Wednesday, September 1, 1999

Yellowstone National Park

 Yellowstone is a place that everyone needs to visit at least once in their lifetime.  It is one of the most unique places on earth.  Everyone has heard about Old Faithful and the many other geysers that dot the landscape.  

In addition there are mud potsfumarolesterraces, and hot springs.  

The abundance of wildlife is truly amazing.  The size of the bison and elk can be very intimidating, especially since they come up quite close.  

Raymond's favorite things were the waterfalls.  Amelia enjoyed watching the mud pots boil.  The only regret that we had was not having enough time to see everything.  You could easily spend a week there without getting bored.  We also enjoyed seeing the Grand Tetons.  

They are quite majestic and have some nice trails to hike along.  We wished we had more time there also.

Chain Lakes Loop

On the first day of autumn, Mike was able to get in one final Saturday of good weather for a day hike to give him over 50 miles of hiking in...