While in CDA, we decided we would journey over to Yellowstone for a few days. It's only about a 6-7 hour drive from my parents, so it really seemed like a good time to go, since we were already over there. My parents decided to come along with us. We rented a house in West Yellowstone and went into the park each day. We were there for 3 full days, and they were very full indeed.
Day 1: We had the best of intentions to go into the park, stop at a couple of quick hiking spots, stop at Old Faithful and then have lunch at Yellowstone Lake. But we didn't quite make it. We weren't far into the park at all, when traffic slowed. We soon realized that we were following a herd of buffalo, and they were using the road to walk along. It took us almost 3 hours to get past them. By this time, we were hungry, so we stopped at some picnic tables and changed our plans of eating by the lake. We made it to Old Faithful, but then we headed back to our house after that.
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| Following the Herd |
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| Our Road is Their Road |
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| Up Close and Personal |
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| Lunch Stop |
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| Waiting Faithfully for Old Faithful |
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Day 2: We decided to head north and visit Mammoth Hot Springs. And along the way we stopped and saw a bear on the side of the road. We also stopped at some paint pots along the way. Those were cool. But the Hot Springs were really neat to see. We hiked down the side of the hill and got quite a view! At the bottom we saw some elk. From there we stopped and did a short hike to some falls. Then we drove to Roosevelt Towers for dinner. That evening we drove through an area that is great for seeing animals. We saw some Pronghorn Antelope and lots more buffalo. On the drive back home through the mountains, we saw a grizzly bear and two cubs. That was really neat.
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| Grandpa and the boys at the Paint Pots |
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| Family Photo at Mammoth Hot Springs |
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| Daniel and the Elk |
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| Simon and I on the hike |
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