For our 2011 Vacation we went to Teton National Park and Yellowstone National Park.
We drove to St. George Utah and stayed a night with my family then headed to Salt Lake City to pick up an RV that we had rented.
There were 9 members on this expedition, each had a special role:
(Left to Right)
Dan: driver, tour guide, CEO
Lisa: cook, cleaner, hater of cold low pressure showers
Heidi: flower picker and butterfly spotter
Ashley: instigator, goofball
Emily: observer, giggler
Ray: war correspondent, SLC escapee
Bjoern: thrower of a mean snowball
Melanie: a girl so sweet she got 32 mosquito bites
Reed: Whittler , stick collector, complainer
Once in The Tetons, we started our trip with a boat ride across Jenny Lake. We hiked to Hidden Falls where we saw the most turbulent water we have ever seen. The river is so young...it hasn't cut into the rocks yet so the water is going every which way down the mountain. In Rapids I would rate it a Class 7!
Forgetting that we were going on a mile hike....all of us girls wore sandals and nice shoes, thus proving you can still look good while taking on the great outdoors.
At this campground. A grizzly bear came through at night and we saw the rangers flashing strobe lights to drive him away. We never saw the bear, but we saw some cool lights....does that count? We looked everywhere for a bear and never saw one our entire trip....which is probably a good thing.
Ice Cream cones at Old Faithful. A great treat for a hot day.
Ashley makes little friends out of her ice cream cones.
Yummy dutch oven meals every night.
Our surroundings. 2400 miles of happy fun friendliness! When we got home Dan and I said we need a vacation from our vacation.
Does someone need a shower?
The grand canyon of Yellowstone. Lower Falls. Probably one of the most amazing displays of natures power on the earth. I know the kids will remember that fall for ever. Emily said she could stand there for 3 days watching it.
A geyser in so many ways!
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