Enjoying Our Dash

Just south of the south entrance of Yellowstone is another amazing National Park.  If you go to Yellowstone, the Grand Tetons is not to be missed. This parks offers amazing views and tons of wildlife. We had the opportunity to stay in one of the parks campground, Colter Bay.  It was very nice being so close to the action. The star of the show at the Grand Tetons is the mountain peaks. Even on a hazy evening, the peaks are still beautiful. One of the absolute highlights of the Grand Tetons, and perhaps the whole trip, was getting to see some moose!  The first trip to the area where the moose are known to frequent the moose were being shy.  Look closely at the middle of the first picture.  Do you see the moose hiding in the trees? We returned to the area a hour later and were treated to several of the moose out on the bank of the creek in full view.   It was truly exciting to see these guys.  We had another encounter with some wildlife as we were he...

Two years ago when we were at Yellowstone, the northern section was closed due to extensive flooding.  So we headed back there to see more of beautiful Yellowstone.   We had a chance to see some amazing thermals, water falls and wildlife.   The first day we went early in the morning when the temperature was in the mid 40s.  It was amazing how much more visual the thermals were.  We could see the steam rising along the roads as we drove through the park.  On our way up the the northern part of the park (Mammoth Hot Springs) we made a few stops to just take in all the Yellowstone has to offer. The Beryl Springs area was very animated first thing in the morning. The Artist Paintpots area was just beautiful. The Roaring Mountain was really cool.  The sights at Mammoth Hot Springs were well worth the trip. We also saw some gorgeous waterfalls and rivers.  We saw so much wildlife it was amazing.  We discovered that the bison like to hango...

Our next stop was Glacier. This is one of the nations most popular parks.  One of the big draws is the ‘Going to the Sun’ road.  Traveling this road is so popular, it requires an additional reservation to get on it.  This road takes you from the very popular town of  West Glacier and the Apgar Visitors Center to the St. Mary’s entrance at the east side.  It is a very narrow road with the usual switchbacks to climb the mountains. This road provides some amazing views. Even Cole thought the views were awesome! The lakes were just as beautiful as the mountains and the glaciers. There is so much more to see at this beautiful park.  It was very crowded when we visited.  So much so, it was impossible to find a parking space at the Logan Pass Visitors Center on Going To The Sun Road.  Lesson learned.  If you go, go early!