6.16.2011

Grand Teton/Yellowstone Adventure

When I was young my family went to Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks each September and stayed at Colter Bay.  We meet up with the Reading family each year for some fun and adventure.  I don't remember when we actually stopped going but I will always have a great memories from those family trips.

We planned the this trip to coincide with a family shindig in Pinedale, WY but when that was cancelled we decided to keep our reservations and enjoy more time in the parks.  This was Tristan's FIRST TIME!!  It was fun to watch him as we explored.  We also decided to invite my sister Kerry and her son Isaiah.  It was also Isaiah's first time.  Kerry can't remember ever coming up with the family which may be true since we could have stopped coming yearly before she was born. My brother Aaron was also up for the weekend with Meredith.  What great timing!

This was a whirlwind trip and we did not have a lot of time to spend in any one place. We were able to hit most of the highlights of both parks in three days but I could have spent all that time at Grand Teton and another three in Yellowstone.

The weather this June has been a little crazy!  We had a mix of it all...sun, rain, snow, warm, cold & very windy.

The hightlights of the trip are pictured here!

Animals:
Sightings included...Grizzly Bear & Cub, Moose, Bluejay, Elk & Calf, Bison & Calf, Yellow-Bellied Marmot, Canada Geese, Beaver, Uintah Ground Squirel, Cutthroat Trout, Mountain Bluebird...

People
Kristy & Tristan Moore, Kerry & Isaiah McNeil, Aaron Swenson & Meredith

Places
Jenny Lake (ferry ride across the lake for a hike), Hidden Falls (.5 mile hike with snow), Signal Mountain, Oxbow Bend (wildlife & great view of Mt. Moran), Colter Bay, Jackson Lake (beaver sighting), Yellowstone & Lewis Lakes (mostly frozen), Old Faithful (& the inn), Middle Geyser Basin (Grand Prismatic Geyser), Firehole Falls, Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone (Upper & Lower Falls), Fishing Bridge, Lewis Falls, Jackson Hole...

We will be coming back again and again!!

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