July 3 - 14, 2016
Fishing Bridge RV Park
Yellowstone National Park
I can't believe it's been 2 weeks since my last update but the time has gone quickly. As expected we have had no access to Wi-Fi or Cellular Data so I haven't been able to post any updates until now. We are currently back in Jackson Hole at a hotel (w/ Wi-Fi) with Sydney and Evan. They have a flight back to LA tomorrow morning at 8 am.
We had an exciting first week with Julie, Greg, and Katy. We caravanned around Yellowstone and saw all the major (and a lot of minor) attractions. We were able to see so many different types of wild animals.... Bison, Elk, Deer, Coyote, and Bear. In fact the Bison are so plentiful and wander everywhere, we got to the point where we made fun of the newbies that pulled over and ran to see them. As Julie put it, the landscape is like something from another world. Many geysers, hot springs, and thermal vents made you feel like you were walking around on Mars. Of course they were also quite beautiful and we can honestly say Yellowstone now tops our list of most favorite place. I took hundreds of pictures so it was difficult to narrow them down to a few for this blog, but here they are:
The grandkids at Yellowstone Lake:
The Mud Volcanoes:
Many gorgeous canyons an rivers:
Julie even brought kid friendly fireworks for the fourth......
Of course Old Faithful.....
The amazing colors of the hot springs...
My favorite, the Grand Prismatic....
Upper Falls.....one of several beautiful waterfalls.
The eerie and strange rock formations in Mammoth....
More beautiful views..
Oh yeah... Bison
The rustic and beautiful Old Faithful Lodge....
And of course the view of Old Faithful from the Lodge....
As the sign says... The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone...another favorite of ours.
I can't count the number of Bison burgers Sydney ate at each of the 8 or so Lodge restaurants ;>)
And when it rains....and it rains a lot, there's plenty of time for Yellowstone Monopoly....
It has been a whirlwind visit and I can't believe we are almost done visiting the one site Marilyn and I wanted to see most. I know everyone had a fun and memorable visit and hopefully the kids came away with a better appreciation for wildlife and this beautiful country of ours.
We will be here in Yellowstone until 7-20 and then move south into the Grand Tetons.... back to back National Parks, can't beat that. I can't tell you how much we have saved using Marilyn's Senior Pass (free entry into all National Parks), and in a few weeks I'll be able to get mine ;>)