WAY Behind

We have been BUSY!

Having a blast.

But everywhere we go, there is no signal.

And by the time we get back to our hotel,

we just fall into bed.

So... let’s see.

Day 2.

We got up, went to “Maverick” (gas station)
for fuel for the Jeep and breakfast burritos.
And then hit the highway to Yellowstone.



We stopped at another gas station midway
and they had this yummy looking Huckleberry
Honey, jams, candy, etc.
But I was afraid it wouldn’t make the trip
in our suitcases, so I took a picture to order
online later if I want.
Meanwhile, I bought a little tube of
Huckleberry lip balm.
It’s great, but smells really sweet and
every time I put it on, Kyle gets hungry.
LoL.

On to the park.

It was wonderful to be able to just show
Rod’s lifetime membership card and his ID
and get right in!

We spent the day showing Rod all the cool
sights and sounds of the South loop.

Gibbons Falls...

Sapphire Pool

We even got to Old Faithful just in time to see it go off.

It was crowded, so my picture is terrible...

but in June I took a million pictures and this time

I just focused my attention on enjoying the scenery.

WAAY less pictures this time.

We left the park around dusk and headed to our hotel.

We stayed in the same Days Inn Kyle and I stayed

in last time - and there is a good little pizza place

just up the street, so we ordered a large Hawaiian

and walked over to pick it up.

Ate it in our room and BED!

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DAY THREE

Another day at Yellowstone.

We got up, there was a free “grab and go”

breakfast brown bag from the hotel.

It was a REALLY pathetic burrito.

We went to Nez Perce where we know there

is a herd of bison that hangs out. 

Rod wanted to get some better pictures.

He got some really good ones!

And then we decided we were HUNGRY,

so we actually left the park again and headed

back into town to the little restaurant 

next to the hotel and ordered breakfast.

In honor of Grandma Hanna, I took a 

picture with the “guy” in the lobby.

And then we headed WAY up north to Mammoth.

It wasn’t anything like what we were expecting,

but pretty. We climbed a gazillion stairs.

And saw some beautiful formations.

And then headed back down south to the 

“Grand Canyon of Yellowstone”.

It’s beautiful!

And huge!

We saw lots more bison, some herds of elk,

even a random bison walking down the 

middle of the road!

And then it was time to head back to Logan.

We stopped at Crushers again for a quick bite

and then hit the highway.

Poor Kyle.

He does all the driving for us and it was a 

LATE night.

We were all exhausted by the time we got there!

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DAY FOUR

Up.

Breakfast. 

(Burritos from Maverick again...)

And headed back to Tony Grove to do some hiking.

We headed to White Pine Lake...

which is 3.9 miles (one way!)

We used our nifty walking sticks!

It was SO beautiful!

There was a sword in a stone!!!

We MADE it!!!!
It was a LONG hike - 2 miles up hill and 2 miles down hill.
It was worth it!!!

So beautiful.

And Kyle’s happy place.

And then it was 2 miles UP and 2 miles down again.

Rod and I were pretty much done by the time we 

got to the end of the hike.

But it’s such a good feeling to know we made it!!!

And to celebrate we went to Texas Roadhouse

steak since we’ve eaten a LOT of carbs lately!

It was DELICIOUS!

And then Kyle drove us south to our hotel for the night.

A Ramada Inn on N. Temple.

Which turned out to be a crack house.

So we cancelled THAT reservation and found a 

brand new LaQuinta in South Jordan.

I’m sitting on the bed watching the “new”

Jumanji movie - Rod is snoring on the other bed.

Kyle only ate half his dinner and took the rest

with him for “second dinner” so he went to his

room to eat and go to bed.

And I’m heading there now too.

And we are all caught up!