This morning we made our way to the lake. But not before running into both Bob and Tommy, blocking traffic. Oh Bob, must you. After an hour delay, we headed to the lake. It was a rainy, cooler day, but luckily we missed the rain. The lake did not disappoint and the cloudy skies added …
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Norris Geyser
Today, we went to the Norris Geyser Basin. This area is one of the most active and studied part of Yellowstone. Sadly, the Steamboat Geyser, which can erupt from 4 days to 50 years did not erupt. That happened 19 days ago, but it was pretty cool to see. In other news, Mom Mom got …
Lamar Valley
Yesterday, the early crew woke up to make our way to the Lamar Valley to see wildlife. We made a pit stop at Mammoth for the restrooms, where we saw elk milling around. We then headed to Lamar, which did not disappoint. We got to see bison up close and personal. Sun rising in the …
Yellowstone: The Grand Canyon
This one was on my bucket list and did not disappoint. Beauty and raging power everywhere. We started on the lower rim. The view was amazing, especially Artist Point. Oh the views. They are hard to describe, God’s paint brush. And we got pictures of the men and women of Yellowstone. Not a bad looking …
Yellowstone: Hayden Valley
Zachary, Cam, Mike and I got up early to hit this valley. It was beautiful with the sun riding over it. We went early to see animals. We saw plenty of bison. We chose to name two of them, Marvin and George who were lingering right where the valley begins. Marvin made his presence known …
Yellowstone
We spent our first day in the geyser section of Yellowstone. First stop, the lower geyser section where we got to see a very old one named White Geyser. It didn’t disappoint giving us a full two minute eruption We then headed to Old Faithful. She’s the most regular of all of them. We arrived …
Grand Teton
Yesterday on the way to Yellowstone we went through the Tetons. Simply beautiful. There was a haze that covered the mountain. Another visitor said it was the fires out west. After making a few pull of stops, we ate at a resting area. Afterward, Zachary and Pop Pop tossed some baseballs. We arrived at Yellowstone …
Dubois WY
We start our day in Dubois headed to Yellowstone this morning. Yesterday was a long travel day through the dry, barren roads of I26 We arrived around six to this cute little town on 900 people. We went for pizza at the local town. Place was busy with tourist. Not much other news…on to Yellowstone.
Early Morning
This morning, Cameron, Zachary and I headed back to the meadows where the ranger told us the moose hang out. We caught the male leaving The female swam and ate in the small lake in front of us for quiet awhile. We also saw coyote in the distance. That was harder to get a good …
RMNP: Bear Lake
We spent our final night at Bear Lake. Another quick trip to Bear Lake and then on to Sprague Lake. After a rain storm, with hail, the skies cleared and we were able to walk the trail. The lake was breathtaking. And the cloudy skies added another dimension. Zachary and Cameron got a ton of …