Yellowstone is beautiful! We started out taking a picture at Oxbow Bend where the mountain reflected on the water-- just beautiful! We got a picture! We didn't see any wildlife here though... We stopped in a Jackson Lake Lodge to see the view from the 2nd floor. Next we went to Old Faithful and went inside the O.F. Inn. It was a while before the next eruption, so we bought deli sandwiches to eat later in the car. Katelyn and I poked around the Visitors' Center and watched a 15 min. movie about Yellowstone. We walked over to the viewing area and met up with Dad, Mac and Brooke. We waited for 10-15 min. and then O.F erupted! So cool and fun to watch this amazing display of nature! Next we went to the Fountain Paint Pots and saw the colorful hot pools, bubbling mud pots, steam vents and smaller geysers. Then we stopped at Upper Falls to see the 109' waterfall from the top-- we had to hike in to see it. That was a lot of water moving really fast! From there we went to Artist Point and saw the colorful, yellow canyon. WE saw the 308' Lower Falls waterfall! It was really pretty--I can see where Yellowstone got it's name!! Then we drove through Hayden Valley and saw a bunch of bison! We also saw a momma moose and her baby later on, as well!! We stopped for ice cream just past Fishing Bridge Junction. It tasted so yummy-- we were all really hot and tired at this point. Then, we drove the rest of the south loop of the park. We were all asleep, so Bill skipped Lewis Falls and Moose Falls-- 2 things I really wanted to see-- oh well... WE got to our hotel around 6:30pm. I feel like we missed so much! that was a really quick look at a huge area with so many beautiful things to see! We didn't even scratch the surface!!
Tonight we are having dinner in our room. I'm making lasagna, salad and garlic bread and we are going to chill here tonight. We might go up to the roof top hot tub, if we feel like it later. It will be nice to just relax in our room!!

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