Unfortunately, my camera died right before we left. Fortunately, Stacey's camera was fully functional and she took TONS of pictures. Here are the highlights of our 4-day vacation.
Day 1: Heber City, UT -> Rexburg, ID; 2 states, 283 miles, 8 hours~ we saw the Idaho Falls and Rexburg temples at night. Gorgeous!
~ camping in the WalMart parking lot in Rexburg. (It's legal people!)
Day 2: Rexburg, ID -> Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming; 3 states, 130 miles, 14 hours
~ we saw a bald eagle, elk, bison, Canadian geese, mallard ducks, a squirrel, chipmunks, and ravens.~ dropping my glasses in the Madison River
~ mistaking a dumpster for a bison (it was dark)
~ finally seeing the Milky Way in Yellowstone!
~ snowball fights
~ Fountain Canyon Drive, Lower Geyser Basin, Fountain Paint Pot, Firehole Lake Drive, Grand Prismatic Spring, Midway Geyser Basin, Upper Geyser Basin, Geyser Hill
Day 3: Madison Campground in Yellowstone -> Evanston, WY; 3 states, 302 miles, 17 hours
~ Biscuit Basin, Old Faithful, Isa Lake, West Thumb Geyser Basin, Yellowstone Lake, Lewis Lake, and Lewis Falls~ crossing the Continental Divide 3 times.
~ seeing a lake that drained into BOTH the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans.
~ Black Pool in West Thumb (my favorite thermal feature in the park!)
~ Grand Teton National Park
~ the Tetons at sunset behind Jackson Lake - beautiful!
~ Jupiter over the Tetons
~ saw mule deer, coyotes, and seagulls.
~ Jackson Hole, WY - the elk antler arches
~ dinner at Mountain High Pizza Pie
~ lots of mule deer along the road
~ camping at the WalMart in Evanston
Day 4: Evanston, WY -> Heber City, UT; 2 states, 72 miles, 1 hour 20 minutes
~ my first drive through Wyoming in daylight! :)
~ getting my bum kicked at cow poker by a 7-year-old.
~ hot air balloons over the Heber Valley as we pulled in
~ my fifteen minute nap before church that turned into a 6 1/2 hour nap. Oops!
~ getting my bum kicked at cow poker by a 7-year-old.
~ hot air balloons over the Heber Valley as we pulled in
~ my fifteen minute nap before church that turned into a 6 1/2 hour nap. Oops!
1 comment:
Hey I didn't know you came to Rexburg!! and camped in the Walmart parking lot?!?! You should have called me or sent me an email! I would have loved to have you stay with us!
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