Family Vacation: Part Five: Grand Teton

We saved Grand Teton as our (almost) half way home stopping point.  It was a great decision, because that meant we got to go through part of Yellowstone again.

I read this blog as they did pretty much the same vacation, but in a much longer time frame (and a few extra stops).  She recommended eating at the Taco Bus that is at the West Side of the park.  Silly me, I thought it was inside the park.  Since we were well inside the park, and the Taco Bus was just outside the west entrance, we missed it the first time going to Yellowstone earlier in the week.  Thankfully, we definitely didn't miss it this time around.  Yes, we ate inside the bus, and yes, the food was awesome.

We stopped and took a few photos of the river and some animals as we were leaving out the south entrance.

 ^^ The food was amazing! 

 ^^ Grand Teton

 ^^ Definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip!  This guy was SO close to the road and we saw him drooling, it was incredible!

 ^^ Had dinner at Jackson Hole.  We really want to go back here one day!

Oh vacation, thank you for being amazing!

Family Vacation: Part Two: Yellowstone

On Monday, we got up early and went to Yellowstone.  When I checked the weather in the morning, it said thunderstorms all day long.  But someone looked out for us and we only had cloudy skies until the late afternoon.

We drove on scenic highway 191 and watched the Gallitan River flow along next to our car.  (Which was pretty cool since that is one of the rivers they used to film A River Runs Through It.)

 ^^Oh hey Mr. Grizzly.

^^ Old Faithful

 ^^That water was FREEZING!!! I've never felt water that cold before.  Crazy cold.

 ^^ This big guy created quite a commotion right next to the main road through Yellowstone.  And all he wanted to do was sleep.

^^Just taking a stroll down the highway...no big deal!

 ^^Mammoth Springs

There was a big rain storm in the evening while we had dinner.  We thought it stopped for good, but when mom and I came out from a bathroom break it was raining again.  And then we watched this double rainbow form over Yellowstone.  

Rainbow are so significant to our family.  And the fact that we saw this beauty on our trip...breathtaking.  One of my absolute favorite parts of the trip by far.

Scavenger Hunt Sunday | October 8, 2011

Landscape

A photo I took while photographing a wedding.

Color Wheel

Black and White

I know this doesn't follow the typical black and white photo, but I had to leave it in color because I loved the little spec of green grass in his mouth.  It was there the entire photo shoot and I thought it brought a lot to his personality...I'm assuming.  (I'm counting this as black and white because the cow is black and the background is pretty much white.  I figured that counted!)




 

Food

Recipe found here.

Blank Space

Week 40 | October 7, 2011

In the blank space and vast openness of a pumpkin field.





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