Yellowstone

Yellowstone is a unique National Park - but my heart belongs in the Tetons!!

Old Faithful Boardwalk

So much cooler to see but the clouds spoiled the picture

Saw this male challenge the line of cars--he pawed the ground and then ran toward the cars, stood in front of one, and then returned to the herd.

This glacial field just popped up out of nowhere and then it was back to the regular terrain- near Mammoth Springs

Mammoth Springs-- mostly dormant now -- just a few areas still spewing hot water.

Do you see "the Silent Scream"?  Look closely.  Very cool!

Town of  Mammoth Springs from the top

Teton Pictures

This is why I want to spend the summer in the Tetons.  Average temperature 75 - 85 degrees.  Cool mornings and evenings.  Great sleeping weather at night and low humidity during the day made for perfect days!

From the Top of Signal Mountain - Tetons

Hidden Falls - Near Jenny Lake - Tetons

Breakfast on Elk Island - Lake Jackson

Ain't the "wildlife" cute?

Home to KC

I'm not leaving the house until October!!!

We arrived at KC airport at 11:30 pm last night.  75 degrees and HUMIDITY!!!!  I want to go back to the TETONS!!!  So Bad!!!!!!  Wayne and I are trying to figure out ways to spend the summer in the Tetons.  We'll keep you posted on our progress.

Got up this morning about 9:00 am to discover that those damn gnomes were at it again!

Note the beer can in the foreground!  I'll probably be picking empty bottles and cans out of the bushes for weeks!!

Well now it is back to reality.  Had a great time with family; lots of laughter and great memories!

I'll post pictures in snippets so it is not overwhelming!

Day 2 -Wedding Day

Day 2 of our Utah adventures.  Kind of overcast to start the day but still very nice temperature-wise.  Cloudy mornings make for great spa days.  It was time for all the women folk to get the old mani-pedi workover.  Finding the place was where the adventure began! Can't always rely on the ole GPS phone app!!! 


After driving back and forth a couple of times and looking at the dot on the map pass the supposed location---we knew we were in trouble.  To make matters worse, when we called the salon to make sure we had the correct address, Lindsey and Paula had a hard time understanding the asian woman's speech.  I must say we were in stitches listening to Paula trying to translate the woman's directions!!!  It didn't help when Paula added her own impressionation of an asian woman speaking english.  (So politcally incorrect of us!!!)


Luckily, Kate also had a GPS on her phone, and hers worked.  As we pulled up to the correct location, Paula noted the nearby Jiffy Lube and commented that she could really use a lube job too!!!  Had a few laughs about that one, just imagining a rather grizzled old guy with greasy hands giving her the old lube job!


On to the wedding in the afternoon.  Beautiful outdoor location---imagine an Italian winery with restaurant and lots of outdoor arbors etc.  Romance, good food, and dancing; what more could anyone ask for?  Oh ya, and the open bar :)

And we all now know that Hayley was born to dance!!!  She took control of the dance floor early and often.  Nothing like seeing the joyful exuberance of a two-year-old to remind you of how good life can be!!!  Can't wait to see the pictures and the video!

Had a great day filled with laughter and fun and we all fell exhausted into our bed at the end of the evening!  Slept the sleep of the living dead!!!