Friday, August 16 – Today we headed to the northern part of Yellowstone. One thing we noticed was that the fire damage that we witnessed in 1992 had really given life to new forests. That year we noticed how badly the park was burned from the 1988 fire, […]
Thursday, August 15 – After a good night’s sleep, we packed up from the Day’s Inn and left for Yellowstone. We drove back through Jackson Hole north towards Yellowstone. The name “hole” comes from early trappers who entered the valley from the north along relatively steep slopes, which […]
Wednesday, August 14 – Early this morning, my Dad drove my brother and me to Jenny Lake in Grand Teton National Park. We caught the earliest small pedestrian boat shuttle across from the south shore to the western side of the lake and to the Cascade Canyon trailhead. Dad […]
Tuesday, August 13 – This morning we drove around the Grand Tetons to take in the beautiful range from several different viewpoints. We passed the National Elk Refuge, home to an average of 7,500 elk each winter. Shortly afterwards, the Teton Range rose up dramatically from the valley […]
Monday, August 12 – After breakfast, we were impressed at the beauty of Cheyenne, the state’s capital. Although the largest city in the state, less than 90,000 people live in the metro area. I began thinking about if there truly were beaches in Cheyenne, as in Garth Brooks’ song. […]
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