The middle of October, Mark had some out of town meetings he needed to attend. It just so happened that his travels were during the girls Fall Break. They all had slightly varied days off for the break, so we had to do a little juggling to make it work. We left mid day Wednesday and headed to Cody. It was late when we got there, but we managed to coordinate meeting our little neighbor/friend Sage for some dinner at the new pizza joint in town. It was so good to see that cute girl. It's been too long.
We woke early the following morning to drive to Bozeman. We went through Yellowstone. Not too far into the park we were treated to this roadside scene. We spent more time than we should have just watching them ...but it was so worth it!
Not long after we were stopped by these two having a bit of a stand off with us.
It was another beautiful fall day. Great for traveling. This pretty view was out the North entrance in Gardiner MT.
Our next stop was at Montana State University where Mark attended the thesis defense for a Graduate student doing research for G&F. It was so fun walking around the campus .. .. or "side step hopping" around like this girl did:)
The leaves were just a crunching under our feet with every step ... one of my favorite sounds:
We came across this pond and the ducks swarmed us. Emmrey was more than happy to try and get them to come to her.
As we walked we talked to Bailee about the campus/school and college in general. MSU is a nice campus and the area is absolutely beautiful. Bailee mentioned that she might like to go there. It was strange to think that in just a couple of years we that could be a reality. Not sure how I feel about that://
After our night in Bozeman we once again drove back to Cody so that Mark could participate in a video conference meeting. We were literally only in town for a couple of hours so we didn't have a chance to make plans with anyone. We drove around a bit to see what's changed and what hasn't and saw this awesome billboard .. ... my sentiments exactly!!
We picked up lunch at our favorite Breadboard and had a picnic at Beck Lake. Did I mention how gorgeous the weather was??
When Mark finished up we went back to Yellowstone. This time, on our way to Jackson. We stopped to check out Moose Falls
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| so hard to get a serious pic of her these days;)) |
We got to catch a peek at some Bighorn Sheep on our drive through the park.
Not as common as you might think.
It is always a very different experience visiting Yellowstone outside of summer. Pretty much everything is closed and boarded up. You pass an occasional car as opposed to the steady stream of traffic in the summer. While I love the summer experience, there is something equally as nice about the fall . .. . extremely serene. I think you get a very different view of Yellowstone depending on when you visit.
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| view of Yellowstone Lake from Lake Butte Overlook |
We took our time through the park and didn't get into Jackson until late. We checked into the hotel, grabbed a quick dinner, and then walked around Town Square.
The next morning we got up early (no sleeping in on this break;) and grabbed a quick breakfast at one of our favorite bakeries.
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| She really was happy, just caught off guard;0 |
We drove into Grand Teton to hike. We ended up seeing 5-6 Moose on this trip into the park . ... it was a real treat!
We hiked the 4.2 mile loop to Lake Taggart.
The weather was perfect once again!
Before several other parties arrived at the lake, we enjoyed some peace and quiet and this spectacular scene.
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| this girl just can't help herself |
We got in a quick family shot with the majestic Tetons in the background before looping back out.
Unbeatable views all around
We said goodbye to Jackson Hole, vowing to return again soon.
So happy we got to tag along with Mark on this one. The perfect fall weather was the cherry on top.
I love a good road trip!!
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