It has been a while since I posted anything to my blog.... not because I had nothing to say, but because we have had very, very limited internet service. I never realized how attached I have become to accessing people and things through internet, but I do now!! Trying to conduct a final real estate deal through emails and internet has been extremely difficult! BUT IT IS DONE! YAY! I'm putting my career as a REALTOR in the past and concentrating on travel and family exclusively!
Now to my blog - We spent eight nights and wonderful days visiting Yellowstone National Park and The Grand Tetons National Park. There are so many grand details to relay, so I'll just let my photos and captions do the talking for me. Here are some of my highlights:
FUN ACTIVITIES AND BUILDINGS
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| We drove to the top of Signal Mountain..... What a beautiful view! |
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| After worship, we saw these elk antler arches in downtown Jackson of Jackson Hole |
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| Menor's General Store near Moore in the Tetons |
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| Chapel of Transfiguration near Moore and Menor's Ferry and General Store |
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| Tetons Village in Jackson Hole |
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| We had a great lunch at Tetons Village with Mike and Linda |
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| Touring Bus at Yellowstone Inn |
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| Old Yellowstone Inn |
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| Lake Lodge in Yellowstone - Oldest Lodge where we ate lunch one day |
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| Breakfast cruise on Jackson Lake |
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| Breakfast buffet on Elk Island in Jackson Lake |
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| Around the Breakfast Campfire |
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| Our view from the breakfast tables |
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| After breakfast I climbed to the top of Elk Island to see this gorgeous view! |
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| Danny and Denise Rust hiking to Inspiration Point |
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| Here we are at Inspiration Point |
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| Hiking back to Jenny Lake Visitors Center from Inspiration Point and Hidden Falls |
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| Denise and I are sitting on a boulder next to Cascade Creek |
ANIMALS SEEN IN THE PARKS
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| Twelve point elk grazing along side the road. |
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| Beautiful Elk |
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| Mountain goat is just a white dot in top center of picture |
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| Two grizzly bears within a 75 yard of the road |
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| Playful chipmunks seen everywhere on our hike to Hidden Falls |
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| Not sure, but I think this was an ground squirrel |
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| Buffalo and her calf |
GEYSERS AND HOT SPRINGS
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| Cold? Yep, it sure was..... waiting for Old Faithful's regular eruption |
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| Geyser and Hot Springs Field |
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| Hot Springs Pool |
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| Beautiful Celestine Pool |
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| Hot Spring |
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| Dead tree covered with minerals from geysers. |
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| Steaming Pool surrounded by barren land |
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| Danny on the boardwalk through the hot springs and geysers |
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| Mineral Deposits around the hot springs |
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| Another Geyser erupting |
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| Geyser Hole |
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| The Water was soooo blue |
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| Steam Rising all around us as we walked through the geyser and hot springs fields |
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| Maggie on the boardwalk in the hot springs field |
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| Bubbling Mud Pot |
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| View of a river and hot springs field |
LAKES, RIVERS AND WATERFALLS
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| Firehole Falls in Yellowstone |
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| Another picture of Firehole River in Yellowstone |
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| Fishermen in Firehole River |
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| Yellowstone River in Hayden Valley |
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| Rushing Yellowstone River |
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| Lower Falls in the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone |
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| Yellowstone River in the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstones |
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| Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River |
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| Folks floating the Snake River near Moose in The Grand Tetons |
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| Lewis Falls near the Fisherman's Bridge in Yellowstone |
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| Danny and Maggie at the bottom of the Grand Canyon of the Yellowstones - after walking down 328 stairs. The climb back up was tough!! |
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| Gibbons Falls |
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| Here we are at the gorgeous and powerful Hidden Falls near Jenny Lake int he Tetons |
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| Hidden Falls |
LAKES AND MOUNTAINS
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| Here we are at Jenny Lake |
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| Jenny Lake with Grand Teton Mountain in Background |
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| Colter Bay and Mt. Moran |
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| Colter Bay of Jackson Lake with Grand Teton Mountains in background |
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| Jackson Lake |
FLOWERS IN THE GRAND TETONS NATIONAL PARK
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| Aspen trees |
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| Lodgepole Pines |
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| Lupines |
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| Yes, even dandelions |
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