YELLOWSTONE - TUESDAY, JULY 3rd

 THIS IS THE VERY OLD LODGE AT "OLD FAITHFUL"

THERE IS A NEWER LODGE AS WELL AS A VERY NEW VISITOR

CENTER AS OF TWO YEARS.

 

 WAITING FOR OLD FAITHFUL TO BEGIN IT'S MAGIC

 THERE SHE BLOWS!

 NATALIE WANTED TO CHECK OUT THE MIDWAY GEYSERS,

AND WE ARE SO GLAD WE DID

 THE HOT GEYSER WATER IS POURING INTO THE RIVER

 THE BOARD WALK AROUND THE AREA

 EXCELSIOR GEYSER

 GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING

 A CLOSER LOOK AT THE GRAND PRISMATIC SPRING

 OPAL POOL

 TURQUOISE POOL

 LOOK CLOSE AND YOU CAN SEE A COYOTE LOOKING FOR HIS MEAL

 WE HAD LUNCH AT THE LAKE LODGE, IT IS A GREAT LODGE

 PAPA JOHN WAS A GOOD SPORT ABOUT TAKING THE GRAND KIDS OUT FISHING, ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE WAS ONLY ONE WHO KNEW HOW TO FISH.

IT WAS A LITTLE STRESSFUL AT TIMES!

 

 

 TAYLER WAS THE PRO THIS DAY.....SHE GOES WITH HER DAD ALL THE TIME

  STRIDER WAS THE CATCH OF THE DAY

 BACK AT CAMP AT THE END OF THE DAY

MORE GLOW STICKS

 

 

 

 

YELLOWSTONE 2012 - SUNDAY, JULY 1st & MONDAY, JULY 2nd

SUNDAY NIGHT, JULY 1st

THE FAMILY CAMPED AT BRIDGE BAY

 NATALIE HELPED ME PUT UP 4th of JULY DECORATIONS

 WE WENT EXPLORING AFTER DINNER

 OUR FIRST GEYSER

 THE MUD POT

 THE DRAGONS MOUTH

 MONDAY, JULY 2nd

 YELLOWSTONE SHIRTS FOR THE GRAND KIDS

 

 WE SAW PLENTY OF BISON

A BISON ROLLING IN THE DIRT

THE GRAND CANYON OF YELLOWSTONE

UPPER FALLS

  

 

 

 NANA SHARING A COOKIE WITH STRIDER

 WE WENT TO THE LOWER FALLS AND DECIDED TO GO ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE CANYON TO THE BRINK OF THE LOWER FALLS.  IT WAS A LONG SWITCH BACK HIKE, BUT WELL WORTH TH EFFORT

 AH, WE MADE IT BACK

  WE FOUND A RIVER TO COOL OFF

 STRIDER WASN'T TOO SURE ABOUT THE COLD WATER,

BUT HE SOON WARMED UP TO IT

 A LITTLE TOO COLD FOR PAPA

 MONDAY EVENING AROUND THE CAMPFIRE

 THE KIDS HAD FUN WITH THE GLOW STICKS