Showing posts with label Yellowstone. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yellowstone. Show all posts

Sunday, August 23, 2009

A few favorite moments


From our family's last hurrah this summer to Island Park and Yellowstone National Park:



The 30+ year old tent trailer of Bill's childhood that he inherited this year. Many hours of elbow grease have been put into restoring it in time for our many camping adventures this summer. And I must say, well worth it...already countless memories made.




Pool at Biscuit Basin.
(Bill and Porter watched a young man jump the fence, walk out onto the fragile crust and stick his finger in the water to see just how hot it was.)
Yeah.




Makeshift sulfur mask.





GREAT socks.




Very,




very,




relaxed and contemplative.




5 bear sightings on one of the days we were there....this is one of 3 that we were able to see.




Going for a canoe ride ... in the back of the pickup.





Mud bath.




This masculine beast was the perfect photo-op.




Got to spend one of our days in Yellowstone with my parents. Here we are visiting the fantastic visitor's center/museum at Canyon Village that we love to go to - highly recommended.




Grand Canyon of Yellowstone




My mom and dad.
The best parents (and chauffeurs) one could ever ask for.




Watching his dad take a picture of the grizzly bear. (I'm thinking he looks rather mysterious and handsome in this picture :) --notice the many survival bracelets he's sportin'...he learned to make them at Scout camp and has made a bajillion of them. Grandma is even wearing hers, but I didn't get a picture.



BUT, there was one little critter out and about that the tourists photographed as much as


the bison,


the geysers,


the bears,


the elk,


and the waterfalls:




She even grabbed the attention of some black-leather clad, weather worn bikers and managed to melt them into a puddle of mush.


Tuesday, August 11, 2009

nice socks


We're still in demolition mode at the house, but we made it home from our family vacation and just finished unpacking and putting the trailer away this afternoon. The wood floors should begin to be put in tomorrow afternoon. ( I can't wait to get out of this mess so that life can return to normal and I can fix my family a nice, healthy meal!)

We visited Yellowstone National Park twice last week in our travels. Our family LOVES to explore Yellowstone- - but we like to avoid the tourist traps (like Old Faithful) and take the road less traveled. There is SO much to see, it is incredible. I think Yellowstone is one of the most beautiful, awe-inspiring places on the earth, and I can't wait to post pictures in a few days when my life settles just a little bit. We had a fantastic time. It was much needed.

When visiting Yellowstone though, I've got one thing to say:

Always keep your camera handy.





You never know what kind of socks you're gonna run into on the boardwalks.