Austin, Gianna and I left on Friday the 11th of this month for our week long vacation in Wyoming. We drove down to LA and stayed with my good friends Teresa and Dave who so graciously took us to the airport (and kept our car for the week saving us $$) Friday night. We then flew out of Burbank Saturday morning to Oakland, then from Oakland to Boise, Idaho. Gianna did amazingly well on the plane (as always!). We stayed in Boise overnight, where I introduced Austin to a little place called the Chuck Wagon, YUMMY! We then drove across the entire state of Idaho, stopping in Twin Falls for church, to Idaho Falls. We went to dinner at a Cafe Rio (my favorite place in Provo, UT that has now branched out) and had a nice time walking around the Idaho Falls Temple.
Monday started the Wyoming portion of our trip :) We spent 3 nights in Jackson Hole, WY where we were able to enjoy the Grand Tetons and all it's wildlife. We also took a day in Yellowstone National Park. On Thursday we drove from Jackson Hole to Cody, WY which took us again through Yellowstone. The main purpose of this trip was to attend Austin's family reunion (and we had a GREAT time getting to know all of his Dad's side of the family he had never really gotten a chance to spend time with). We hung out at a ranch and went to a rodeo and were able to spend time enjoying the families company. We are SO glad we went!
On Saturday afternoon we left the reunion and drove from Cody, WY through Yellowstone, Montana, and the entire state of Idaho to get back to Boise as our flight left Sunday morning at 8am.
We had such an amazing time and we can't wait to go back to Wyoming and the parks, and to spend more time with the awesome family that we got to meet/see while we were there!
Some statistics from our trip:
Miles driven : 1,200
Hotels stayed in : 4
Airplane rides : 4
Temples visited : 4 (every single one in Idaho)
Moose observed : 4
Bears excitedly observed : 3
Friends and Family visited : Too many wonderful ones to count!
Gianna meeting the local wildlife.
The main driver of the trip ;)
The Grand Tetons.
A view of the Tetons from Signal Mountain Road.
Gianna and Daddy enjoying the sights.
A place Gianna grew not quite so fond of on the trip (although she did amazingly well with all the driving!)
Good thing we stopped! We saw a TON of Bison.
A view of the Tetons from Oxbow Bend (great moose sighting area).
Gianna and Daddy watching Old Faithful in Yellowstone.
Who's excited to be here??
The Old Faithful Inn in Yellowstone.
One of the geysers we walked to.
It may have been raining a tad bit ;)
Another one of our lovely walks into the colorful wilderness.
Gianna and Mommy.
Gianna slept for most of this hike :)
Mystic Falls in Yellowstone.
I'm awake now!
Dinner at the Old Faithful Inn Lodge.
Gianna ready for another day in the Tetons.
The family at Jenny Lake in the Tetons.
The Family on Jenny Lake in the Tetons (we took a scenic boat tour).
One of the many examples of our wildlife spotted.
We weren't sure if it was June or January driving through the peaks in Yellowstone!
Taking a wagon ride at the reunion!
She's ready to ride the ponies! At the Buffalo Bill Historical Museum in Cody.
We went to the Cody Rodeo with most of Austin's Aunts and Uncles who attended the reunion.
My sleeping babies :)
One last GREAT wildlife sighting driving back through Yellowstone! He was 20 feet away from me on the road. He was one big Grizzly!
Welcome to Montana!
Look at my teeth!!
1 comments:
Thanks for sharing the pictures. Looks like a wonderful time with beautiful sights to be seen.
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