Soaking up the last of summer in Yellowstone

Jonah has been obsessed with Volcanoes for awhile now (a few years really). He did a report of volcanoes for his “expert research” for kindergarten this past year. For his report he learned about Yellowstone, the super volcano, and REALLY wanted to go see it. So, since Disneyland just is not in our budget at this point with Nick in school, we decided Yellowstone could still make a dream come true. Jonah and Declan LOVED it. Jonah was a little nervous at first, knowing that Yellowstone is a super volcano and all. But once we got there and got the campfire going and rolled out the sleeping bags, he was over the moon.

We almost cancelled our trip due to a recent bear attack very near the campsite we reserved, but we decided to be brave and went anyways. We didn’t see a single bear. And the day we rolled in they caught the culprit and euthanized her and sent her cubs to a zoo somewhere. I will never look at bears in the zoo the same.

We were actually in more danger from the bison than bears. We were surrounded at one point on a trail and had to wait for them to pass. Very scary actually. Otherwise, we had a great time.

Trip to Yellowstone in August 2015
Skipping rocks
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Stepping up my food game with campfire eclairs
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Omelets in a bag
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Bison
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Mud volcano area
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Mud pots
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Mud volcano walk
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We got surrounded and almost died, at least it felt like it
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Dragons something or other
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Tower falls
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Tying your sweater on your waist is still cool. Just ask these guys.
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Roosevelt lodge
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Petrified tree
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Mammoth hot springs
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My favorite sight
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Jonah decided thumbs up is cool for photos
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Identifying wildlife
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Declan, haha
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Old faithful. Jonah said “meh”
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This geyser really was cooler than old faithful. He might be a geyser connoisseur.

So Beehive geyser went off right as we started our geyser stroll. It only goes off once a day and they don’t have any idea when it will be until a smaller “indicator” geyser next to it goes off a few minutes before. It is taller and wider than old faithful. It was our favorite.

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Thumbs up my little Asian tourist
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TONS of geysers
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Castle geyser
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Old faithful lodge.
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Black sand basin
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Iron something creek
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Fishing hole, fisherman would catch their fish then cook it in the hot pot
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Found the best beach ever
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Had it all to ourselves so we stripped
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Best part of the trip
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Yee haw
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Yellowstone!
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sand felt so good
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cute little froggy
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Stinky campers
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We need a bigger tent, lol
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Jr. Ranger Jonah working on his badge
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Bye son!
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Tower falls
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Tower falls
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Last hike
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Cuties

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