Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Jackson Hole & Yellowstone National Park ~ July Trip

Our first real maden voyage on our new RV trailer the first week of July. I was a bit nervous pulling this huge thing behind us and up and over a few mountain passes, but we made it!!  We enjoyed spending time together doing simple things. I was surprised the kids did not even miss friends or TV!


Our first few days we spend in Jackson Hole, WY. We enjoyed the shops and the scenery. We drove out to one of the first mormon settlements in the area called "Mormon Row" where we came upon a HUGE herd of Buffalo. We were able to walk right up close. It was awesome!! We then and hiked Jenny Lake... Kallie only whined some of the way.



The beautiful Teton Mountains just off Mormon Row




YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK

We then moved north and stayed a few days around Yellowstone. All I wanted was to see a bear! It was really high on my list... so I looked.... and looked... and NO BEAR!! We say Elk, Buffalo, Eagles, but NO BEAR!!! The day after we came home we read on the news that a man was killed in Yellowstone, just a few miles from where we were. Maybe I am glad I did not see my bear.

Old Faithful. We even brought Toby with us!


So Beautiful!
Elk. Right off the side of the road. We were only about 30 feet away from them