building and the magnificent waterfall.
The Lower Mesa Falls are more stunning but due to the lay of the land they have to be viewed from a distance. While we were looking around a young girl walked up, all breathless and asked if we had seen any kayaks go over the falls. It seems she had seen three men hike down towards the lower falls carrying kayaks so they could run the falls. We got all excited but after waiting over 30 minutes we grew restless and left. So we don’t know if they were successful or not.
We explored more of the side roads and residential areas along the river through Island Park and as we were driving away from a small dam we spotted this momma moose and her calf strolling down the road. Our first moose sighting!
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