Island Park 2012

I declare that Island Park and Yellowstone are  the most wonderful places on Earth.  No place smells better, and no place feels better.

We got to spend 5 days with my parents in their trailer in Island Park (the kids actually went up with my parents a couple of days before us).  We loved every minute and were so glad we were able to go on this spontaneous vacation!

Annie's Favorites:

• Making necklaces with Grammy.
• Getting a strawberry ice cream cone that was as big as her head.
• Singing songs in the car as we drove.
• Getting a new friend- Twisty the purple moose.

Will's Favorites:

• Every single geyser.
• Checking out all of Grandpa's lures.
• Catching Hopper- a little pond frog.
• Finding animals with his binoculars (especially bison).

Amy's Favorites:

• No dishes for 4 days!
• No cooking for 4 days!!
• Sitting in the lawn chair and enjoying the sights and smells of Island Park.
• Being in her favorite place with her most favorite people.

Dallas' Favorites:

• Hiking into a Grizzly just up from my parents lot.
• 6 point Bull Elk, 4 point bucks, a mother grizzly and cubs, coyote, bison and elk galore.
• Still being able to browse KSL before bed while eating Oreo's and milk.
• Prime Rib dinner at Yellowstone Lake Lodge.

DAY 1

Fishing on Henry's Lake

DAY 2

West Yellowstone

"Bears" IMAX movie

Old Faithful geyser loop

DAY 3

Church in the A Frame

Making necklaces

Wildlife drive

Family hike

DAY 4

Firehole River

West Thumb Geyser Basin

Yellowstone Lake

Wildlife spotting

Mud Volcanoes