Grand Teton & Yellowstone National Parks

A week ago we took a day trip over to Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks. We are so fortunate to have these beautiful areas so close to our home. the drive over was a bit wet but the weather cleared up and we enjoyed our day. We have visited these parks before but each time is so different and we see different parts of the park. This visit we took many winding gravel roads into back country we didn't even know existed.

Usually the kids photo bomb us but Josh snuck in this one.

These two photos show the quality between our two cell phones!

This area is my favorite part of the parks!

The kids caught a quick nap between stops.

Yellowstone

We got dinner in Gardiner, Montana which is just outside the North Entrance to Yellowstone. We got back in the car after dinner and the rain started back up. We then drove back through Yellowstone to the West Entrance to the park and on home. We were hoping to see bears and moose but all we saw were elk, buffalo, chipmunks and a cute little blue bird. We will see more parts of the park next time. If you have never been you should definitely take the opportunity. 

First Camping Trip of 2020

First Camping Trip

Our first camping trip was fun! We camped at Warm Slough in Rexburg. We got there and set up camp and let the kids play. We set up camp right on the river.

A little bit of mud is entertainment for hours.

Day 2- Saturday
We spent the day relaxing around camp and floating the river.

The water was so cold but we enjoyed ourselves. 

Josh met a new friend and got to play on a jet ski. 

We invited the Mittag Family up for lunch/dinner and to hang out with us.

As we were finishing up dessert around the fire the clouds got ominous, the wind started up something fierce, and we had lots of lightning. The girls got upset and scared. We quickly took down camp and headed for home with help from our friends. As we left the campground it started raining. It was a good thing we headed home early or we would have all been miserable through the night.

We are definitely going to have to head up there again soon.

Some Photos taken by Shalaee Mittag.