The day began with a great breakfast at a West Yellowstone, MT restaurant. We were on our way to Yellowstone National Park (YNP) and breakfast at camp would only serve to slow our departure. I forgot the binoculars at the camper so I went back to get them. While I was gone Joshua and Annamarie had made a new friend. Her name was Sweetie. Throughout the city there were plastic painted Bison and my children had befriended the one outside of the restaurant where we had eaten. They are afraid of talking to anyone, regardless of age, but turn them into plastic and paint them and my children will flock to them. Simple minds, simple pleasures!
I will not bore you too much with every minute detail of the day but instead I will allow the pictures to speak for themselves! They are much more descriptive than this simple minded finite human being could ever dream to be.
We enjoyed the many elk that we saw including these beautiful male specimen.
Joshua and Annamarie were enthralled with the many Geysers that we walked around.
Old Faithful must be one of our nations most watched natural occurrence. We all waited patiently as this amazing spectacle waited to show its beauty.
There were many opportunities to see waterfalls throughout the YNP. One might think that if a person has seen one waterfall they have seen them all. I found this to be far from true, and I never tired taking pictures of them.
This is the stone for which YNP gets it name!
The petrified tree is an amazing phenomenon! There used to be three trees but vandals have left only one. It may be amazing that this one still remains.
The Mammoth Hot Springs evoked awe and wonder. To think that in a few years the roads will probably need to be moved as the mountains of minerals overtake them.
By the end of the day we were all tired and finally got supper at about 8:30.
It was a great day and renewed our love and respect for our Creator! God is good to give us all of these things to enjoy. There is no one like him in creativity, diversity, beauty and splendor!
1 comment:
It's really quite amazing to check your blog after a few days of forgetting and find you in yellowstone, montana! I did think of you on the fourth, jon and i watched a travel special featuring YNP. With each fantastic thing shown i wondered if you all were there at that moment experiencing it in person. Maybe you actually were!
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