Flower of Yellowstone

 

It was so beautiful and green in the park. I should have gotten more photos of the flowers, but this is it!

Yellowstone

 

 

 

 

Random shots of Yellowstone. We got into Salt Lake at 3 on Tuesday, rented a car and drove to Pocatello and stayed the night. We got up early on Wednesday and drove to Yellowstone, spent the day touring and then stayed in a rustic cabin at Mammoth Hot Springs. Today we got up and toured the rest of the park and headed back to Utah. Over 700 miles of driving, and it wasn't back and forth to Seward or Homer! We got to see something new!

Kevin and I had a great time! We made some good memories. I think he will always remember the good times.

Yellowstone Animals

 

We were able to see bison, a fox, deer, elk, squirrel, and some rat looking animal.. Can't think of the name. We missed seeing the bear near our cabin by five minutes!

Winner's Creek Trail

 

 

 

 

Winners Creek

 

 

 

 

Child Abuse according to Kevin....Drive to Alyeska, take the tram up for a yummy lunch, hike a total of 5 miles round trip to the Winner's Creek hand tram thru the forest...with your parents!

Arctic Valley

 

A group of us hiked up Arctic Valley this morning. It was cloudy and cool, but good for hiking. There was Kevin and I, Logan, Lisa and her sister from Utah and her three daughters, and Heather, Bonnie, and Karen.

The boys stayed way ahead of us, then got cold and headed back to the car before they made it to the top. The girls enjoyed making it all the way to the top of the mountain with beautiful views of Eagle River and Anchorage.

Mile Hi Again!

 

Fishing

Rich went dipnetting and caught over 69 fish. That was the fun part, he spent the next two days cleaning and packaging them, and he thinks it's fun!

Hiking Rock Canyon

 

I went hiking with a friend this morning up Rock Caynon just 5 minutes from my parents. I had forgotten about this hike and so glad we went. My friend's knee was bothering her, so we went really slow, but it was a nice visit. We sat and had some cherries and bread for brekfast.

I'm planning on going tomorrow alone and seeing how far back I can get. Totally different from Alaska hiking!

Family Gathering

 

Mindy, Caden, and Ambree came into town because Mindy's grandfather passed away, so we stole her away for a while. We met at Karen's house for some yummy food, and also to celebrate Catherines birthday. The kids had a wonderful time. Caden ran with his cousins the whole time.

Thanks Karen for hosting the fun evening.

We were sorry that Grandpa couldn't join us. He had some cancer removed from his ear, face, and back, and was resting.

Ryker

 


Ryker and I get a little grandma and me time this morning while Ben and Mandi are at work. We took a long walk and then spent some time at the park at the school. Ryker loves to slide down the slide, but his favorite thing this morning was to open and shut the gate that seperates the playground from the street. He could have probably done that all morning!

We all went out for Japanese food last night for dinner. Ryker was such a good little boy, and ate a lot of rice and chicken. Ben loved his sushi, and Mandi and I had terrikki Chicken. I know I spelled it wrong.

Ben and I hung out yesterday while Mandi worked. I loved playing with Ryker, and watching Ben work on his day off!!

Cedar City is a nice town with beautiful mountains all around. Mandi and Ben have a beautiful home with tons of upgrades. The bathroom sinks are so cool with designs in them. They did a great job picking it!