We just got back from our almost annual trek to Yellowstone yesterday. It was a ton of fun, but tiring at the same time. We stayed two nights in Silver Gate, MT and did our sightseeing around Yellowstone on the first two days. The kids loved Old Faithful (or "Old Fateful" as Ainsley calls it), and the Artist Paint Pots were also a crowd favorite. We saw lots of buffalo, a few elk, two black bears (both pretty much just black dots far, far away), and we were very close to seeing a wolf for the first time.
After Yellowstone, we worked our way south through Grand Teton NP (spotting a few moose along the way), and down to Jackson Hole, where we stayed with our friends Rob and Katie, and their daughter Kasey. Ainsley and Kasey had lots of fun playing on the trampoline, and swimming at the rec center. Rob and Brian took on a 14 mile hike up to Lake Solitude, and we're tired but triumphant when they returned. It was lots of fun, thanks again, you two, for letting us stay with you!!
Next on our trip, we took a quick detour back through YNP because of construction on Togwotee Pass, then made our way through Cody, and down to Thermopolis where we got to swim in the mineral spa at our hotel. It was a relaxing end to our trip.
