This trip has been planned since this time last summer and the time finally came. We went there with the Lenzen family and spent time with three other families at Yellowstone. A broken foot and a ear infection were the two issues that we had. Ruby is one tough cookie and Kyle was an animal carrying her to Inspiration Point. The bottom line is that the weather was terrific and we had a great time!
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We took our time getting to Yellowstone by leaving a few days ahead of time. We stopped in Alexandria, MN then Medora, ND, and finally to Livingston, MT before entering the park. Once ‘there’ we spent four days in the Madison Campground at Yellowstone, another four days and Colter Bay in the Tetons, two days in Spearfish, SD.
Time in Yellowstone
Our view from the campsite
The first day in Yellowstone we headed over to Old Faithful
The springs are so cool (and hot)
On day two we visited Artist’s painters pots and Uncle Tom’s trail
Dragon’s Mouth Spring – This thing really does roar
We enjoyed plenty of time in this river
On our way to the Grand Prismatic Spring
I cannot get over how colorful this wonder is
Grand Tetons
The lake just down from our campsite
View of the mountains from our campsite
The girls helped us start a fire on the beach. Later that night the stars were unreal! We met a couple of college students from China and a couple from New York the Mrs shared a story of surviving the first tower falling on 9/11, incredible stories.
Our journey to inspiration point – Kyle gave Ruby a piggyback ride all the way up!!
Mt. RushmoreÂ
Spearfish, SD (Chris’ Campground)
A fun restaurant named after one of our own