Our Big Yellowstone Trip (Sept. 12 - 19, 2009)

We took a big road trip to Yellowstone!! While I have been several times, Peter and the kids have never been there. We started our trip by going to Logan, UT (a sort of halfway mark) to stay with Peter's sister, Tara and her family. Then on to Yellowstone where we tent camped for 5 nights (it was originally to be for four nights then one night in the Tetons, but there was too much to see in Yellowstone, so we stayed an extra night and skipped the Tetons) Then we drove out through the West Entrance, down to Rexburg, then back to Logan before heading home. Here are highlights of the trip...

Above Bear Lake...we stopped here after leaving Logan. We took the scenic route up through the Tetons and in the South Entrance of Yellowstone.


Our campsite in Grant Village. We camped all five days here. We discovered they had a nice laundromat after Warren threw up in the car on our first day...What fun that was!!

A pic inside our tiny tent...all we could fit inside was us and the sleeping bags. But we stayed nice and toasty warm!!


Old Faithful...we didn't get much closer...the crowds were huge.


This water was boiling...we walked around behind Old Faithful to check out all of the cool, smelly geothermal features.

Pretty blue pond...of hot, scalding water

Lucky timing...we were front row to see the Beehive Geyser go off!! It only erupts every 11-14 hours!! I must say it was much more impressive than Old Faithful...and lasted so much longer.


Then as we were walking back to the car, the Castle Geyser erupted!!


Took a short drive from Old Faithful to the Fountain Paint Pots. I must point out that Georgia had a hard time with the smell of sulfur, even gagging a couple of times. But she will probably never forget that part of Yellowstone!

Georgia in front of the Mud Volcano.

Hayden Valley, where we saw the most buffalo we have ever seen.

Buffalo crossing in front of the truck...we drove through Hayden Valley a total of 4 times, the first time was exciting and then the slow, very slow moving traffic got annoying.

At the Lower Falls

The Canyon and Falls were very impressive.

Mammoth Hot Springs

At the top of Mammoth Hot Springs

More at the top of Mammoth

Look at what the kids are pointing at...We had stopped for lunch on our way to the East Entrance and a buffalo decided to join us. On the other side of the road, thankfully!!

Just a cute pic of Georgia...we are at Fishing Bridge.

On the actual 'Fishing Bridge'

The Logan temple...on our last leg of the trip. We headed home after this...