Surprise Yellowstone Adventure

After being in and out of work with loosing my voice through June, I decided to see the doctor just to get things checked out. Well she took me out of work for about a week so I could rest my voice. So I decided with a week out of work to go heal myself with wildflowers, wildlife, waterfalls, and my family in Yellowstone. Since mom and dad are hosting there this summer, I decided to go spend a couple days with them. 

On the first day we drove to Cody to have their camper serviced. On the way out we saw a grizzly and cub. We dropped the camper off and had breakfast at a dinner in town. We did their grocery shopping for the next couple of weeks at the Walmart. I visited a cute little local bookstore for a couple of Yellowstone field guides. The camper was fixed early, so we got back to the campground and set up early enough to go wildlife viewing. 

We spent the next few days doing tourist things around the park. It just so happened my parents had all 3 days that I was visiting off of work. We covered every inch of the parks road system in those 3 days. We watched geysers erupt, waterfalls dropping hundreds of feet, and wildflowers blooming everywhere. We had picnics on the shore of Yellowstone lake, and watched bears, bison, and elk for hours. Over those 3 days we drove almost 500 miles around the park.

It was great to get out of Ketchikan for a few days and to get to spend some time with my parents. My voice didn't completely heal, but it was well worth the trip. Here are some pictures of the Never Ending Adventure and the Ramblin' Ruis's weekend in Yellowstone.

Yellow-Bellied Marmot 

Elk

Sunset over the Yellowstone River

Beehive Geyser

Arch at the North Entrance  

 

Pronghorn

Trumpeter Swans

Lower Yellowstone Falls

Dad and I at Yellowstone Falls

Grand Canyon of Yellowstone

Yellowstone Lake

Lupine

Baby grizzly playing among the wildflowers

Swimming bison called submarines 

Little baby bison

Grizzly bear and Bison in the valley

Sandhill Cranes

Old Faithful

Bear watching

Old Faithful

The Junior Rough Rider Teddy 

My 4 days in Yellowstone were a much needed adventure! But until October when the Never Ending Adventure and Ramblin' Ruis's meet up in Utah, I said goodbye to my parents for a few months. And with that I will leave you with this posts quote, from none other than Teddy Roosevelt. 

There are no worlds that can tell the hidden spirit of the wilderness, that can reveal its mystery, its melancholy, and its charm.