2019-06-29 I Stayed HomeI stayed home today, while Sandra took the kids to the lake. Here are a few photos that Sandra took at the beach. Mark… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-27 FishingWe made another attempt at catching some fish today. This time we brought all the kids. Sandra found some kind of invertebrate in the water. I guess I do not know that much about fishing, it has been many years since I have been fishing. Now that I think about it, it was in Missouri that I was last … Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-26 WaterfallsWe made it a day for waterfalls in the Tower – Roosevelt area. Our first stop was Tower Falls. The hike, if you can call it that, was a short distance to the view point. The trail continues down hill to the river. There is another view point almost at the river where the maintained portion of the tr… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-25 Lower FallsWe planned on hiking the south rim trail today, but we thought it was closed. We did stop and walked to the lower falls view point. I do not think I had ever been there, at least that I can remember. The traffic and parking fluctuates a fair amount during the day. Some area’s are definitely are more… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-23 Old FaithfulToday is Sunday and there is church services in the Old Faithful Lodge at 7:00 pm. So we made a day of the Old Faithful area. David, the girls, and I kept our hike short. Sandra and Nickoli took on a longer hike and saw more than we did. After church service, we took the kids to the cafeteria in the… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-22 Shopping CodyTime for another shopping trip! We stopped at the Buffalo Bill Dam visitors center. It was well worth the stop. We ate lunch at a little cafe, Our Place. We will go back there again. I returned my broken boots, not getting those again! We walked around town a little. We went into a outdoor and climb… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-21 West ThumbThe stormy weather brought us some snow flurries this morning. We braved the weather and went to West Thumb Geyser Basin. By the time we got there the rain and snow had gone away. The boardwalk around the hot springs an easy hike. Mark… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-20 Storm PointToday was the first I was not stiff and sore. Three days of recuperation helped. I do seem to get sore sooner now than before Elephant Back Mountain trail. We picked an easy trail close to home. Storm Point is a 2.3 mile loop. Today was stormy, no rain but a lot of wind. Kind of fitting to hike Stor… Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-19 Heidi’s BirthdayIt was my grand daughters birthday today. Two neighbor kids came over for cake and ice cream. My daughter and her kids went for a hike up to Yellowstone Natural Bridge. I stayed home becuase I was still hurting from our hike up to the top of Elephant Back Mountain. I really learned my lesson not to … Mark 5 years ago
2019-06-17 Elephant Back MountainNow most of the walks around the thermo features are called hikes and for the sake of simplicity I will also call them hikes. Our hike today is a true hike. We choose to hike the Elephant Back Mountain trail. It is rated as a moderate loop trail of 3.6 miles. It is an easy hike until you get close t… Mark 5 years ago