Gardiner Bed and Breakfast

Yellowstone National Park

Monday, June 27, 2011- Settling in at Yellowstone

Today Jen drove us to Yellowstone. We took some pictures by the entrance then moved on to Mammoth Hot Springs. Right after we parked, a bald eagle flew over us! We walked through the wooden walkways to check out the smelly springs. There were a bunch of elk just hanging out near the springs …

Lamar Valley and Mammoth Hot Springs

This morning we ate breakfast at the Lake Lodge hotel. They had a cafeteria on site so we ate there. We had scrambled eggs, sausage, bacon and juice. The food was o.k. typically cafeteria type food.

We drove out to Pelican Valley near the hotel. The area is supposed to be very good for wildlife sightings. As we drove out the morning was …

Yellowstone, quickly

Went canoeing yesterday on Jackson Lake, stupidly got sunburned but thoroughly enjoyed picnic on the beach on the north shore of the island. Celebrated my 50th birthday - hurray! Left the Tetons today early in the morning (well not really early at all, lots of hugging the boys good-bye) and headed north. Drove slowly through Yellowstone National …

Day 4 tally = 3290 km

Our day in Yellowstone Park was to be the "rest" day. But when you combine slightly ambitious plans, a car without a burdensome trailer and a large detour due to a fire, the day went from restful to at times chaotic and at best, tiring. Unfortunately I'm writing this entry a week after our experience, and it's very difficult for me to convey that …

Yellowstone Nat'l Park

After Glacier we stayed a night in Bozeman, MT. The following day we headed to Yellowstone National Park. We looked at the sulfur pots, geysers and hot springs we found the next campsite and got some rest …