Tuesday, June 30, 2009

Yellowstone and Mount Rushmore!

Having a picnic in South Dakota on the way
The Teton Mountains at night

The Teton Mountains at dusk


Old Faithful



The town square in Jackson, WY




The boys and I in front of Morning Glory Pool





A grizzly bear that jumped on the road and Blayne took off running the opposite direction as quick as he could run.







We had to hike to this waterfall down the side of the mountain. Going down was fine. Coming back up equaled Aunt Jessica throwing up about 75 feet from the top.






A huge buffalo that was next to our car








After so much driving, and leaving at 2:30 in the morning we made it to Mount Rushmore the first day
We had an amazing time on our vacation. I am not really a nature person, but I loved the trip. We ended up seeing 8 bears, 3 wolves, about 30 mountain goats, 3 moose, and hundreds of elk, deer, and buffalo. Brayden and Blayne did not want to come home at all. They really had a great time. I loved hearing them complain about having to leave. I think this was the first vacation I probably lost weight on. The weather was amazing there. The temp ranged between 42 and 91, with very little humidity. On one of the mountain ranges people were skiing because there was still enough snow there that was possible to do. I thought the variations in temperature would make me sick, but I felt great the whole time, except for the hike up the mountain that got me. I also got an occasional headache from the elevation. I had 485 pictures of the trip, but these were a few of the good ones that I wanted to share.










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