Lulu's 6th Birthday -Yellowstone

This year Lulu chose to go camping in Yellowstone for her birthday. We camped at Slough Creek Campground site 13., it was right on the river, but the sites we a bit close together and there we not a huge amount of trees, but it was a wonderful site and we were hardly there at all. We ventured outside all of the gates, and fully explored the upper loop. We went to Cook City and Silver City where we enjoyed a funnel cake and some deep fried Snickers from a road side stand.  We went to the famous Roosevelt Arch, and even ventured over To Madison, and West Yellowstone. Unfortunately I forgot my phone charger and also had the mishap of falling into Slough creek with my phone in my pocket so there are a limited number of pictures of the week we spent there. This turned out to be major disappointment when we encountered our first Grizzly Bear while hiking Pebble Creek. It was quite an experience, we only saw it for a moment as we startled him and he went bounding off in the opposite direction. We took the bears expert advice and turned heel and headed back the way we had came

Sunrise on the Yellowstone River

Finding a way to cross

inspecting the Caterpillars 

Heavens Bouquet
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Lulu and Goose!!!

Sneaky camp compainion

Cold Creek Crossing

For The Betterment and Enjoyment of the People.

Craters of the Moon 7-13-12

Craters of the Moon is one of our all time favorite National Parks. The lava tubes and caves are some of the most amazing places to explore and the access that summer provides is much welcomed. This is an extremely small park and thus it is capable to explore it fully in just a day. I believe that anyone who visits this park must must must enter a cave, Indian Tunnel is by far my favorite. 

Descent 

big foot track

Ascent

Backpacking 7-10-12

We have finally taken the kids backpacking. We had intended to go to Leigh Lake Campsite 13 but it was taken so Instead we went to the South Shore of Jackson Lake. It was a ridiculously easy half mile, but that just meant more time and energy for fun. We spent the entire time in the lake and only three or four times did we manage to yank the kids onto the shore for a hike. All in all a complete and total success. 

Packed.

Here we go...

And here we are.

Going Left along the shore

And Up She Goes.

Camp.

Waiting for the rain...

Storms make waxes, and waves are meant for surfing..... Wyoming Style!

The Tetons From South Shore Jackson Lake

They climb everything.

That extra shadowy figure is not an apparition it is in fact Me, proof I do exist.

Making their own campsite.