Much Awaited Yellowstone National Park Photos- 2010

What did we see in Yellowstone? Wildlife everywhere (LOTS of buffalo), trees, canyons, river and waterfalls, stink pots, geysers, beautiful pools, and happy families (ours included)! Over two days, we drove through most areas of Yellowstone, stopped at most overlooks, did lots of short hikes and one longer hike to a secret waterfall, and took hundreds of photos. It was difficult to go through the photos and decide which ones to share, which is part of why it took so long to post these.

Seeing the pictures does not do the beauty of the park justice (except the stink pots) and we already look forward to returning one day when the kids are older and we can do more hiking and maybe even camping. It was hard to resist stopping at every stop, which didn't leave much time for hiking. Despite the crowds of summertime, it didn't often feel crowded- except at lunchtime at the general stores, especially at Old Faithful when we were all starving for a late lunch before we started towards Grand Tetons.

Here are some of my favorites (out of hundreds)- remember you can click on the photo to enlarge it if you want a better view- be sure to check out the baby buffalo- one of our favorite sightings! Also near the bottom is Grand Prismatic Spring, one of my favorite views seen from a hillside we scaled to get the best view while on our hike to the secret Fairy Falls.











































































Looking through these photos makes it hard to go to work tomorrow... why can't every day be a vacation adventure?