Our one big trip this summer was our week in the Yellowstone area. We started with a few days at the cabin in the Sunlight Basin.
The Dremel tool [used to help Dottie with her teeth] came along with us and proved to be a source of entertainment [mainly for Mark]. A great deal of time was spent finding rocks and choosing designs.
Mark made me this one. I am in LOVE
Unfortunately, we didn't have the best weather while at the cabin. It was cooler and rained at some point during the day. When it did clear off, we went for a hike to Upper Sunlight Falls.
It was incredible and incredibly freaky [very steep drop off]. We had an encounter with a moose which we initially thought was a bear in the vegetation.
Beautiful views all around.
Emmrey forgot her jacket so my blanket was a suitable alternative.
It wasn't warm enough to float the creek like we usually do, but there was still some exploring and rock hunting.
Prepping pizzas for the fire
We took advantage of what time we were able to enjoy outside
Some things never change ... thank goodness!
One evening we went for a wildlife drive. We didn't see much wildlife but enjoyed this beautiful rainbow and got some great pictures of our beautiful girls.
We spent more time inside than we typically do, lots of card games and photo organizing [for me].
We ventured to "The Top of the World" to fish Bear Creek
When I wasn't trying to stay warm and out of the wind, I moved in between the girls who were all spread out fishing.
The fish aren't big, but you can catch 20+ in a few hours making it a fun spot to fish.
Emm earned the title of highest number of Brookies this year.
Taking in the scenic Beartooth Highway on our way back to the cabin.
One last fire before leaving
We did our traditional photo in front of the cabin from the back this year.
In the end I was really wishing we had planned to stay a couple more days.
It felt extra rejuvenating this year.
We leisurely made our way to West Yellowstone via the Cooke City route.
We stopped for a brief walk to see Sheep Creek Falls.
Once in the park, Mark indulged me with a pit stop to watch the Bison herds. The most abundant and frequent wildlife seen in the park, but they don't always get the attention they deserve from us.
One of two Black Bears we saw in one day. That certainly doesn't happen every trip!
Had dinner at one of our favorite Taco Trucks.
Mark and Bailee went for an evening walk along the Riverside Trail.
The next morning we headed to the northwest corner of the park to hike Specimen Creek.
We did about 2.5 miles and saw some cool pieces of fossilized wood.
The bugs were pretty obnoxious, making it hard to enjoy this prime spot for a lunch break.
My thoughtful little girl gave me a flower .... so Karsyn;)
The hike was buggy, but beautiful.
Always a nice way to spend the morning celebrating America.
The after hike ice-cream stop
We walked around town for a while before showering and trying a new place for dinner.
Really yummy .... and outdoor seating for the win.
I had some reservations about keeping our tickets to the Playmill with the Pandemic and all. We decided to go for it with safety precautions in place and enjoyed an evening of Footloose.
It was a different experience for sure.
Also their last season at this facility so we were part of a little history too.
No parade this year or music festival at the park. We did walk to the park to view the fireworks. It was crazy how empty it was. It also started to rain during the show so that cleared out even more people.
We stayed to the end of what I believe was a shortened display.
I think once the rain started, they just jumped to the finale.
We stretched out the drive home, stopping to see Grand Prismatic Spring from the overlook.
Another great and much needed trip to YNP in the books.
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