This morning we saw an IMAX’s program about the history of Yellowstone.

After that, we went to a Non profit Grizzly and Wolf Discovery Center.

They rescue wild animals who have been injured or need to be removed from areas where they are causing problems in neighborhoods.

There where 6 bears, 3 bald eagles, 2 owls, 2 birds of prey and 5 wolves.

Then, we went back to Yellowstone to see the Prismatic Spring. On our way, we took a side road and the scenery was incredible.

We then hiked to see the Prismatic Spring from a higher view. It is so colorful with deep blue, green, orange and yellow.

This one was very small and close to the path. Look closely to see inside of the spring.

This was our last day in Yellowstone, we went back to town and had dinner at Bullwinkles.

Really great food, we brought alot back with us. The appetizer was enormous. These potato skins were delicious and many left over.

Barry ate the bison meatloaf and I ordered the Idaho Rainbow trout.

When we left for dinner, our neighbor was having water heater issues. When we returned, Barry offered to help our neighbor. Together they figured it out.

We went back to see a few more bears. This is Grant, Roosevelt wasn’t out to see. Coram wasn’t wanting pictures taken.

Barry and I enjoyed our evening with our neighbors.

We have met many friendly couples during our travels; the couples tonight where from Florida, Virginia and St. Louis.

Beautiful day for a drive!!

This morning we drove the south east side of Yellowstone. Stopped to see this waterfall.

I was surprised to see water lilies.

Yellowstone Lake

We began hiking to see the natural bridge which we never found.

The one thing we feel missing from the park is the length of the trails.

This is the rapids we stopped to see.

The Bison just like to hang out, however, the elk like to hide.

Relaxing for the rest of the day.

Yellowstone Park is enormous. So much to see, waterfalls, mountains, animals, hot springs, geysers, and on.

Barry and I drove all day, stopping at different places, finding amazing sites. Here they are.

I am going to look up this marker and see what is its purpose.

These are Pronghorns. They can tun up to 70 mph.

Up close and personal picture. A Bison decided to take a stroll on the West Yellowstone road, there was a long stretch of traffic slowly moving. Finally, a trooper came, then the bison decided to move over.

Tonight, we walked to Our Lady of the Pines for mass. The priest told the story of a lady who had 4 boys; all of them went to war. She said if all of her boys returned from the war, she would build a church in West Yellowstone. And, she did with the help of her boys. Two of them became engineers.

However, one year ago today, my family and I said our goodbyes to my dad. Tomorrow, my mom and siblings will be attending mass at Queen of Peace in Hamilton, Ohio.

I’ll miss being with them, I’ll be there in spirit.

We returned home to meet Lou to help us with the furnace.

Lou was knowledgeable and fixed our furnace.

Barry knew what was wrong, it was the sail switch. We have heat!

All I know, it is a pain to get to the furnace.

So, Barry put everything back in our basement.We decided to pack a picnic and go back into Yellowstone to see Old Faithful blow!

On our way, we saw a female elk crossing the road.

We had our picnic by the Madison River and saw 4 fale elk on the way back home as the sun set over the hills.

Thank goodness we have an electric fireplace in our home. It kept our place relatively warmer than 34 degrees.

Barry and I have a gentleman coming to, hopefully, fix the furnace at 1:00.

So, we travelled into West Yellowstone Park this morning.

We saw a beautiful river named after our granddaughter, Madison.

And, Madison has a campground and a Junction.

Then, onto the geysers. I did not know there are so many. We stopped at the Fountain Paint Pots.

Barry and I travelled from Wyoming through Idaho to Montana today.

Barry saw a bald eagle’s nest on top of a telephone pole. And he saw wings moving in the nest. I didn’t see the first nest, but, we saw another nest. We stopped to see if we could find the eagle. No such luck today.

Our next adventure will be Yellowstone National Park.

We hope to get our furnace running tonight since it is suppose to be around 39 degrees. Considering this is a brand new fifth wheel, you would think we wouldn’t have an issue but we are. I’ll let you know how it goes.

First thing, Happy Birthday to Barry’s sister, Pam. We hope you enjoyed your day.

We shall see you in Washington after Labor Day.

Well, today was adventurous to say the least.

Barry and I drove into The Grand Teton National Park.

Funny thing though, we only made it to Jenny Lake. Waterfalls are my most favorite thing to see.

They had a boat ride over to where the waterfalls are located. That is what I would have liked to do. However, Barry was wanting to see wildlife. So, we took the hiking path, after 2 miles and 2 hours of climbing over rocks and tree limbs, we made it. Was suppose to be a moderate trail. It is not!

I’m wearing my vivosmart, 11714 steps and 33 stairs later, one way and we left at 12:00 arrived at 2:00. It was tough to say the least. I will never ever forget this hike.

It was unthinkable to hike back for another 2 hours or more since it would be mostly downhill.

I prayed to be able to ride the boat back to the visitor center; my prayers were answered. Yeah!!

The Hidden waterfalls were beautiful. I could have stayed an hour listening to the water rushing over the rocks. Plus, just sit getting my heart rate back to somewhat normal so I could trek downhill to my rescue boat.

After 15 minutes, we were off again.

Oh, while we were hiking, around 1 mile, I stopped to rest a bit. All of the sudden, Barry tells me there is a moose close to me. I turned right and saw him 10 ft away. He was relaxed, not aggressive, thank goodness. I got up and walked away very quickly.

Barry tells me to take a picture even though he has his phone. I did, these are the shots. At first, I thought I just got his back end with one leg, but, it is still his back end but a whole moose. Hey, we found wildlife!! Or, they found us!!

Our son in law, Greg, told us about a restaurant in Jackson Hole called Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. After our hike, we were ready for refreshments. This bar has saddles as bar stools.

The inside was very country and had a band playing music. Nice ending to a busy day.

We are home relaxing now. It was a great day full of exercise. Good night!!

We made it to our next adventure. Arrived to Pinedale, Wyoming and staying at Rim Station RV Park.

On the way, the good old ragweed allergies decided to attack me. Haven’t had them this bad for some time. So, we did not venture out after setting up our home.

Tomorrow, we will drive into the Teton National Park and Jackson Hole. Cannot wait to see the mountains.

This is a bridge for animals to cross over.

Today is a special day, our daughter, Emily was born. Emily is a blessing to us. She is kind, giving and loves with her whole heart. She is so loved by her dad and me.

I’m sure she celebrated with Brian, Madison and Brock.

Today, we travelled to Wyoming.

We stopped at Ft. Laramie to see the history of the area. Alot like Fort Abraham Lincoln, but at a much larger scale.

The temperature certainly changed for us. 70’s to 90’s in a matter of hours. We spent the afternoon swimming at the KOA in Casper, Wyoming.

Tomorrow, Barry and I will continue travelling to the Grand Tetons.

The weather this week has been in the 60’s and 70’s with more rain than usual. We have the windows open and at night gets a little chilly, but is refreshing.

Yesterday, Barry and I finished seeing the waterfalls on the Spearfish Scenic Highway. First one was Spearfish waterfall and we saw rainbow trout in the streams while hiking.

The second one was Bridal Veil Falls, this one was right off the highway.

Today, we drove to Deadwood to check out the town. We shouldn’t have gone on a Sunday, all the shows are only Mondays through Saturdays.

Anyway, we enjoyed walking the town seeing the old buildings.

We had our last fire here at Whispering Pines Campground. Tomorrow we head out to Ft. Laramie, Wyoming for a night then off to see the Grand Tetons.