today we opted for a break from the norm and took a drive to yellowstone national park...courtesy of staci and kyle (they left us their pass from their honeymoon since they were heading to illinois for the weekend).
it has been at least a decade since either one us has been so it was so fun to rediscover everything (well...as much as you can fit into one day) that yellowstone has to offer. the west entrance to the park is less than 2 hours from idaho falls. we pulled into west yellowstone at 10:30am and went straight to the imax theater to see the film bears which was showing at 11am. the film was only 30 minutes long so the boys behaved for a good portion of it. plus, when we bought our tickets they gave us two "gift bags" and they each had 4 granola bars stuffed inside...so that always helps with keeping two toddlers quiet!
next, we entered the park and we immediately had to stop next to a river so owen could throw some rocks. we had a great time enjoying the peacefulness of the park. the sky was SO CLEAR, the weather was perfect, and the fish were jumping!
my mom found out we were thinking of going to yellowstone national park yesterday and got owen all sorts of excited about seeing coyotes, wolfs, buffalo, and bears! so we were PRAYING that we could see some sort of wildlife. and sure enough, just as we were turning onto firehole road (on our way to old faithful) we spotted two elk (at least we think they were elk. how do you tell the difference between elk and deer anyway?!). one thing i LOVE about this park is that anytime you see cars pulled over you KNOW you are in for a TREAT. everyone else does the spotting work for you! i love that!
STOP! wild animals ahead!
elk or deer?
owen checking out the "elk".
it has been at least a decade since either one us has been so it was so fun to rediscover everything (well...as much as you can fit into one day) that yellowstone has to offer. the west entrance to the park is less than 2 hours from idaho falls. we pulled into west yellowstone at 10:30am and went straight to the imax theater to see the film bears which was showing at 11am. the film was only 30 minutes long so the boys behaved for a good portion of it. plus, when we bought our tickets they gave us two "gift bags" and they each had 4 granola bars stuffed inside...so that always helps with keeping two toddlers quiet!
next, we entered the park and we immediately had to stop next to a river so owen could throw some rocks. we had a great time enjoying the peacefulness of the park. the sky was SO CLEAR, the weather was perfect, and the fish were jumping!
my mom found out we were thinking of going to yellowstone national park yesterday and got owen all sorts of excited about seeing coyotes, wolfs, buffalo, and bears! so we were PRAYING that we could see some sort of wildlife. and sure enough, just as we were turning onto firehole road (on our way to old faithful) we spotted two elk (at least we think they were elk. how do you tell the difference between elk and deer anyway?!). one thing i LOVE about this park is that anytime you see cars pulled over you KNOW you are in for a TREAT. everyone else does the spotting work for you! i love that!
STOP! wild animals ahead!
elk or deer?
owen checking out the "elk".
4 comments:
You crack me up. Yes Elk. They're much bigger and have different head shapes and rear ends. How fun to take a nice day trip! We're gearing up to go next weekend with my family. I love Yellowstone.
Oooooh, I remember going to Yellowstone as a child, and remembering how absolutely HUGE the Buffalo were. I remember their backs matching the height of the parked mini vans. I've always had a respect for them after that. They look so small on the t.v. It was great.
What a fun trip! It has been almost 17 years since I have been there...I need to take my family there sometime. So many places to go! So little time...they grow so quickly! Thanks for sharing such great pictures! Your boys are adorable!
Corin
love your pictures. I has been ages since we went...It looks like you had fun spending time with your boys!!!
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