We set out for the day to explore. We let Brian and
Megan be our guides for the day since they have been here many times. Our first
stop was Mammoth Hot Springs. We got there at lunchtime, so we found
a nice shady spot to picnic. After lunch we walked toward the springs and found
a heard of elk lounging near one of the buildings. There were even babies
that were so cute!!
The springs were pretty awesome. The step like shapes
they had created were so unique.
As we walked on the boardwalk the boys
were playing follow the leader and Ethan was getting them to do all sorts of
silly things. It was fun having the girls with us. Daisy made Rob's day
when she held his hand most of the way. It started raining lightly as we walked
to the car, and by the time we started driving to the next spot, it was pouring
down and even got a slushy in some parts. Next we went to Tower Falls. Brian
told us that last time he was here the trail was closed off that lead to the
bottom of the waterfall, but we hoped for the best. We made it to the spot to
view the falls, but the trail was closed off that lead closer to it.
We
continued on the other way that lead us to the river below.
The guys decided
we could walk along the river to find our way to the falls. It got a little
hairy at times but we were determined to make it. The kids were such
troopers!
We finally made it...
and then it started raining again. We were a
little nervous, because as we were hiking we could tell that the reason the
other trail had been closed is because there were landslides on that side of
the hill. We got out of there as quick as we could. We got back on the trail
and as we were almost to the parking lot we ran into Sean Struebing and
his family from my home ward. So funny that we would run into him in
Yellowstone of all places. We saw a bunch of people looking to the side of the
trail, which always means there's an animal and sure enough there was a deer
with a two babies. They were adorable hopping around in the grass. We got on
the road again and every time we would turn the corner there was another
gorgeous view.
We stopped at the visitor education center at Canyon Village.
The kids loved the interactive features.
We then went to Yellowstone's famous
lower falls waterfall. It was incredible!!
We got back to camp and had a late
dinner. We tucked the kids in all together in the trailer again for a movie.
They were so cute all snuggled up.
We got another game in before bedtime.
It was a great day.
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