We woke up Sunday Morning and walked in downtown West Yellowstone.There are painted buffalo all over town--this one was in front of the Yellowstone Museum.
Addie and Heidi climbed on a bear statue...
check out Heidi's pose! She's a kook!
Sweet Adeline...
We stopped at the big gas station there on the corner by the Park entrance.
It has a big old soda fountain and the girls found these tiny forest animal figurines there.
Heidi (at the tiny soda shop table) shows off her buffalo and deer
Fun with Bambi and Bison
Later we saw this REAL bison by the Madison River
(most of those little trees in the background are the re-growth from the 1988 fire)
...and here we are taking a walk toward Old Faithful geyser
(Heidi, Addie, James, and Me)
James was excited to see the geyser! (Zuzana took this picture)
Here we are on the upper deck of the Old Faithful Inn. Addie is showing me the pictures she took (and if YOU want to see them , go to her blog).
One of the benches on the deck of the Inn
Addie took this picture of the geyser starting to go off again
Here we are eating our picnic lunch inside the Old Faithful Lodge (it was getting cold outside). We were right by the big fireplace and it was so comfy!
Later we stopped to see the Grand Prismatic spring at midway & lower geyser basin, and then to the Fountain Paint Pots (which have really shrunk since I last stopped there in 1980--I know, I have been here 6 or 7 times since then and haven't stopped). this is a picture of Addie in front of a pool near the paint pots.
And what trip to the Park would be complete without a Bison traffic jam?
Addie and Heidi climbed on a bear statue...
check out Heidi's pose! She's a kook!
Sweet Adeline...
We stopped at the big gas station there on the corner by the Park entrance.
It has a big old soda fountain and the girls found these tiny forest animal figurines there.
Heidi (at the tiny soda shop table) shows off her buffalo and deer
Fun with Bambi and Bison
Later we saw this REAL bison by the Madison River(most of those little trees in the background are the re-growth from the 1988 fire)
...and here we are taking a walk toward Old Faithful geyser(Heidi, Addie, James, and Me)
James was excited to see the geyser! (Zuzana took this picture)
Here we are on the upper deck of the Old Faithful Inn. Addie is showing me the pictures she took (and if YOU want to see them , go to her blog).
One of the benches on the deck of the Inn
Addie took this picture of the geyser starting to go off again
Here we are eating our picnic lunch inside the Old Faithful Lodge (it was getting cold outside). We were right by the big fireplace and it was so comfy!
Later we stopped to see the Grand Prismatic spring at midway & lower geyser basin, and then to the Fountain Paint Pots (which have really shrunk since I last stopped there in 1980--I know, I have been here 6 or 7 times since then and haven't stopped). this is a picture of Addie in front of a pool near the paint pots.
And what trip to the Park would be complete without a Bison traffic jam?We took this picture as we headed home.
We got home around 9pm on Sunday night. We all had a great time and Zuzana and Peter will have lots of great pictures adn memories to share when they go home in a few weeks!
6 comments:
WOW! Those bison are terrific. And the views are breath taking. What was the temperature?? It's so weird to see people wearing jackets and sweatshirts!!
James' "OH" faces are so priceless
WOW! Those bison are terrific. And the views are breath taking. What was the temperature?? It's so weird to see people wearing jackets and sweatshirts!!
James' "OH" faces are so priceless
I was going to say that I love James' "oh" faces too! It reminds me of 10 months ago when Ben was at that stage. It goes by too fast!
Kristen, we had a cold snap over the weekend and the high was in the 50's; our regular temp here in town is about 60-65 now--sweater weather. We've a couple of 80-degree days in September, too, so it's crazy season change time!
Jill, I miss you! I need to call you soon cuz I think we are coming down for conference instead of me going to AZ...we need to plan for Sam's bday and Girls Night during priesthood meeting!
I want to jam with bison!
Georgia, you are welcome to stay at the Casa Melin B&B any old time you want to have a Yellowstone Adventure! This is a great place to jam with Bison (there is even a Bison ranch between here & Bozeman!)
I hope your first trimester is turning out to be a little more pleasant than mine was! I am so very happy for you and keep a prayer in my heart for you everyday! XOXOXO
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