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Wednesday, July 25, 2012

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








2 comments:

Maggie Diamond said...

Isn't that place just magical? It looks like you guys were close to our cabin!

Heidi said...

I LOVE Yellowstone! So jealous right now!
I LOVE the picture of the 4 of you enjoying nature on your hike.

(Don't you love having parents with a trailer to invade in when you go camping?)