First bear spotting. He was off the side of the road. We had to wait for the line of cars to move slowly past him before we could see him. Later we saw a momma bear and two cubs.
We made a quick stop at Mammoth Falls. Amazing!
Wagon/horse rides for everyone out to a chuckwagon steak dinner with entertainment.
Kyleigh petting the horse that pulled their wagon. She loves horses.
One morning we ran into a group of buffalo on the road. They didn't have anywhere to go. One side was mountain and the other river, so they were running up the road. We literally could have reached out and touched them. They had a few babies with them also. This was a once in a lifetime experience.
Katelyn and Naiya love to pick flowers. This was on our 6 or so mile round trip hike to the lone star geyser.
Cute kids eating lunch at the lone star geyser.
The lone star geyser goes off every 3-5 hours. We just happened to get there about 10 minutes before it went off. It shot in the air for about 30 minutes. Some people had been waiting for hours and others happened upon it just after it stopped. We were so lucky.
Man, Rusty is exceptionally hot.
Papa and Katleyn at the mud pots.
Aliya had her first birthday while we were at Yellowstone. We tried to have a party for her, but she fell asleep. I guess that is what happens when you are out of the cabin at 5 a.m. to look for animals. Happy Birthday anyway, sweet Aliya.Other Yellowstone news:
We stayed in Island Park at the Mangy Moose cabin. We enjoyed it, although we weren't really there a whole lot. Gone by 5 a.m and back around 11 for 2 of the 3 nights we were there. It is so nice to have a place to cook, though. We would stay there again if given the chance.
The first night we were there we went to a play at the playmill. It was High School Musical. The girls enjoyed it, but the babies had to leave before intermission. Holly and Russ took the babies and got some extra shopping time in at West Yellowstone.
I had been telling the girls of the fabulous candy store in West Yellowstone, and how I had bought a monstrous jawbreaker as a kid. It took me weeks to finish that thing. They wanted one, too. Sure enough, they still had them there. Katelyn decided on something else at the last minute and Kyleigh bought one but has barely taken 10 licks on it. I suppose it will sit in my fridge for a year or so. I don't think she has my sweet tooth.
Rusty and I haven't been to Yellowstone since we went camping on our Honeymoon, and we didn't really see much of the park then. We are looking forward to going back.
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